Egypt approves military support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks escalate
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CAIRO: Parliament authorised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday to take “all necessary measures” to help Saudi Arabia to defend itself - a move that could push Cairo more directly into the conflict between the kingdom and Yemen’s Houthis. Sisi had asked parliament to approve military support to Egypt’s Gulf Arab ally and the world’s biggest oil exporter if Riyadh requested help against the Houthis, whose advances also threaten the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, southern gateway to the Red Sea and Egypt’s Suez Canal.
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- Center-LeftThe Kathmandu PostNepalis in Saudi Arabia urged to follow security alerts amid drone attacks (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftAl-MonitorEgypt parliament authorises military support to Saudi Arabia (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftDaily MaverickEgypt approves military support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks escalate (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftAl JazeeraEgyptian parliament authorises military aid for Saudi Arabia (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftDaily Times (Pakistan)Houthis claim destruction of two Saudi military aircraft (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftHaaretzEgypt's parliament approves military assistance for Saudi Arabia against Houthis (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftMiddle East EyeThree drones intercepted over Riyadh, southern Saudi Arabia, Saudi-led coalition says (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftOutlook IndiaEgypt Clears Military Support For Saudi Arabia As Houthi Attacks Escalate (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftQuartzU.S. crude falls over 2% as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia rattle traders (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftThe Express TribuneEgypt approves military support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks escalate (opens the publisher’s site)