Egyptian Parliament to Hold General Session Tomorrow Sunday at President Sisi's Request

Cairo, Oct 17 (KUNA) – The General Secretariat of the Egyptian Parliament announced on Saturday that the House of Representatives will hold a general session tomorrow, Sunday, at the request of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. President el-Sisi had called on the Egyptian parliament to convene an emergency session to authorize him to undertake any intervention requested by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Speaking at a ceremony marking the graduation of military academy cadets on Saturday, el-Sisi said that Egypt would carry out any measures to protect and defend Saudi Arabia in accordance with the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (End) A.F.F. / R.J.