Regional military power Egypt is ready to provide Saudi Arabia with the support it needs to defend its security and stability, the presidency said Sunday, potentially raising the stakes in the Middle East war as Yemen's Houthis intensify their attacks on the kingdom. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi requested an urgent parliament session to authorize the military, one of the Arab world's largest, to help defend its Gulf Arab ally if the kingdom requested its support. A parliamentary vo