{
  "id": 5075681,
  "title": "Egypt welcomes Xi as Beijing expands influence in Middle East",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/egypt-welcomes-xi-as-beijing-expands-influence-in-middle-east",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T10:46:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/egypt-welcomes-xi-beijing-expands-influence-middle-east"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CAIRO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Egyptian PresidentAbdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed China's Xi Jinping to Cairo on Wednesday, opening a visit that highlights Cairo's deepening ties with Beijing as regional turmoil prompts U.S. allies to reassess longstanding security relationships. Xi, making his first visit to Egypt in a decade, was received at a military ceremony at Cairo's Ittihadiya presidential…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}