Egypt–United Arab Emirates relations

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Egypt–United Arab Emirates relations
Map indicating locations of Egypt and United Arab Emirates

Egypt

United Arab Emirates

Since the independence of the

Arab and foreign countries investing in Egypt.[1] UAE and Egypt maintain a close economic ties and maintain trade between the two countries, with imports and exports between the two sides. The government of the UAE, by an order from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan the President of UAE, gave Egypt cargo ships carrying 1,000,000 tonnes of wheat as a food gift to the people of Egypt.[2] The UAE supported the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état and has since become Egypt's closest ally.[3][4]

Egypt and the UAE have both supported and supplied troops to the

2023 Sudan conflict. Egypt has backed the Sudanese Armed Forces, and the United Arab Emirates the Rapid Support Forces.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Egypt and U.A.E Relations". Archived from the original on 9 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Food gift: Most wheat offered to Egypt delivered". Gulf News. 31 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  3. ^ "UAE funded Egyptian anti-Morsi group, leaked conversation suggests". The New Arab. 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on Dec 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Khan, Taimur (2016-04-23). "UAE allocates $4bn in assistance to Egypt". The National. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2017.
  5. ^ Al-Haj, Ahmed; Hendawi, Hamza (Mar 26, 2015). "Yemen military action denounced by Iran as 'dangerous step'". The Globe and Mail. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on Mar 29, 2015.
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  7. ^ https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/12/sudan-conflict-saudi-arabia-uae-gulf-burhan-hemetirsf/#:~:text=While%20Saudi%20Arabia%20has%20cooperated,through%20the%20paramilitary%20Wagner%20Group./. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)