Egypt's foreign minister is calling for diplomatic efforts to resolve the Yemen conflict, while the parliament is set to vote next week on authorizing the armed forces to support Saudi Arabia against Iran-aligned rebels. Any direct Egyptian military involvement would escalate the conflict, which is already destabilizing the region.
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Egypt's foreign minister met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince to deliver a letter for aut…: Egypt's foreign minister met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince to deliver a letter for authorization.
The parliament is set to vote on authorizing the armed forces to support Saudi Arabia aga…: The parliament is set to vote on authorizing the armed forces to support Saudi Arabia against Iran-aligned rebels.
Direct Egyptian military involvement would escalate the conflict, which is already destab…: Direct Egyptian military involvement would escalate the conflict, which is already destabilizing the region.
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Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen war diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the armed forces to support Saudi Arabia against the Iran-aligned Houthis.
Any direct involvement of the Egyptian military, one of the region's largest, would raise the stakes in the fighting between the kingdom and the Houthis, an increasingly destabilising front in the spreading US-Israeli war on Iran.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Saturday for an urgent parliamentary session to authorise military involvement supporting the kingdom. After a closed session on Sunday, lawmakers postponed the vote until 26 October to allow more deliberation.
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