Egypt cancels 25 January, police day celebrations to mourn Saudi royal
The government halted the celebrations as part of mourning for Saudi King
Abdullah
Ahram Online , Friday 23 Jan 2015
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/121115/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-cancels--January,-police-day-celebrations-to.aspx
Egypt's government postpones celebrations marking the 25 January
revolution in mourning for Saudi King Abdullah, cabinet spokesman said on
Friday.
Similarly, the interior ministry said it would call off its celebrations of
police day, also on 25 January, as the country declared a week of mourning
for the late monarch.
Abdullah, 90, died in the early hours of Friday morning and was succeeded by
his brother Salman.
Egypt's President Abd El-Fattah El-Sisi has reportedly planned on cutting
his to Switzerland short to attend the funeral. However, he could not fly on
Friday due to bad weather, state news agency MENA reported, but is expected
to fly later.
El-Sisi is in Switzerland attending a global economic forum.
The late monarch was one of El-Sisi's closest regional allies, offering him
vocal support when he came to power following the ouster of president
Mohamed Morsi in 2013, and providing Cairo with cash aid and petroleum
products.
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