sharm al-sheikh egypt egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi say wednesday military strike iran tehran-backed lebanese group hezbollah say enough turmoil middle east meet group journalists sisi also pledge support saudi arabia stand-off iran ask prospect attack iran hezbollah two days saudi arabia accuse lebanon declare war hezbollah aggressive action sisi stress importance de-escalation always war sisi say without spell might involve military action sunni powerhouse saudi arabia call sanction hezbollah week accuse iran supply yemen houthis missiles use target say say gulf national security egyptian national security faith wise firm leadership saudi arabia sisi say sisi say situation kingdom reassure stable follow last weekend arrest 11 princes former current minister group elite businessmen corruption allegations face allegations money launder bribery extortion exploit public office personal gain sisi stress back saudi arabia gulf arab state shower egypt aid ever since general-turned-president lead military ouster former president mohamed mursi muslim brotherhood 2013 follow mass protest lebanon thrust center regional rivalry saudi arabia iran since saudi-allied lebanese politician saad al-hariri quit prime minister saturday blame iran hezbollah resignation speech hezbollah military political organization represent lebanese parliament hariri-led coalition government form last year powerful guerrilla army widely see strong lebanese army play major role war neighbor syria another theater saudi-iranian rivalry hezbollah fight support syrian government sisi elect year oust mursi first four-year term end next year would draw would announce re-election bid although widely expect run win hint february present achievements past four years egyptians first say whether run next two months december january base response reach position run one candidate already declare intention challenge sisi right lawyer khaled ali announce 2018 bid monday speech criticize sisi administration accuse suppress freedoms cause deteriorate economic security condition egypt economy struggle recover since 2011 uprise scar away tourists investors two main source foreign currency three-year international monetary fund program expect help restore confidence imf program tie harsh reform chief central bank decision float pound currency last year halve value 8.8 dollar almost 18. sisi say wednesday expect pound rally near future expect exchange rate strengthen come period problems create crisis past years float believe solve say tourism major source hard currency take massive hit 2015 russia suspend flight egypt islamic state blow plane air take sharm al-sheikh red sea resort sisi speak wednesday kill 224 people mostly russians board sisi say press russian government restore flight understand need protect citizens never never insist restoration flight say say security force make significant gain militants however military capture foreign fighter raid carry militants responsible deadly attack police convoy egypt western desert last month say three security source say time least 52 police officer conscript kill oct. 21 patrol come attack interior ministry rebut figure next day say 16 policemen kill new militant group link al qaeda claim responsibility attack last week foreign militant sole survivor raid confession would reveal public soon sisi say western desert span egypt 1,200 kilometre 745 miles border libya new battlefront security force fight islamic state militants sinai peninsula since 2013. sisi specify fighter nationality porous border libya use smuggle people weapons regularly ask support khalifa haftar eastern libyan commander whose libyan national army fight islamist militant group fighters benghazi derna two years sisi say mean oppose u.n.-backed tripoli-based government even though haftar supporters reject support haftar line constants egyptian policy support political solution back haftar expense fayez seraj government egypt 's president back saudi purge urge de-escalation iran