RIYADH — The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of condolence to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the death of the former Commander-in-chief of Egyptian Armed Forces and former Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.

In his cable, the King expressed profound sorrow and pain for the sad demise of Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, extending his sincere condolences to the Egyptian President, the family of the deceased and Egyptian people, appealing to Allah the Almighty to bestow his mercy upon his soul.

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, too sent a cable of condolence to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the death of the former Commander-in-chief of Egyptian Armed Forces and former Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.

In his cable, the Crown Prince expressed profound sorrow and pain for the sad demise of Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, extending his sincere condolences to the Egyptian President, the family of the deceased and Egyptian people, appealing to Allah the Almighty to bestow his mercy upon his soul. — SPA