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Egypt’s el-Sisi vows to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has vowed to take 'any measure' to defend Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks.

What the coverage shows

All four outlets focus on Saudi Arabia’s difficulty stopping Houthi attacks, and three of them frame that difficulty through military hardware: NBC News stresses the kingdom’s expensive U.S.-supplied arsenal, while the New York Times says the missiles and drones are hard to detect and stop. The Los Angeles Times shifts the emphasis to the attacks’ broader impact on Saudi modernization plans, and 60 Minutes is the only outlet that specifically foregrounds new strikes on Riyadh after an airport attack.

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