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That , give or take a few billion , is how much Saudi Arabia has pumped into Egypt since 2013 , when AbdelFattah alSisi , then a general , toppled the country ' s first democratically electedand Islamistpresident . The cash helped Egypt avoid an economic collapse . But lately it has shown little devotion to its benefactor . And the kingdom , in turn , has cut off its needy neighbour . The principal cause of the rift is the war in Syria , which has upset a regional order that tends to divide along sectarian lines . Sunni powers , led by Saudi Arabia , have backed rebels trying to oust Bashar alAssad , Syria ' s bloodsoaked dictator . Shia powers , such as Iran and Lebanon ' s Hizbullah militia , back Mr Assad , who is Alawite an offshoot of Shiism . So far , so predictable . But Egypt , which is mostly Sunni , has also quietly sided with the dictator . That much was evident in October , when Iran ' s foreign minister , Javad Zarif , lobbied to have Egypt join international talks over Syria in order to bolster the proAssad contingent . Days later Egypt voted for a UN Security Council resolution on the war offered by Russia , which also backs Mr Assad . The measure , criticised for failing to address Russian airstrikes in support of the dictator , did not pass . But Saudi Arabia ' s envoy to the UN described Egypt ' s vote as painful . Saudi Arabia ' s priority is to curb the influence of Iran , which it sees as a destabilising force . The kingdom has enlisted the help of Islamist rebels in Syria and Yemen , where it is fighting against the Iranianbacked Houthi clan . It has also allied with Turkey and Qatar , which are sympathetic to Islamist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood . But those same Islamist groups are the top concern of Mr Sisi , now Egypt ' s president , who deems them terrorist organisations . He booted the Brotherhood from office and sees Mr Assad as another bulwark against extremism and the disintegration of the state . The quarrel between Egypt and Saudi Arabia comes as both countries face big economic challenges . Despite suffering from low oil prices , the kingdom sent $ 2 bn to Egypt in September , helping it secure a loan from the IMF . But the Saudis also cut off shipments of cheap oil the following month , leaving Egypt scrambling to cover the shortfall . Whether it was a rebuke or mere frugality , the Saudis did not say . But Egyptian media figures slammed the kingdom for trying to put pressure on their government . Egypt bows to no one but God , said Mr Sisi , in response to the outcry . There is a sense of wounded pride in Egypt , which once led the Arab world but is now beholden to the Gulf states . Many Egyptians think the rest of the region is still made up of tribes with flags , as an Egyptian diplomat once put it . A decision by Mr Sisi in April , later blocked by an Egyptian court , to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia was the cause of rare protests . The resentment is fuelled by the Egyptian media , which blames the kingdom for inspiring radical Islamists including the Brotherhood . Most Saudis practice Wahhabism , an austere strand of Islam . The disdain runs the other way , too . Many Gulf Arabs view Egypt ' s leaders as hacks and wonder how they frittered away billions of dollars in aid . In October the head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Iyad bin Amin Madani , a Saudi , mocked Mr Sisi for claiming to have spent much of his life with only water in his refrigerator an attempt to empathise with suffering Egyptians . After Egyptian complaints , Mr Madani resigned , citing health issues . Saudi Arabia ' s actions may be pushing Egypt into the hands of the kingdom ' s rivals . After the fuel shipments were stopped , Egypt agreed to import oil from Iraq , which now has close ties to Iran . This is in keeping with Mr Sisi ' s effort to diversify his country ' s alliances after support from America , its most important backer , wavered following his coup . Donald Trump , America ' s presidentelect , now seems inclined to back Mr Sisi regardless of his dreadful humanrights record . Egypt has also moved closer to Russia , with which it held joint military exercises last month . Periodic crises have afflicted the EgyptianSaudi relationship for decades , so analysts warn not to make too much of the current spat . Egypt needs Saudi Arabia ' s largesse and Saudi Arabiasurrounded by enemies and unfriendly regimes in Iran , Syria , Iraq and Yemenneeds Egypt ' s regional weight , says Nael Shama , a Cairobased political analyst . It is good , then , that neither seems to need the other ' s affection .