Egyptian Parliament Authorizes Defensive Military Support for Saudi Arabia
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Egypt’s parliament approved a mandate on Monday allowing President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide defensive military support to Saudi Arabia if Riyadh requests assistance, according to Reuters and the Rio Times.
The measure passed in a closed session with the two-thirds majority required by Egypt’s constitution for combat missions abroad. It authorizes, but does not automatically trigger, a deployment. No formal Saudi request or Egyptian deployment has been announced, and no details have been released about the number of personnel, aircraft or air-defence systems that could be involved.
El-Sisi has said any Egyptian role would be limited to defending Saudi territory and borders and would not include an attack on Yemen. The authorization follows intensified missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis against targets including Riyadh’s international airport and facilities operated by Saudi Aramco.
The National Defence Council had earlier pledged “all necessary and possible forms of support” to protect Saudi security, territory and Islamic holy sites. Parliament delayed an earlier vote as lawmakers debated the mission’s scope. The opposition Egyptian Social Democratic Party instructed its small parliamentary bloc to abstain, citing insufficient information about the operation’s objectives, duration, cost and risks to Egyptian troops.
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