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Sources say Egypt pressing Al-Azhar 'to back UAE' against Iran

· By Middleeasteye
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Egypt’s presidency has pressed Al-Azhar, the leading authority in Sunni Islam, to publicly back the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states in their confrontation with Iran, security sources and sources close to the institution’s grand imam said.

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