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Saudi ambassador leaves Cairo suddenly.

The Saudi Arabian ambassador to Egypt left Cairo heading for Riyadh today in what critics believe is a result of an ongoing feud between the two countries over Syria.

Ambassador Ahmed Kattan left Cairo on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight days after Egypt backed a Russian supported UN Security Council resolution on Syria and failed to support the French-drafted bill which had Saudiโ€™s backing.

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Egyptโ€™s Al-Ahram newspaper said Kattan was on a three-day trip to Riyadh however critics believe his sudden departure is a sign of a growing rift between the two countries which has seen Saudiโ€™s national petrol company, Aramco, ceased deliveries to the north African country.

Egyptian authorities also recently removed concrete blocks which surrounded the Saudi embassy in Giza. ย They said the move had been coordinated with the embassy.

Source: Saudi ambassador leaves Cairo suddenly โ€“ Middle East Monitor

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