埃及议会批准向沙特阿拉伯提供军事支持，原因是胡塞武装的袭击升级，担忧开罗可能被卷入更深层次的地区冲突。
Egypt approves military support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks escalate Egypt’s Parliament approved military support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks escalated, raising fears Cairo could be drawn deeper into the regional conflict.
西西表示，埃及的援助将仅限于保卫沙特领土和边界，开罗也呼吁通过外交手段解决也门战争。
Sisi said Egypt’s help would be limited to defending Saudi territory and borders, while Cairo also called for a diplomatic solution to the Yemen war.
此举发生在胡塞武装袭击利雅得机场和沙特阿美公司后，威胁红海安全、马尔代夫海峡以及埃及苏伊士运河。
The move comes as Houthis hit Riyadh airport and Saudi Aramco, threatening Red Sea security, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and Egypt’s Suez Canal.
AI生成的开罗消息——议会于10月26日授权埃及军方提供支持，帮助保卫沙特阿拉伯，议员们表示，地方媒体也报道了此事，这可能会直接将开罗推入已因也门伊朗结盟的胡塞武装对海湾王国的加剧袭击而扩大的地区冲突。
AI generated CAIRO – Parliament authorised Egypt’s military on Oct 26 to provide support to help defend Saudi Arabia, parliamentarians said and local media reported, a move that could push Cairo directly into the regional conflict that has expanded with intensified attacks by Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis on the Gulf kingdom.
埃及总统阿卜杜勒-法塔赫·西西上周曾请求议会批准在利雅得请求援助时，保卫其海湾阿拉伯盟友和世界最大的石油出口国，胡塞武装的进攻也威胁到战略性的马尔代夫海峡——通往埃及苏伊士运河的门户。
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had asked Parliament last week to approve defending its Gulf Arab ally and the world’s biggest oil exporter if Riyadh requests help against the Houthis, whose advances also threaten the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait – a gateway to Egypt’s Suez Canal.
埃及经常谴责伊朗及其支持的对海湾国家的袭击，但并未公开参与直接战斗，也未加入8月签署的麦加互防条约，该条约由沙特阿拉伯、巴基斯坦和土耳其组成。
Egypt has frequently condemned Iranian and Iranian-backed attacks on Gulf countries but has not publicly engaged in direct combat or joined the Mecca mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey that was signed in August.
外交部长巴德尔·阿卜杜勒阿塔伊在十月表示，埃及加入该条约仍在“严肃考虑”之中。
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said in October that Egyptian membership in the pact remains “under serious consideration”.
埃及是阿拉伯世界人口最多的国家，也是该地区军队规模最大的国家之一，曾在2015年3月加入沙特领导的也门战争早期阶段，主要作为海军伙伴，派遣军舰保障红海航运通道，并承诺提供空中支援。它还部署了约800名地面部队，但仅扮演有限的作战角色。
Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous state with one of the region’s largest militaries, joined the Saudi-led coalition in an earlier phase of Yemen’s war in March 2015 mainly as a naval partner, sending warships to secure Red Sea shipping lanes while pledging air support. It also deployed around 800 ground troops but played only a limited combat role.
埃及曾在20世纪60年代卷入一场代价高昂的也门军事干预，自1991年海湾战争以来，未再进行大规模海外地面部署。
Egypt was involved in a costly military intervention in Yemen in the 1960s and has not undertaken a large-scale foreign ground deployment since the 1991 Gulf War.
在塞西执政下，沙特阿拉伯是开罗的主要政治和财政伙伴，提供了数十亿美元援助、央行存款和能源供应。
Saudi Arabia is a major political and financial partner of Cairo, providing billions of dollars in aid, deposits at the central bank and energy supplies under Sisi.
支持也门国际公认政府的沙特领导的联盟与控制首都萨那的胡塞武装之间的战斗近几周升级，成为美以针对伊朗战争中一个动荡的战线。
Fighting between the Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthi militia, which controls the capital Sanaa, has escalated in recent weeks, becoming a volatile front in the US-Israeli war on Iran.
胡塞武装袭击了利雅得国际机场和国家石油巨头沙特阿美，扰乱航班和石油出口，而援助机构警告也门局势恶化，该国已深陷全球最严重的人道主义危机之一。
The Houthis have attacked Riyadh’s international airport and the state oil giant Saudi Aramco, disrupting flights and oil exports, while aid agencies have warned of worsening conditions in Yemen, already suffering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
阿卜杜拉蒂和埃及情报局局长哈桑·拉沙德于10月21日前往利雅得，向沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼递交塞西的信函，塞西表示埃及的支持将仅限于保卫沙特领土和边境，而非攻击也门。
Abdelatty and Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad travelled to Riyadh on Oct 21 to deliver a letter to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from Sisi, who said Egypt’s support would be limited to defending Saudi territory and borders rather than attacking Yemen.
阿卜杜拉蒂在访问后表示，开罗主张探索“一切机会”以外交方式解决也门冲突。
Abdelatty said after that visit that Cairo advocates exploring “every opportunity” to resolve the Yemen conflict diplomatically.
沙特王储于9月15日访问开罗会见塞西，讨论也门战事重燃后的红海安全与航行问题。
The Saudi crown prince visited Sisi in Cairo on Sept 15 to discuss security and navigation in the Red Sea after the fighting in Yemen reignited.