Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) meets with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah August 10, 2014 in this handout photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters
RIYADH (Reuters) - The leaders of the Arab world's most populous state and its richest state met on Sunday to talk over joint efforts to counter Islamist militancy across the Middle East, including the turmoil now shaking Iraq.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah are sworn enemies of the Muslim Brotherhood. They see the recent success of militants in Iraq as a threat to their stability and undermining security in the region.
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