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    <date>2026-10-21</date>
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    <text>Two people are killed and eight others are injured in a Houthi attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. </text>
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    <text>Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi states that Egypt will take all necessary steps to protect and defend Saudi Arabia should the latter so desire. </text>
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    <text>&quot;Al-Akhbar&quot; reports that Saudi Arabia has sent a proposal for Oman to mediate a two-week ceasefire with the Houthis. </text>
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    <text>Saudi Arabia launches 32 airstrikes in four governorates in Yemen against the Houthis. </text>
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    <text>The Houthis shoot down a Saudi Arabian reconnaissance drone in northwest Yemen. </text>
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      <text>Two people are injured by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Hodeidah, Houthi-controlled Yemen. Saudi Arabia intercepts two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis at Aramco facilities in Yanbu and Jizan. </text>
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    <text>Two people are injured by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Hodeidah, Houthi-controlled Yemen. A Patriot battery operated by the Greek military intercepts two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis at Aramco facilities in Yanbu and Jizan, Saudi Arabia. </text>
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    <date>2026-07-24</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/07/24/the-houthis-deny-reports-that-they-have-closed-the-bab-el-mandeb-and-state-that-they-are-not-seeking-to-close-it-reaffi</slug>
    <text>The Houthis deny reports that they have closed the Bab-el-Mandeb and state that they are not seeking to close it, reaffirming that they have only established a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. </text>
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    <date>2026-07-23</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/07/23/the-houthis-claim-to-have-attacked-two-saudi-arabian-oil-tankers-in-the-red-sea-for-their-violation-of-the-blockade-by-y</slug>
    <text>The Houthis claim to have attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea for their violation of the blockade by Yemen's Houthi-led armed forces. There are no reported casualties. </text>
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    <date>2026-01-10</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/01/10/egypt-s-national-elections-authority-finalizes-the-remaining-49-parliamentary-seats-confirming-that-president-abdel-fat</slug>
    <text>Egypt's National Elections Authority finalizes the remaining 49 parliamentary seats, confirming that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's allies retain the two-thirds supermajority needed to amend the constitution, while opposition parties and independents hold about 158 of 568 elected seats. </text>
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    <date>2025-09-22</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2025/09/22/egyptian-president-abdel-fattah-el-sisi-grants-a-presidential-pardon-to-activist-alaa-abd-el-fattah-after-he-was-detaine</slug>
    <text>Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi grants a presidential pardon to activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah after he was detained in 2015 and re-arrested in 2019 for participating in unauthorized protests. Abd el-Fattah was expected to be released in September 2024 after his 5-year sentence ended but was continuously detained until now. </text>
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    <name>AFP via France 24</name>
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  <text>Egypt's parliament authorizes President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia if requested amid Houthi attacks in Saudi territory. </text>
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