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Egypt and Iraq are linked through their geopolitical conflict during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, where Egypt's President Mubarak actively condemned Iraq's actions [1] and successfully led an Arab League resolution against them [2]. Furthermore, Egypt was identified as a diplomatic ally advising Kuwait to resist Iraqi threats [3].
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The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 3 facts
accountEgypt's President Hosni Mubarak issued a statement condemning Iraq and engineered an Arab League condemnation of Iraq, which effectively subverted the planned Arab mini-summit.
accountEmery (1991) cites a hand-scrawled note from the Emir of Kuwait to the Crown Prince of Kuwait, advising the Crown Prince not to listen to requests for Arab solidarity from Saudi Arabia or Iraq, nor to submit to Iraqi threats, citing advice from 'friends in Washington, London and Egypt.' The note concluded with the statement: 'We are stronger than they think.'
accountIraq canceled the mini-summit scheduled for August 4, 1990, in Jeddah because Egypt successfully passed a resolution condemning the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait at an Arab League meeting in Cairo on August 3, 1990.