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Egypt’s parliament (click here) has authorised President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia as attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis intensify.
The House of Representatives, chaired by Speaker Hisham Badawi, approved the mandate in a vote on Monday.
A parliamentary statement shared with the Reuters news agency said el-Sisi had been authorised to “undertake necessary” measures to support Saudi Arabia in defending itself, should Riyadh request assistance.
The move raises the possibility of Egypt becoming more directly involved in a conflict which has consumed the Gulf and the Red Sea in recent weeks. It follows Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s international airport and facilities belonging to Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Aramco, disrupting flights and oil exports.
The Houthi armed group that controls Yemen’s capital Sanaa is fighting the Saudi-led coalition, which backs the internationally recognised government.
Fighting has intensified in recent weeks, deepening the humanitarian crisis that has already devastated Yemen....
Egypt’s parliament (click here) has authorised President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia as attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis intensify.
The House of Representatives, chaired by Speaker Hisham Badawi, approved the mandate in a vote on Monday.
A parliamentary statement shared with the Reuters news agency said el-Sisi had been authorised to “undertake necessary” measures to support Saudi Arabia in defending itself, should Riyadh request assistance.
The move raises the possibility of Egypt becoming more directly involved in a conflict which has consumed the Gulf and the Red Sea in recent weeks. It follows Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s international airport and facilities belonging to Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Aramco, disrupting flights and oil exports.
The Houthi armed group that controls Yemen’s capital Sanaa is fighting the Saudi-led coalition, which backs the internationally recognised government.
Fighting has intensified in recent weeks, deepening the humanitarian crisis that has already devastated Yemen....
