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Egyptian parliament weighs vote on authorising troop deployment to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthis

Any Egyptian military backing for Saudi Arabia could mark a major escalation in the wider Iran war, which has threatened global energy supplies and sent oil prices soaring.

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Cairo, Egypt, September 15, 2026.
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past guards of honour as he takes part in a welcoming ceremony in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, August 31, 2026.

Xi's visit to Egypt marks Chinese interest in Middle East, Egypt's push to keep growing - analysis

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025; illustrative.

Egyptian President Sisi issues orders to study a possible pardon for activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah

 Attendees from the meeting in Riyadh included representatives from Egypt,  Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

Egypt's Sisi leaves Riyadh after meeting about Gaza conflict


Egyptian court sentences 10 to death for planning attacks

State news agency MENA said the convicted men were supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Egyptian army soldiers stand guard during a New Year's Eve mass at Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Cairo, Egypt December 31, 2017.

Egypt increases number of soldiers in Sinai, with Israel's blessing

Major General Mohammed el-Shahat revealed the exact number of Egyptian soldiers meant to combat ISIS.

Egypt's Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is seen during a news conference in Cairo on the release of seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai, May 22, 2013. Picture taken May 22, 2013.

Sisi's Islamist enemies and secret friends

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Egyptian authorities detain former Islamist presidential candidate

The country's state security prosecution ordered the arrest of Abol Fotouh and several leaders of his Strong Egypt party, MENA news agency said.

A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds a copy of the Koran as others shout slogans against the military and the interior ministry during a protest in the Cairo suburb of Matariya November 28, 2014.

Egyptian air force pounds Sinai militants

Apart from Sinai, the Egyptian army said the operation would also cover parts of the Nile Delta and the Western Desert.

EGYPTIAN MILITARY forces look on in the northern Sinai.

Egypt warns Turkey over eastern Mediterranean economic interests

Relations between Cairo and Ankara have been strained since then army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013.

Israeli's Navy patrols the sea near a natural gas rig

Prominent member of halted Egyptian opposition campaign injured in attack

Pictures later posted on social media and verified by the victim's family show him with a badly battered eye and a blood-soaked bandage wrapped around his knee.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

WATCH: Pence tells Egypt's Sisi that two-state solution still possible

Pence: My perception was that he [Sisi] was encouraged by that message

US Vice President Mike Pence waves to the media after his arrival at Amman military airport, Jordan

WATCH: Egyptian Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas in new cathedral

Islamist militants have claimed several attacks on Egypt's large Christian minority in recent years.

Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II receives President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the new Coptic Cathedral east of Cairo, Egypt

Egyptian president orders: Use all brute force necessary to defeat ISIS

Sisi gives generals three months to cleanse the Sinai Peninsula of jihadist terrorists.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) rides a vehicle with Egypt's Minister of Defense Sedki Sobhi during a presentation of combat efficiency and equipment of the armed forces in Suez, Egypt, October 29, 2017 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency.