Sisi tells Saudi king: Gulf's security is a red line for Egypt
Egypt joins a Saudi-led military offensive against Houthi rebels in Yemen
Ahram Online , Friday 27 Mar 2015
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/126222/Egypt/Politics-/Sisi-tells-Saudi-king-Gulfs-security-is-a-red-line.aspx

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi told King Salman of Saudi Arabia
that the security of the Gulf is a “red line” and an “integral part of
Egyptian national security” in a phone call after Egypt joined a Saudi-led
regional military operation to halt the advance of Shia Houthi rebels in
Yemen.

Egypt is heeding the calls of the Yemeni people to restore stability and
legitimacy in Yemen and maintain Arab identity, a statement from the
Egyptian presidency read.

On Thursday, Saudi Arabia and regional allies carried out airstrikes against
Houthi rebel sites in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, after Houthi fighters on
Wednesday stormed the southern coastal city of Aden. Yemeni President
Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has fled to Riyadh.

Egypt announced on Thursday that it will deploy navy and air forces to
participate in the operation.

El-Sisi told the Saudi king that the challenges facing the Arab region and
threatening its people are one and the same and should be faced with a
united front.

The Saudi king, according to the statement, thanked Egypt for its “political
and military support” for the military operation in Yemen.

El-Sisi also received a call from Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the Saudi
defence minister, who updated the president on the latest news regarding the
military operation in Yemen.

Sudan and Jordan have confirmed that they have joined Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain
and the United Arab Emirates in the Saudi-led military coalition, while
Saudi Arabia has said that Pakistan and Morocco will also join.

The operation comes ahead of the Arab League Summit on Saturday in Egypt’s
Sharm El-Sheikh, where regional security issues are expected to be at the
top of the Arab leaders’ agenda.