US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive in Egypt on Saturday amid US attempts to form a broad coalition to tackle Islamic State (IS) militants.
Mr Kerry will meet Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi in Cairo on the latest leg of his Middle East tour.
He has enlisted the support of 10 Arab states so far, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but on Friday he ruled out Iran joining the US-led coalition.
On Friday, the CIA said IS has as many as 30,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.
IS controls large parts of both countries and its fighters have become notorious for their brutality, but in recent weeks they have been targeted by US air strikes.
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama unveiled plans for an expansion of the US campaign against IS.
He vowed to “hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are.”…
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