Let Saudi Arabia Know: “Egypt Will Not Be Dominate”

MEP: There are disagreements about some regional issues and divergence between Egypt and Saudi Arabia but after a lot of effort to deny this fact,Egyptian Foreign Minister have confirmed and announced the disputes with Riyadh.

Although this was an old dispute, the gap between these two countries appeared recently. Voting Cairo on confirming Russia’s draft resolution in the Security Council made Saudi Arabia angry so Saudi Arabia announced it will stop oil aid to Egypt from now on.

It is obvious that Egypt as a sovereign state has its own opinions on regional developments and issues and no party or other country has right to interfere in its policy. Saudi Arabia can’t stand the idea and wants from a country with a long history and significant role as Egypt to follow Saudi policies in exchange for some help. But Egyptians will not accept to deal with Al Saud. They try to reactivate the role of Egypt in the region and make it alive.

Everyone knows that relations between the two countries are based on shared interests and needs of national security. Countries relations will be created on the basis of uniqueness (parity) not nationality but Saudi Arabia does not accept this principle in its relations and abuse the current economic situation in Egypt. In contrast, Egyptian politicians are considering the long-term interests of the country and adopted responsive policies although it makes the Saudis angry and cutting off their constitutional aids.

Egypt can be strong when it’s independent. If Egypt wants to follow Saudi Arabia’s policies, it will never find its positions back and show its effective role again. These are destructive policies and plans that Saudi Arabia has toward Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and other Arabic countries.

Failing in Yemen, Syria and Iraq makes Saudi Arabia on the wane. Saudi Arabia is even becoming a pariah state within Arabic countries, because it has intervened in policies and internal affairs of other countries by imposing its conditions on aid. Also Saudi Arabia acted hasty and attracted foreign military intervention and internationalize issues that can be solved locally and politically within Arab countries. Egypt is trying to get back on his feet and never intervened in Arabic countries directly or indirectly. It always put a lot of efforts to find effective solutions for the crises in many countries

The Saudis believe that the Egyptian President, Mr. al-Sisi betrayed him. In fact they must know that Egypt is a great country with dignity and history and is not a city in Saudi Arabia.

Those who think that Egypt’s vote has not been effective in the Security Council comments it would be better if Egypt refuses to vote for the benefit of Saudi Arabia. They actually demand that Cairo put aside its positions to satisfy Saudi Arabia because Egypt’s vote is a clear support of Syria in dealing with ISIS crisis.

It is worth to think that why Saudi does not tolerated Egyptian policy? Maybe the answer is because Saudi Arabia supported the Egyptian economy. Well are we in a place to trade for positioning our country? Was Saudi economy aid in order to buy Egyptian’s will and impose Riyadh prospective, even if it was against Egyptian interests?

We can say Egypt came along with Saudi for so long but Cairo can no longer tolerate Riyadh’s mistakes. War on Yemen only caused killing, destruction and instability! Al Saud rulers put a lot of efforts to stimulate some countries such as USA for military intervention in Syria and overthrow its government. Saudi continued to support terrorists and Takfiris, repeated intervention in Iraq and supported every action against the government, even ISIS. In Egypt’s opinion these actions were a threat to the regional security and stability.

Another part of the issues and tensions that have recently arisen between Egypt and Saudi Arabia originated from the Conference of Grozny in Chechnya. Egypt didn’t consider Wahhabism as “Sunni congregation”. In fact, this incident was as a painful slap in the face for Saudi Arabia.

Also Iran-Egypt relationship improvement angered Saudi Arabia, because Saudi believes that any relationship between Iran and Egypt can undo all years of Riyadh’s efforts. Saudi Arabia put a lot of efforts and invested a lot of money to publish the idea of “Iran’s threat or danger”, ”Iran-phobia” policy, exaggerating about what the Saudis called “Shiite expansion” to influence public opinion, and media censorship because tens of millions of Arabs are the Shi’ite Muslim. Meanwhile Saudi Arabia improves its relationships with Israel which must be the first enemy of the Arab and Islamic nations.

As a result, Egypt has chosen a new axis with Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria in front of the axis of America, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar. Countries which try to solve the regional crises politically and peacefully unlike others which always tried to solve the problem with military intervene.

In the end, we must say that Egypt “mother of the world” has its own opinion and decision and everyone should respect that. These opinions and attitudes have Egyptian’s total support, people who stood and still stand behind their leaders and raised fist as a symbol of “Egypt will not be dominate”…“Egypt will not be dominate”

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