The Heat: The next stage in US-Egypt relations

The Heat

US President Donald Trump listens while Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi makes a statement to the press in the Oval Office before a meeting at the White House on April 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the White House this week. Trump has highly praised the Egyptian leader and reiterated American support for the military and strategic partner.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and US President Donald Trump walk through the colonnade of the White House to a lunch after a meeting on April 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)

For more on the meeting, CGTN’s Daniel Ryntjes reports from the White House.
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To discuss the future of U.S.-Egypt relations:

  • Tawfik Hamid, an Islamic reformer and thinker and author of the book, “Inside Jihad.”
  • Omar Ashour, a senior lecturer in Security Studies & Middle East Policy at the University of Exeter.
  • Clare Lopez, vice president of Research & Analysis for the Center for Security Policy.
  • Perry Cammack, a fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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