Gulf Tour
The visit, carried out under directives from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, also aims to convey Egypt’s solidarity with Arab countries, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Qatar will be the first stop on Sisi’s two-leg Gulf tour, which also includes Kuwait.
Erdogan left Qatar on Monday after two days in the Gulf vainly trying to mediate in the worst row among Arab states for years.
Sisi’s visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain “will open new and broaden horizons in the joint relations between both countries at different levels.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will start an official visit to Kuwait Tuesday as part of a Gulf tour including several other countries, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai reported Sunday, quoting an unnamed diplomatic source