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  "id": 19506181,
  "title": "Egypt deployed forces to Saudi Arabia before Sisi's public pledge, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/egypt-deployed-forces-to-saudi-arabia-before-sisis-public-pledge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T14:28:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/egypt-deployed-forces-saudi-arabia-sisis-public-pledge-sources-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Egypt has reportedly deployed forces and military equipment to Saudi Arabia prior to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's public pledge of support, according to Egyptian military sources. These deployments included a squadron of Rafale fighter jets, eight helicopters, and four large transport aircraft, as well as naval warships moving towards the southern Red Sea near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The reported naval movements were in response to growing concerns over Red Sea shipping security and the threat posed by Houthi attacks in Yemen.",
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  "coverage": {
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        "published": "2026-11-11T07:52:42.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nigeria-saudi-arabia-sign-agreement-for-2027-hajj-exercise",
        "published": "2026-11-11T08:41:43.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/saudi-arabia-and-turkiye-sign-3-000-mw-wind-deal",
        "published": "2026-11-11T10:40:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Why Kenyan mother sentenced in Saudi Arabia may not return home soon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/why-kenyan-mother-sentenced-in-saudi-arabia-may-not-return-home-soon",
        "published": "2026-11-11T12:09:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}