Egypt fears backlash if it cuts ties with Qatar
Egypt is hesitating to join the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and cut ties with Qatar, because the government fears the repercussions such a step would have for the many Egyptians working in Qatar.
![EGYPT-ELECTION/ 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](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/03/RTR31XZQ.jpg/RTR31XZQ.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=pCO2Vunx)
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