#Saudi crackdown
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that he supports Saudi Arabia in its latest standoff with Iran, while urging both sides to de-escalate tensions after rumors that the Sunni powerhouse was behind Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri’s resignation last week. In a meeting with a group of journalists, Sisi said he was against taking military action against Iran or the Teheran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah, stressing the Middle East is experiencing enough turmoil as it is. “I am always against war,” he said,…