Chinas President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, his first visit to the Arab worlds most populous nation in a decade, as countries across the Middle East reassess security and economic ties amid the fallout of the Iran war

Chinese president’s visit comes amid expanding Suez investment and joint air force exercises.

Egyptian and Chinese banks could be hit by Washington's boosted sanctions regime; Beijing seeking to prop up relations with US-friendly nations ahead of Xi-Trump meeting