Egypt fears backlash if it cuts ties with Qatar - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Walaa Hussein

Walaa Hussein

Mar 12, 2014

Egyptian expatriates living in Qatar wait for their turns to vote at a polling station at the Egyptian embassy in Doha May 12, 2012, during an early voting ahead of Egypt's presidential election. Egypt's presidential election, set to be the freest it has ever had, began for citizens abroad on Friday after a caustic televised debate between two candidates that produced no clear favourite to lead the most populous Arab nation. With no obvious winner for now, the fewer than 1 million expatriates registered to — Egyptian expatriates living in Qatar wait for their turn to vote at the Egyptian Embassy in Doha, May 12, 2012. — REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous

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