According to Ibrahim Yousri , Salem gained Howeidi 's trust primarily .
Howeidi was able to regularly provide Howeidi with useful intelligence due to Howeidi 's connections with business circles in Iraq which would have otherwise been difficult to attain through the Egyptian embassy .
According to Ibrahim Yousri , Salem gained Howeidi 's trust primarily because he was able to regularly provide Howeidi with useful intelligence due to his connections with business circles in Iraq which would have otherwise been difficult to attain through the Egyptian embassy .