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ConflictOct 29World News in Brief: 5 children killed in Sudan, Haiti hunger emergency, Yemen war updateUN News
ConflictOct 25Why is Egypt so wary of getting involved in Yemen’s conflict?As Egypt considers defending Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks, memories of its war in Yemen in the 1960s loom large.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 21Al Sisi affirms that Egypt will "defend Saudi territory" and will not attack YemenEgypt seeks to support Saudi Arabia without getting involved in Yemen, according to President al Sisi, who emphasizes Saudi territorial defense. The Egyptian Parliament, close to the president, is discussing authorizing military support, distancing itself from its traditional prudent foreign policy.Clarín
ConflictOct 21Egypt entering Yemen war makes situation ‘more difficult’ – IranVanguard Nigeria
ConflictOct 21Iran says Egypt entering Yemen war makes situation ‘more difficult’Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that any interference in the Yemen war by Egypt or any other country would make the situation “more difficult”. “Egypt has sufficient experience to avoid entangling itself in such a highly complex conflict,” said Iran’s top diplomat in an interview with Iraqi state broadcaster Al-Iraqiya aired on […] The post Iran says Egypt entering Yemen war makes situation ‘more difficult’ appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
ConflictOct 20Egypt involvement in Yemen 'may actually weaken Cairo's regional role', expert saysEgypt's parliament on Monday delayed a debate on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's request to authorise military support for Saudi Arabia until next week, state media reported, after an emergency session ended without a decision a day earlier. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr May Darwich, Associate Professor in International Relations of the Middle East at the University of Birmingham. She explains that "this kind of military operation does not really have any objectives or exit strategy so at the moment this might actually weaken Egypt's regional role".France 24 [en]
ConflictOct 20Egypt involvement in Yemen 'may actually weaken Egypt's regional role', expert saysEgypt's parliament on Monday delayed a debate on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's request to authorise military support for Saudi Arabia until next week, state media reported, after an emergency session ended without a decision a day earlier. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr May Darwich, Associate Professor in International Relations of the Middle East at the University of Birmingham. She explains that "this kind of military operation does not really have any objectives or exit strategy so at the moment this might actually weaken Egypt's regional role".France 24 [en]