From the Daily News Egypt…

Egypt sent a delegation to Iraq this week to check the diplomatic compounds and examine the technical, managerial and security aspects of reopening an embassy in Baghdad.
Cairo closed down its embassy in 2005 after its ambassador to Baghdad Ihab A-Sharif was kidnapped and killed in 2005.
Egypt is one of several Arab countries considering upgrading diplomatic ties with Baghdad after embassies were closed down or scaled back after the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Four Arab countries have named ambassadors to Iraq over the past two months, a move that indicates the war-torn country is gaining stronger diplomatic grounding among its Arab neighbors.
The United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait will send ambassadors to Iraq, and other countries are considering similar moves.
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The United States wants to see more of its Sunni Muslim allies in the region forging stronger ties with Baghdad to form a counterpoint to the non-Arab Shia Iran and also to prove that its mission has been a success in Iraq.

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