CairoParliament voted behind closed doors to defend Saudi Arabia.
No force size, mission or duration was presented to lawmakers, a parliamentary source said.
Egypt relies on Saudi investment, and Houthi attacks near Bab al-Mandeb have cut Suez Canal revenue.
Twelve Social Democratic MPs stayed seated, and Sisi says Egypt will not strike Yemen.
Riyadh has made no statement, and Polymarket traders price a Saudi-Houthi ceasefire by 31 December at 24%, down 4 points.
How each outlet framed it
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- Al-Monitor
- reads the mandate as Egyptian dependence on Saudi money, noting parliament typically follows Sisi in an autocratic system
- Al Jazeera Online
- quotes Nawaf Obaid calling the vote Cairo's way of saying "it will be there" and questions over what aid Riyadh might request
- Mada Masr
- details the opposition MPs who stayed seated and reads Badawy's "following coordination" wording as a shift from Sisi's "if we are asked"
Sources: Mada Masr, Al-Monitor, Al Jazeera Online