US Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Egypt on Saturday to re-launch a strategic partnership with Washington’s longtime ally, at the start of a regional mini-tour, a correspondent said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Egypt on Saturday to re-launch a strategic partnership with Washington's longtime ally, at the start of a regional mini-tour, a correspondent said.

He is to travel on to Doha Monday to meet his Arab counterparts in the Gulf to try to reassure them over the Iran nuclear deal.