US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Cairo on Wednesday. This is the latest stop on his Middle East tour after visiting Jordan and Iraq. Gen Austin met President Abdel Fattah El Sisi shortly after his arrival but there was no word immediately available from the Egyptian presidency on what was discussed. Egypt and the US have been close allies since the late 1970s, with Egypt receiving billions of dollars in US military and economic aid.

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