Egypt waives visa fees for Syrians after Morsi overthrow

Egypt said on Monday it would cancel visa fees for Syrians, the latest effort to ease diplomatic tensions between the two Arab states after the army ousted President Mohamed Morsi this month.

Morsi, a member of the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood, had cut off diplomatic relations with Syria, led by President Bashar al-Assad, a follower of the Shia Alawite sect, last month at a rally packed with hardline Sunni Islamists calling for holy war in Syria.