Egyptian evening newspapers laud U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, quoting the U.S. president's confirmation on the importance of the strategic relations between his country and Saudi Arabia. Al-Masaa and Al-Ahram Evening newspapers said Obama suggested that it was important for him to visit the cradle of Islam and meet with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for consultation before addressing the Islamic world from Cairo. The papers said Obama lauded the prudence and kindness of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and expressed confidence in the ability of the two countries to work together to make progress in a variety of issues and common interests. The two papers quoted the monarch as saying that the visit of Obama to the Kingdom is obvious in view of the historic and strategic ties binding the two countries, recalling the first meeting between U.S. Franklin Roosevelt and Saudi Arabia's founder late King Abdulaziz Al Saud.
