How far will Egypt go to help Saudi Arabia secure the Red Sea?
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s latest meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi this week came at a highly sensitive moment for both countries.
- Mere days before Tuesday’s meeting, Iran-aligned Houthi rebels seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast, gaining significant control over the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the southern gateway to the Suez Canal.
- Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Egypt’s el-Sisi meets MBS, backs Saudi call for secure Red Sea navigationlist 2 of 2‘They called us’: Has Trump abandoned Bab al-Mandeb to the Houthis?end of listThis precipitated a Saudi air campaig
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- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s latest meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi this week came at a highly sensitive moment for both countries.
- Mere days before Tuesday’s meeting, Iran-aligned Houthi rebels seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast, gaining significant control over the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the southern gateway to the Suez Canal.
- Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Egypt’s el-Sisi meets MBS, backs Saudi call for secure Red Sea navigationlist 2 of 2‘They called us’: Has Trump abandoned Bab al-Mandeb to the Houthis?end of listThis precipitated a Saudi air campaig
Sources: Al Jazeera