Egypt will join the NATO-like regional pact, but won’t fight in Syria

Egypt "is going to join" the Middle East military alliance pact advocated by US President Donald Trump and informally known as Arab NATO, if it is created, said MP Ahmed Ismail, member of the House of Representatives’ National Security Committee. However, missing the point entirely of the nickname, Ismail tells Sputnik that Egypt would not engage in active conflicts in Syria if it was called to do by the alliance as President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had declared that Syria could only be resolved peacefully. The alliance is expected to adopt a collective response clause, mimicking NATO's Article 5.