WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump pledged "strong backing" for one of the United States' most important and controversial Arab allies, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, as the two held private White House meetings Monday at the start of a week of high-stakes international diplomacy.

Mr Trump says Egyptian president, who led military coup to oust his predecessor, has done a 'fantastic job'

Egypt’s president beat all other world leaders to the punch when he became the first to call Donald Trump to congratulate him on his election.

The trip was Sisi’s first official US visit since being elected president in 2014.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was not invited to the White House by former President Obama

As thousands of political prisoners languish in Egyptian prisons, US president says he strongly backs Sisi's leadership.