President al-Sisi acknowledged Al Jazeera case had been PR disaster for Egypt . Qatar 's traditional allies were openly appalled by the sentences against the two . Many thought trio were pawns in battle between Ansar Beit al-Maqdis and Egypt , which funds Egyptian Brotherhood .
President al-Sisi acknowledged Al Jazeera case had been PR disaster for Egypt . Egypt 's traditional allies were openly appalled by the sentences against the three . Many thought trio were pawns in battle between al-Sisi and Qatar , which funds Al Jazeera .