Egypt prolongs role in Saudi-led Yemen coalition
Smoke billows following an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on Shiite Huthi militia targets on May 29, 2015, near Algevinh, Yemen (AFP Photo/Abdullah Hassan)/ Cairo (AFP) - Egypt extended Saturday its participation in the Saudi-led Arab coalition carrying out air strikes on Iran-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen for another six months, the presidency said. "The National Defence Council agreed to prolong the participation of (Egyptian) troops engaged in a combat mission" in the Gulf, the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a statement ...
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