Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Alaa, son of former Egyptian President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, commented on the article recently published by the editor-in-chief of Al-Jumhuriya newspaper, which sparked wide interaction among activists on social media.
Al-Jumhuriya newspaper had published an article by its editor-in-chief Abdel Razek Tawfiq, which many considered an attack and an insult to the Saudis, but he did not mention any country in that article, before the newspaper deleted it, and published another article by the editor-in-chief entitled: “Cairo and Riyadh… the beating heart of the Arab world.” “, stressing “appreciation, respect, pride and pride in the relationship between Egypt and its sister Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Mubarak said in a tweet on his official Twitter page: “Unacceptable abuse and abuse by the editor-in-chief of Al-Jumhuriya newspaper against the brothers. It is an unacceptable method that deserves accountability.”
It is noteworthy that social networking sites had recently witnessed exchanges of postings and press articles between writers from Egypt and Saudi Arabia that suggested the existence of a dispute between the two countries, while Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi denied Thursday the existence of differences with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, calling on the media and users of social media platforms not to Drowning in “attempts to stir up strife.”
