Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam: We support Saudi Arabia against US Senate decision
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb
released a statement on Tuesday confirming affirming that his institution, Arab
and Islamic nations support the Saudi Arabia against the decision issued
recently by the US Senate against the Kingdom.
“We will never allow any penetration that could
affect this strong and solid relationship between the Kingdom and Egypt at any
level,” he was quoted as saying by the Saudi Press Agency.
Al-Tayeb extended thanks to Saudi King Salman bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud for the generosity accorded to him during his
recently-concluded official visit to Saudi Arabia.
“(He) pointed out that his meeting with the king
affirmed the monarch’s great love for Egypt and his keenness on permanent
relations between the two sisterly countries, noting that the continuous
cooperation between them should be increased to face the challenges against the
Arab and Islamic nations,” the SPA statement read.
