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                  Saudi Monarch Addresses Egyptian Parliament

   by Associated Press

   Saudi Arabia's king has addressed the Egyptian parliament on the fourth
   day of a landmark visit that saw the oil-rich kingdom pledge billions
   of dollars in investment and aid to Egypt.

   In his six-minute address Sunday, King Salman said Egypt and Saudi
   Arabia have agreed to build a bridge linking the nations across the Red
   Sea and to work together to create a pan-Arab defense force, an
   Egyptian idea first floated last year.

   Lawmakers received Salman with deafening applause and a standing
   ovation. Some lawmakers waved the kingdom's green flag, while others
   chanted "all of Egypt greets you.''

   Saudi Arabia has been a traditional source of economic and political
   support to Egypt, but the kingdom significantly stepped up its backing
   after the military's 2013 ouster of an Islamist President.
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