CAIRO: Egypt and Saudi Arabia are considering holding joint military manoeuvres in the kingdom as the allies carry out air strikes in its neighbour Yemen, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's office said.
Other Gulf Arab countries would also participate, the Egyptian president's office said late on Tuesday.
"It was decided to form a joint military committee to look into a large-scale strategic manoeuvre on Saudi territory," said the statement issued after Sisi met Saudi Defence Minister Prince Mohamed bin Salman.
It gave no further details, but a security official said such joint manoeuvres were the "highest level of training exercises."
The Egyptian navy and air force are participating in the Saudi-led campaign against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, and Cairo has pledged ground forces if needed.
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