The Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al -Sisi met yesterday for the first time with the transitional president of Syria Ahmed Al Sarahon the sidelines of the Arab Summit in Cairo.

Ahmed al -Sarah, an Islamist who had ties with the Al Qaedais trying to secure support from Arab states and the West after leading a guerrilla alliance who overthrew the Syrian president Bashar al -Assad In December 2024.

In contrast to the Gulf countries, the Egypt It was more wary of its new leadership Syria. Sisi has taken harsh measures against Islamists in the most populous country of the Arab world, which has an influence in the Middle East and is a US ally.

Announcement by the Egyptian Presidency reports that Sisi called on the transitional president of Syria to promoted a broad political process without exclusion, while condemning any “attack” on Syrian territory.

Earlier, the Syrian News Agency (SANA) had reported that Syrian Foreign Minister was also attended by the two leaders’ meeting Assad Al Simbanwithout referring to the agenda of talks.