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Why China’s Xi is visiting Egypt

Egypt, which controls the Suez Canal, anchors China’s Belt and Road shipping routes at a key global crossroads.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) shakes hands with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on

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In today’s edition,

  • Saudi tankers hit in Hormuz
  • Why China’s Xi is visiting Egypt
  • Putin seeks to reassure Iran
  • Fighting flares between regime forces, Druze militia in Syria
  • Settlers burn mosque in West Bank

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