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Egypt to offer military support for Saudi Arabia defense efforts

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

CAIRO -- Egypt's parliament on Monday voted to authorize President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to provide Saudi Arabia with military support in defending the kingdom against attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Egypt Parliament Gives Sisi Authority for Saudi Military Support (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Egypt’s parliament authorized President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia if Riyadh requests it, as Houthi attacks intensify; the vote grants authority but does not mean troops will deploy immediately.

  2. Bloomberg

    Egypt Parliament Backs El-Sisi’s Offer to Defend Saudi Arabia (opens Bloomberg)

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    Egypt’s parliament gave President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi the green light to take steps necessary to defend Saudi Arabia, as the Houthis in Yemen keep up strikes against the kingdom.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Egypt approves military support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks escalate (opens Al-Monitor)

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    CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Parliament authorised Egypt's military on Monday to provide support to help defend Saudi Arabia, parliamentarians said and local media reported, a move that could push Cairo directly into the regional conflict that has expanded with intensified attacks by Yemen's Iran-allie…

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Egypt's parliament authorizes military support for Saudi Arabia to defend against Houthi attacks (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Egypt’s parliament has voted to authorize President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to provide Saudi Arabia with military support in defending the kingdom against attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels

  5. Al-Monitor

    As parliament approves, what's driving Egypt's 'defensive' support to Saudi Arabia? (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Egypt, which has one of the region's largest militaries, is reliant on Saudi investment and ties the kingdom's security to its own.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Egyptian parliament authorises military aid for Saudi Arabia (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Legislators approve military support amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, but Cairo has ruled out strikes on Yemen.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Egypt parliament authorises military support to Saudi Arabia (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Egypt's parliament authorised on Monday sending military support to Saudi Arabia to defend the kingdom from attacks by Yemen's Houthis, following a request from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The House of Representatives voted with a two-thirds majority in favour of "authorising President Abdel Fat…

  8. Oil Price

    Egypt Votes to Defend Saudi Arabia, Risking Houthi Fire (opens Oil Price)

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    Egypt’s parliament on Monday authorized military support to defend Saudi Arabia, the same day Yemen’s Houthis claimed unconfirmed attacks on pumping stations along the kingdom’s East-West crude pipeline and on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport. The Houthis had warned Cairo against the move.

  9. The Daily Caller

    ‘All Necessary Measures’: Egyptian Could Send Troops To Saudi Arabia To Defend Against Houthi Attacks (opens The Daily Caller)

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    ‘A shield that protects, not a sword that attacks’

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Egypt to offer military support for Saudi Arabia defense efforts (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    CAIRO -- Egypt's parliament on Monday voted to authorize President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to provide Saudi Arabia with military support in defending the kingdom against attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

  11. Breitbart News

    Egyptian Parliament Authorizes Troops to Defend Saudi Arabia (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Egyptian Parliament on Monday voted to give President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi the authority to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia, where they would help the kingdom repel attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen.

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