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Egypt, Saudi foreign ministers discussed containing regional crisis

Global Published 28 October 2026, 12:30 · archived 28 Oct 2026

CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Saudi Arabian counterpart Faisal bin Farhan discussed efforts to contain the current regional crisis and prevent a wider escalation in a phone call on Tuesday, Egypt’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, adding that the ministers agreed to maintain close bilateral coordination. Egypt’s parliament authorised President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday to take “all necessary measures” to help Saudi Arabia defend itself, as fighting between the kingdom and Yemen’s Houthis intensified.

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