埃及表示，愿意向沙特阿拉伯提供任何形式的支持，以帮助其在也门与胡塞武装的战斗中应对日益蔓延至该王国的冲突，近期针对其机场的袭击便是例证。
Egypt said it’s ready to offer any kind of support to Saudi Arabia in its fight with Houthi militants in Yemen, as the conflict spills further into the kingdom with recent strikes on its airports.
“沙特方面提出的任何要求，当然我们都会回应，”外交部长巴德尔·阿卜杜勒阿提在接受彭博电视采访时说及埃及可能提供的军事支持。他在曼谷举行的国际货币基金组织年度会议期间接受采访时表示，“我们毫无保留地提供各种支持。”
“Whatever is being asked by the Saudis, of course we will respond,” Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told Bloomberg television when asked about the possibility of Egyptian military support. He spoke in an interview on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund’s annual meetings in Bangkok. “Without any reservation we are providing all kind of support,” he said.
沙特首都利雅得的哈立德国王国际机场在周末遭到两起分开的袭击，导致至少14人死亡，300多人受伤。另一座机场也在东部省份达曼遭到袭击，该地区拥有该国一些最大的油田。
King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, was the target of two separate attacks over the weekend, leaving at least 14 people dead and more than 300 wounded. Another airport was also struck in Dammam in the Eastern province, home to some of the country’s biggest oil fields.
这些事件是自美伊战争爆发以来对沙特阿拉伯最致命的袭击。冲突升级发生在沙特主导的也门部队在一周前发起旨在收复伊朗支持的胡塞民兵控制地区的行动之后——包括关键能源瓶颈曼德海峡。沙特联盟誓言对机场袭击作出“决定性”回应。
The events marked the deadliest attacks on Saudi Arabia since the start of the US-Iran war. The escalation in hostilities comes a week after Saudi-led forces in Yemen launched a campaign aimed at recapturing areas held by the Iran-backed Houthi militia — including the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a crucial energy chokepoint. The Saudi coalition vowed a “decisive” response to the airport attacks.
沙特阿拉伯于2015年在胡塞武装夺取首都并迫使得到沙特支持的国际公认政府下台后，对也门发动军事干预。根据国际援助组织的数据，这场冲突已导致数万人死亡，近年来虽有所缓和，但在伊朗战争背景下再次升级。
Saudi Arabia launched a military intervention in Yemen in 2015 after the Houthis took over the country’s capital and forced the Saudi-backed and internationally recognized government out of power. The conflict, which has left tens of thousands dead according to international aid groups, eased in recent years but flared up again amid the Iran war.
埃及很少参与海外军事冲突。该国曾在上世纪60年代的内战期间向也门派遣部队，而如今这段长期介入已被埃及人普遍视为泥潭。
Egypt has rarely got involved in military conflicts abroad. The country sent troops to Yemen during the civil war of the 1960s, and the prolonged engagement is now widely seen by Egyptians as a quagmire.
阿卜杜拉蒂还表示，埃及方面正在认真考虑加入地区麦加防御协议。沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦在八月于麦加签署了三边协议，旨在在伊朗战争的背景下形成共同的安全立场。阿卜杜拉蒂表示，埃及与这三个国家保持着密切关系。
Abdelatty also said that membership of the regional Mecca defense agreement “is under serious considerations from the Egyptian side.”Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a trilateral accord in Mecca in August, as they sought a common security stance against the backdrop of the Iran war. Abdelatty said Egypt enjoys close ties with all three nations.