A bridge will be linked from Saudi to Egypt across the red sea

King Salman said in a statement that the bridge would boost commerce between the two allied countries

.He made the announcement during the second day of his visit to the Egyptian capital, Cairo.Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi said the bridge would be named after the Saudi king. President Sisi is a close ally of the Saudi government."I agreed with my brother his Excellency President Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi to build a bridge connecting the two countries" the king said.