Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s newly installed, democratically-elected president, has chosen Riyadh as the destination for his first foreign visit.
Hosting Morsi's First Foreign Trip Is a Coup for Saudi Arabia
![Egypt's first Islamist president Mohamed Mursi (R) meets with Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Kattan at the presidential palace in Cairo July 7, 2012. REUTERS/Egyptian Presidency/Handout (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2012/q3/RTR34PCM.jpg/RTR34PCM.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=fsmtrBaN)
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