(Mideast Mirror, 2July2012) "The Arab Gulf states are apprehensive of post-Mubarak Egypt and especially of the Muslim Brotherhood's Egypt," writes Mohammad bin Houeidin in the UAE daily al-Bayan. The Arab Gulf states are not opposed to Egypt establishing relations with Iran. But the Egyptian president must weigh the matter from the perspective of the Egyptian and Gulf common interest if he is to secure the Arab Gulf states' friendship. This is especially true given that President Morsi is in greater need of Gulf backing for the programs he announced during his electoral campaign than that of other parties. Morsi should not try to promote the Brotherhood's thought in the Gulf or back the Brotherhood's views - bearing in mind that the Brotherhood's activities are banned in the Gulf states.
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