{"id":9950,"date":"2026-10-19T22:26:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=9950"},"modified":"2026-10-19T22:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:26:29","slug":"egyptian-parliament-delays-vote-on-military-support-for-saudi-arabia-military-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=9950","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian parliament delays vote on military support for Saudi Arabia | Military News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Egypt\u2019s parliament has delayed a vote on authorising its armed forces to support Saudi Arabia, which has come under increasing attack from the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen.<\/p>\n

The vote has been adjourned to October 26, the House of Representatives said on Monday. The move prolongs the debate over Egypt\u2019s role in the Yemeni conflict.<\/p>\n

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The opposition Egyptian Social Democratic Party said it had told its lawmakers to abstain.<\/p>\n

The party said parliament had not been given enough information about the mission\u2019s objectives, duration, cost, or the risks to Egyptian troops.<\/p>\n

However, the party, which holds nearly a dozen seats, said most of its lawmakers support the measure, according to two members of parliament who spoke to the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n

The parliament has been tasked with authorising President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to approve<\/a>\u00a0any request from Saudi Arabia for defence assistance amid attacks on the kingdom by Yemen\u2019s Houthis.<\/p>\n

The call for support came after the Iran-backed rebel group attacked Riyadh\u2019s international airport and the state oil company Saudi Aramco last week. Saudi authorities say 13 people were killed in the October 10 attack on the airport.<\/p>\n

El-Sisi said on Saturday that Egypt would take \u201cany measure\u201d needed to protect its Gulf allies.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not talking about confronting or attacking anyone,\u201d el-Sisi said. \u201cWe\u2019re talking only about defence.\u201d<\/p>\n

After approval from the National Defence Council, chaired by el-Sisi, Egypt\u2019s constitution requires a two-thirds parliamentary majority to send troops on a combat mission abroad. The council gave its approval on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s rocky economy<\/h2>\n

The Grand Imam of al-Azhar urged Arab and Muslim leaders on Sunday to mediate Egypt\u2019s parliamentary decision and avert further bloodshed.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia holds an important role in financing Egypt\u2019s rocky economy. It is due to deposit $5.3bn into Egypt\u2019s central bank<\/a> this month, plus $267.39m in interest.<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s EGX30 stock index fell early on Monday amid concerns about possible military involvement but recovered to close 0.4 percent higher.<\/p>\n

Nematallah Choucri, head of research at HC Securities, told the Reuters news agency that geopolitical developments are the main driver of recent market losses.<\/p>\n

Egypt is also affected by the shortage of oil and gas exports from the Middle East due to the United States war on Iran and fighting in Yemen.<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s economy is heavily dependent on remittances from Egyptians working in the hydrocarbons industry in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Suez Canal threat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Political analyst and Gulf studies expert Thomas Bonnie James told Al Jazeera that the Houthi security threat to Saudi Arabia also threatens the Suez Canal<\/a>, which Egypt\u2019s foreign minister says has lost about $11bn since the Houthis launched attacks in the Bab al-Mandeb strait in solidarity with Gaza\u00a0in 2023.<\/p>\n

James also said Egypt does not want to be seen as the regional ally that \u201cstood aside while others defended the kingdom\u201d.<\/p>\n

Turkiye and Pakistan have made their own pledges after activating<\/a> the Mecca defence pact<\/a> with Riyadh, signed in August, amid the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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