Egypt Approves "Defensive" Military Support in the Saudi War in Yemen After a closed-door session convened under Article 152 of the Egyptian Constitution, lawmakers voted to grant executive approval to strengthen air defense systems, deploy military assets and help secure critical infrastructure across Saudi Arabia, upon request. Reports published by Al Arabiya Egypt confirmed that the parliamentary vote gives Cairo the official legal framework to carry out joint security measures requested by Riyadh. The approval comes following a recommendation by Egypt's National Defense Council. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi last week asked the parliament to authorize the country's armed forces to protect Saudi Arabia from the major retaliatory actions launched against the kingdom by the Yemeni armed forces led by Assansarallah. "As long as the Arabs fight tribe against tribe, as long as they are small people, a stupid people... ".

Egypt Approves "Defensive" Military Support in the Saudi War in Yemen After a closed-door session convened under Article 152 of the Egyptian Constitution, lawmakers voted to grant executive approval to strengthen air defense systems, deploy military assets and help secure critical infrastructure across Saudi Arabia, upon request. Reports published by Al Arabiya Egypt confirmed that the parliamentary vote gives Cairo the official legal framework to carry out joint security measures requested by Riyadh. The approval comes following a recommendation by Egypt's National Defense Council. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi last week asked the parliament to authorize the country's armed forces to protect Saudi Arabia from the major retaliatory actions launched against the kingdom by the Yemeni armed forces led by Assansarallah. "As long as the Arabs fight tribe against tribe, as long as they are small people, a stupid people... ".