Salama: Mandate for Sisi to Support Saudi Arabia Depends on Its Request

Political science professor Hassan Salama said the Egyptian House of Representatives’ authorization for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to support Saudi Arabia is conditional on a request from the kingdom.

Salama said the mandate allows the president to take necessary measures in coordination with Saudi Arabia to defend its security.

His remarks draw a distinction between granting the president authority to act and putting that authority into effect. Saudi Arabia’s request, he said, is a condition for such support.

The authorization was described in broad terms, without details of the measures it could involve. Salama’s comments centered on coordination with the kingdom and the conditions governing Egyptian assistance.