Egypt weighs sending troops to Saudi Arabia in war with Iran-backed rebels

Cairo - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has asked the country's Parliament to authorize the military to help defend Saudi Arabia after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified their attacks on the kingdom, targeting airports and oil infrastructure.
Al-Sisi stressed that it would be a defensive mission and only if the kingdom requests assistance.
"Egypt will take any measures requested by Saudi Arabia to protect and defend it," al-Sisi said Saturday during a military graduation ceremony.
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