CAIRO (Reuters) - The list of foreign officials attending Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's inauguration on Sunday spoke volumes about his shaky international standing a year after toppling the country's first freely-elected leader.
Turnout was strong among Gulf Arab monarchies including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates who were happy to see Sisi depose President Mohamed Mursi after mass protests against his rule and then move to crush the Muslim Brotherhood. Those states are expected to announce billions more in aid to the new government any day.
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