#Sisi calls Assad
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi spoke with Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad on Tuesday 7 February to offer condolences and support after the deadly earthquake, the Egyptian presidency said in an official statement. According to the Egyptian Presidency, Al-Assad expressed his appreciation to Al-Sisi, and stressed Syria’s pride in the historical and fraternal relations between the two countries. Al-Sisi's talk with Al-Assad marks the first-ever phone call between the two leaders since Al-Sisi took office in…