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The relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia have recently been going through ups and downs due to their different visions on various issues including the Syrian crisis, the war in Yemen and others, said Egyptian political experts.

The first clear sign of unharmonious ties was revealed after Egypt voted in October for two rival draft resolutions at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a relief in Syria, including one proposed by Russia, whose military is currently assisting Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria.

Although Egypt later explained that its supports for both the Russian and the French-Spanish draft resolutions were based on their contents in favor of calm in Syria. Despite the fact that the UNSC disapproved both, the Egyptian position was criticized by Saudi representative to the UN as "painful."

DIFFERENT PRIORITIES

"I believe that the core difference lies in the priorities of each country. While the Yemeni war, the Iranian regional influence and the Syria issue are Saudi priorities, Egypt is more concerned with fighting terrorism in Sinai, the Libyan crisis and the River Nile water issue," said Mohamed Gomaa, a researcher at the Arab and Regional Unit of Cairo-based Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.

The expert continued that other issues like the Saudi-Turkish approach in light of Turkey's support for Egypt's currently-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group is not less influential on Egyptian-Saudi ties than their different views on Syria.