AlHijjah 21, 1434, Oct 26, 2013, SPA -- The United Arab Emirates and Egypt co-signed here today an accord, according to which the UAE will provide Egypt with $ 4.9 billion to fund a number of projects in various sectors. The accord was signed by Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber for UAE, while the Deputy Premier and Minister of International Cooperation Ziyad Ahmed Bahaddin, signed for the recipient country. The ceremony was attended by the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the Heir Apparent of Abu Dhabi and the Egyptian Premier to the UAE Hazim Al-Bablawi. -- SPA 20:20 LOCAL TIME 17:20 GMT تغريد