News card: Egypt's Sisi asks parliament to authorize defending Saudi Arabia if asked

News card from EXE Index. Headline: Egypt's Sisi asks parliament to authorize defending Saudi Arabia if asked. File photo from September 3, 2025 by Sgt. Angela Wilcox, U.S. Marine Corps (public domain via Wikimedia Commons): Egyptian and Saudi special operations forces train during BRIGHT STAR 25 at Ras Al Tin Naval Base, Egypt; not from this speech. Key facts: Oct 17 speech at Egyptian Military Academy graduation; calls for emergency parliament session to authorize defending Saudi Arabia if asked; "We are seeking only to defend," not attack (The National); House says plenary Sunday, Oct 18 (Egyptian outlets via Anadolu). Sources: The National, Gulf News, Dawn (Anadolu / Al-Ahram). exeindex.com/military. Record dispatch:2026-10-17-eg-saudi-defence. @exeindex. — File, Sep 3, 2025: Egyptian and Saudi SOF train at BRIGHT STAR 25, Ras Al Tin. not from this speech. Photo: Sgt. Angela Wilcox, U.S. Marine Corps, public domain via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (Wikimedia Commons); card CC BY 4.0 EXE Index

Oct 17: Egypt's President Sisi called for an emergency parliament session to authorize defending Saudi Arabia if asked, saying Egypt seeks only to defend, not attack. House says it meets Sunday.

What: News card: Egypt's Sisi asks parliament to authorize defending Saudi Arabia if asked
Where: Middle East
When: 2026-10-17
Source: The National
Credit: File, Sep 3, 2025: Egyptian and Saudi SOF train at BRIGHT STAR 25, Ras Al Tin. not from this speech. Photo: Sgt. Angela Wilcox, U.S. Marine Corps, public domain via Wikimedia Commons
License: Public domain (Wikimedia Commons); card CC BY 4.0 EXE Index
Details: Middle East, Egypt (EG) / Saudi Arabia (SA)

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Sources and credit

The National
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