Egypt’s flirtation with the Syrian regime
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry recently highlighted differences with Saudi Arabia over Syria. Not many were interested in this official stance conveyed by him. Some viewed it as a positive move toward the Syrian regime, but it did not stir any sensitivity in Gulf countries, as some may have expected it to.
Cairo has had three different regimes in the past five years. During this time, it has several times declared its neutrality, which has often been interpreted as bias toward Damascus
Abdulrahman al-Rashed