埃及总统阿卜杜勒·法塔赫·塞西呼吁召开紧急议会会议，以授权他批准沙特阿拉伯提出的任何防御援助请求，如果利雅得提出此类请求的话。
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has called for an emergency parliamentary session to authorise him to approve any requests from Saudi Arabia for defence assistance, if Riyadh were to ask.
塞西周六在埃及军事学院的毕业典礼上发表讲话，强调开罗准备支持该王国。
Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the Egyptian Military Academy on Saturday, el-Sisi emphasised Cairo’s readiness to back the kingdom.
他说，埃及将“根据萨勒曼国王陛下的指示和王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼的指示，采取一切措施保护”沙特阿拉伯。
Egypt will “carry out any measure to protect” Saudi Arabia “in accordance with the directives of His Majesty King Salman and the directives of the Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman”, he said.
“我知道此事需要埃及议会的批准，我希望议会能够召开紧急会议，如果我们收到此类请求，授予我们此项授权，”他说。
“I know that this matter requires the approval of the Egyptian parliament, and I hope that parliament will convene in an emergency session to give us this authorisation, if it is requested of us,” he said.
“我发表讲话并不是为了让我们与任何人作战或攻击任何人。我只是为了防御而发言。”此请求是在也门伊朗支持的胡塞武装对王国发动的一系列袭击之后提出的，这些袭击包括机场和石油设施。
“I am not speaking in order for us to fight anyone or attack anyone. I am speaking only for defence.”The request follows a barrage of attacks on the kingdom from Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, including airports and oil facilities.
胡塞武装最近对沙特阿拉伯的袭击主要针对首都利雅得郊区的关键基础设施，但看来他们正在逐渐逼近市中心。
Recent Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia have mainly targeted key infrastructure on the outskirts of the capital, Riyadh, but they appear to be edging closer to the city centre.
胡塞武装本月早些时候对利雅得的哈立德国王国际机场的袭击造成14人死亡、300多人受伤。胡塞武装还曾对达曼、阿卜杜、吉赞和纳杰兰等其他机场发动袭击。
Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport earlier this month killed 14 people and wounded more than 300. Houthi attacks have also been reported on other airports, including Dammam, Abha, Jazan and Najran.
也门得到沙特支持并被国际承认的政府本月对胡塞武装发动了全面军事行动，以夺回被胡塞武装占领的领土。
Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government launched a full-scale military campaign against the Houthis this month to recapture territory seized by them.
塞西上个月在开罗与沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼（即MBS）会晤时，曾支持沙特关于红海安全畅通航行的呼吁。
El-Sisi had backed Saudi calls for secure and unhindered navigation in the Red Sea in a meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince, known as MBS, in Cairo last month.
埃及总统府当时发表声明称，“沙特阿拉伯和海湾国家的安全是埃及国家安全的组成部分”。
A statement from the Egyptian presidency then said that “the security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states is an integral part of Egypt’s national security”.
那次会议是在胡塞武装夺取也门红海海岸、对巴布-曼德布海峡（苏伊士运河的南部门户）获得显著控制权仅仅几天之后举行的。
That meeting came just days after the Houthis seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast, gaining significant control over the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the southern gateway to the Suez Canal.
沙特阿拉伯已经与巴基斯坦和土耳其签署了一项防御协议，称为麦加防御联盟，该协议于8月签署。
Saudi Arabia already has a defence pact with Pakistan and Turkiye, known as the Mecca Alliance for Defence, which was signed in August.
本月早些时候，这三个国家同意根据该协议启动“威慑措施”，并迅速向海湾王国部署军队，以应对也门胡塞武装的袭击。
Earlier this month, the three countries agreed to activate “deterrence measures” under the pact and rapidly deploy forces to the Gulf kingdom to counter attacks by Yemen’s Houthis.
分析人士表示，利雅得正在寻求帮助以保护王国和红海航运，而埃及——其苏伊士运河收入依赖于同样的航运——显然是一个理想的合作伙伴。
Analysts say Riyadh is looking for help to protect the kingdom and Red Sea shipping and that Egypt, whose Suez Canal revenue depends on the same traffic, is an obvious partner.
他们表示，埃及渴望防止伊朗及其盟友对该地区施加控制，尤其是对红海海上交通的控制，鉴于此对苏伊士运河的直接影响。
They say Egypt is eager to prevent Iran and its allies from imposing control over the region, especially over maritime traffic in the Red Sea, given the direct repercussions for the Suez Canal.
沙特阿拉伯指责伊朗鼓励胡塞武装对王国发动袭击，而德黑兰则否认这一说法。伊朗表示愿意提供援助，以制止双方之间的冲突。
Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of encouraging Houthi attacks against the kingdom, a claim Tehran rejects. Iran has offered assistance to halt the conflict between the two sides.