Shinzo Abe and Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in Cairo, where Abe announced a $200m aid package for Middle East countries fighting Isis. Photograph: Pan Chaoyue/Xinhua Press/Corbis Shinzo Abe and Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in Cairo, where Abe announced a $200m aid package for Middle East countries fighting Isis. Photograph: Pan Chaoyue/Xinhua Press/Corbis
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