President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left Cairo Sunday for Saudi Arabia on a two-day official visit.
Sisi is scheduled to meet with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz to discuss the regional situation, particularly in Gaza, Syria, Iraq and Libya, in addition to terror combat.
Talks will also deal with Egyptian-Saudi relations and ways to strengthen them in various fields.
Sisi is scheduled to perform Umrah during the visit.
The President is accompanied by a delegation comprising Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri and presidential spokesman Ihab Badawi.