Egyptian parliament to hold emergency session on Saudi support request

Egypt's House of Representatives has received an invitation from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to hold a general session on Sunday to discuss authorizing him to take necessary measures to protect Saudi Arabia should the Kingdom request it.

The internal regulations of the Egyptian parliament set out the procedures for holding emergency sessions, as outlined in Article 277, which grants the president the right to call the parliament to convene before a scheduled session.

Article 277 of the internal regulations states that parliamentary sessions are public and are held on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays each week, unless the parliament decides otherwise. With the parliament's approval, a session may be postponed without a set date, in which case the president determines the next session's date and notifies members accordingly.

The speaker of the House also has the authority to call the parliament to convene before a scheduled session if necessary, or at the request of the president or the prime minister.