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Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

1. Follow-up: GCC invokes joint defence for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks; Egypt agrees to help

   Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers met in Manama, Bahrain, on Oct 18, condemned repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and invoked their joint defence pact, saying an attack on any member affects all six. Egypt's National Defence Council, led by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, agreed the same day to support Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led coalition said it shot down two drones near Riyadh and in the Eastern Province early on Oct 18; Saudi Arabia said Houthi attacks injured 6 people and two soldiers died in a helicopter crash.

   Oct 19, 2026 Morning