Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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60/100
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Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has called for an emergency parliamentary session to authorise him to approve any requests from Saudi Arabia for defence assistance, if Riyadh were to ask.
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Riyadh → call → assistance
Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the Egyptian Military Academy on Saturday, el-Sisi emphasised Cairo’s readiness to back the kingdom.
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Sisi → speak → kingdom
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Egypt will “carry out any measure to protect” Saudi Arabia “in accordance with the directives of His Majesty King Salman and the directives of the Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman”
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Egypt → ease → Prince
, he said.
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he → say → ?
“I know that this matter requires the approval of the Egyptian parliament, and I hope that parliament will convene in an emergency session to give us this authorisation, if it is requested of us,” he said.
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he → know → us
“I am not speaking in order for us to fight anyone or attack anyone.
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us → speak → anyone
I am speaking only for defence.”
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I → speak → defence
Attacks on Saudi Arabia
The request follows a barrage of attacks on the kingdom from Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, including airports and oil facilities.
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request → follow → airports
Recent Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia have mainly targeted key infrastructure on the outskirts of the capital, Riyadh, but they appear to be edging closer to the city centre.
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they → target → centre
Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport earlier this month killed 14 people and wounded more than 300.
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attacks → kill → 300
Houthi attacks have also been reported on other airports, including Dammam, Abha, Jazan and Najran.
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attacks → report → Dammam
Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government launched a full-scale military campaign against the Houthis this month to recapture territory seized by them.
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government → back → them
El-Sisi had backed Saudi calls for secure and unhindered navigation in the Red Sea in a meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince, known as MBS, in Cairo last month.
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Sisi → back → Cairo
A statement from the Egyptian presidency then said that “the security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states is an integral part of Egypt’s national security”.
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security → say → security
Red Sea security
That meeting came just days after the Houthis seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast, gaining significant control over the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the southern gateway to the Suez Canal.
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Houthis → come → Canal
Saudi Arabia already has a defence pact with Pakistan and Turkiye, known as the Mecca Alliance for Defence, which was signed in August.
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which → have → August
Earlier this month, the three countries agreed to activate “deterrence measures” under the pact and rapidly deploy forces to the Gulf kingdom to counter attacks by Yemen’s Houthis.
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countries → agree → Houthis
Analysts say Riyadh is looking for help to protect the kingdom and Red Sea shipping and that Egypt, whose Suez Canal revenue depends on the same traffic, is an obvious partner.
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revenue → say → traffic
They say Egypt is eager to prevent Iran and its allies from imposing control over the region, especially over maritime traffic in the Red Sea, given the direct repercussions for the Suez Canal.
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Egypt → say → Canal
Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of encouraging Houthi attacks against the kingdom, a claim Tehran rejects.
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Tehran → accuse → claim
Iran has offered assistance to halt the conflict between the two sides.
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Iran → offer → sides
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