Egypt's parliament on the 26th approved providing military support to Saudi Arabia to help defend against attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen. The vote, held after three closed-door sessions and two delays, completes the constitutional approval required for overseas troop deployments. It remains unclear what form the support will take; a deployment of Egyptian ground forces would be the country's first overseas operation since the 1991 Gulf War and could, if it occurs, risk broadening

Egypt's parliament on the 26th approved providing military support to Saudi Arabia to help defend against attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen. The vote, held after three closed-door sessions and two delays, completes the constitutional approval required for overseas troop deployments. It remains unclear what form the support will take; a deployment of Egyptian ground forces would be the country's first overseas operation since the 1991 Gulf War and could, if it occurs, risk broadening military confrontation across the Middle East.