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Egypt Ready To Defend Saudi Arabia

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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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Egypt says it is ready to provide “all necessary and possible support to Saudi Arabia to defend its safety and stability”, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to launch attacks on the kingdom.

5 of 7 outletsfirst reported 18 Octwording from Al Jazeera

The incident comes a week after strikes by the Houthis killed 13 people at Riyadh’s international airport, the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia in more than a decade.

4 of 7 outletsfirst reported 17 Octwording from Dawn

Sisi said Egypt would act in accordance with guidance from Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who visited Sisi on September 15, after fighting in Yemen reignited, to discuss issues including security and navigation in the Red Sea.

3 of 7 outletsfirst reported 17 Octwording from The Straits Times

Though Egypt is a member of the anti-Houthi coalition, its role has mostly concerned Red Sea maritime security rather than the fighting in Yemen.

3 of 7 outletsfirst reported 18 Octwording from The Straits Times

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“We have intercepted and destroyed four drones over the past few hours in the regions of Riyadh, the Eastern Province, and the South,” coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki wrote on X.

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Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of encouraging Houthi attacks against the kingdom, a claim Tehran rejects.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, meanwhile, said Tehran supported a “comprehensive political process as the only practical and sustainable way to resolve” the conflict.

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President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt was not looking to intervene in regional wars, but added that it was “inconceivable” for Cairo to stand by while the kingdom was “harmed or its security and stability threatened”.

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  1. 17 Oct

    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.

    5 outlets · Al Jazeera
  2. 18 Oct

    Egypt is ready to provide Saudi Arabia with the support it needs to defend its security and stability, the presidency said on Sunday.

    5 outlets · Dawn

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