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Egypt mulls joining Saudi Arabia in war against Houthis

Egypt mulls joining Saudi Arabia in war against Houthis
France 24 Wednesday 21 October 2026, 11:02 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Egypt mulls joining Saudi Arabia in war against Houthis Middle East Issued on: Share Egypt may be about to join the war against Houthis. Saudi Arabia has come under sustained attack from the Iran-backed group in recent weeks after a collapse of a truce in Yemen in September. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Egypt mid-September to request potential military support from the country – a demand put before parliament by the Egyptian president on Saturday. Story by Camille Corcoran.
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