Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa held a phone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and discussed bilateral relations and ways of bolstering joint ties binding the two countries in all fields. The two leaders also reiterated, during the phone call, matching stances between the two brotherly countries regarding all regional and international issues, BNA reported. The King congratulated Sisi on his country’s strides on all levels, as well as the advent of the New Year, wishing him and the brotherly Egyptian people further progress and prosperity.