Egypt’s Sisi seeks authorisation for defence assistance to Saudi Arabia
Egyptian president pledges ‘any measure’ to help defend Saudi Arabia ‘if it is requested of us’.
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Egyptian president pledges ‘any measure’ to help defend Saudi Arabia ‘if it is requested of us’.
![Egyptian President Abdel Fattah wl-Sisi meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Cairo, Egypt on September 15, 2026 [Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Royal Court/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-09-15T133315Z_1739277875_RC2PJNAUTU8V_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-EGYPT-SAUDI-1792241573.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






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Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of obtaining missile parts from regional states.
Houthis attempt to raise the cost of the Yemen war for Saudi Arabia as attacks, fighting intensify.

Muslim pilgrims headed to Mecca for Umrah are facing travel disruptions as Houthi attacks hit Saudi Arabia.
Almost one million people cut off from food aid as health infrastructure overwhelmed by war-wounded.
What comes next is either a retreat for the Houthis or a war of attrition.
Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline was struck by drones last month in an attack that originated in Iraq.
Saudi civil defence authority says danger passed after it issued alerts via its national early warning platform.

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missiles targeting Riyadh and Dhahran, with falling debris injuring people.