Egypt’s ambassador to the United Kingdom criticized The Guardian for its recently published article that attacked Cairo’s position towards the situation in Syria, saying it contained “factual mistakes.” The article, titled “Iran ‘wanted Egypt at Syria talks’ as Middle Eastern alliances shift” published by The Guardian on October 20 claimed that Egypt voted for a Russian UN Security Council resolution on Syria to block a draft French resolution, “which had demanded an end to airstrikes on Aleppo and military flights.” Egypt’s ambassador to London Nasser Kamel wrote a letter that was published by foreign ministry on Sunday, where he expressed his “astonishment” from the article and refuted “some of [its] obvious and factual mistakes.” “Egypt voted in favor of that [French] resolution (as well as for the Russian draft resolution due to what we view as common elements shared by both drafts),” the letter by Nasser read. Earlier in October, Egypt voted for two rivals resolutions, one drafted by Russia, known for its support of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, and another by Spain and France, sparking online backlash against Egyptian authorities. Egypt shrugged off criticism for its decision, saying it backs all…
