
The visit, in the coming days, comes before he travels to London on March 7 and the U.S., Riyadh’s closest Western ally, on March 19.
Bin Salman purged the Gulf Arab kingdom’s economic and political elite in a crackdown on corruption in 2017, after becoming crown prince in June.
Riyadh counts Cairo among its Arab allies.
Egypt supports it in a war against Iran-backed Houthi militants in
Yemen and joined a trade and diplomatic boycott of Gulf state Qatar last year.
Yemen and joined a trade and diplomatic boycott of Gulf state Qatar last year.
A Saudi government spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the Egypt visit. The Egyptian official gave no further details.
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