Egypt Authorizes Troops for Saudi Arabia as Houthi Strikes Hit Kingdom and Yemen Civilians Die
Photo: SemaforEgypt's Parliament voted Monday to authorize President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia to help the kingdom repel attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, with two-thirds of lawmakers in favor. Sisi requested the authority last week and said the deployment would be purely defensive. His officials said the soldiers would stay on Saudi soil and not take part in attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen. The Social Democratic Party caucus abstained, saying it lacked details on cost and objectives, and the Saudi government had yet to make an official request. Missile strikes on Riyadh's airport this month killed more than a dozen people and closed parts of Saudi airspace. The Houthis also said they struck Saudi Arabia's largest refinery, pushing oil higher on fears of escalation. Separately, the Houthis said Saudi-led airstrikes killed 13 people at a market in northern Yemen, and Yemeni officials appealed for help protecting civilians in Taiz, which the Houthis are besieging. Riyadh Season opened over the weekend with sold-out events despite cancellations.
The Los Angeles Times, on the left, covers the Saudi home front. It describes crowds at Boulevard City, a sold-out comedy play and a sold-out 7,000-seat arena show by a Lebanese pop star. It ties the season to Vision 2030 and mentions the airport strikes and cancellations only as background. Breitbart, on the right, leads with Egypt's vote, Sisi's defensive assurances, the October 18 National Defense Council resolution and the Social Democrats' abstention. It includes a photo caption of Trump with the Saudi crown prince and says nothing about the Riyadh events. Both treat the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as the backdrop, but the left stresses civilian resilience and the right stresses military and diplomatic backing for Riyadh. The alternative outlets AP and Semafor add angles the others omit: oil-price fears, the refinery claim, and civilian deaths in Yemen.
How the sides differ Left sources focus on Riyadh's entertainment season continuing after missile strikes; right sources stress Egypt's troop authorization; alternative sources cover oil-market fears and Yemeni civilian deaths.
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The Los Angeles Times reports from Riyadh on sold-out Riyadh Season events after the airport missile strikes, featuring crowds and performers and tying the season to Vision 2030.
AP relays Houthi claims of 13 deaths in Saudi-led strikes on a Yemeni market and the Taiz siege; Semafor reports the Houthi refinery attack and oil-market worries, citing energy commentators.
Breitbart reports Egypt's parliamentary vote to let Sisi send troops to defend Saudi Arabia, citing his defensive assurances, the National Defense Council and the Social Democrats' abstention.