El Sisi stresses importance of Yemen’s stability to Middle East, Egyptian security: Yemen’s stability is “of extreme importance” to the security of Egypt and the Middle East as a whole, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said during a meeting yesterday with Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, according to an Ittihadiya statement (pdf). El Sisi and Hadi held talks on Red Sea security in light of an attack by Houthi rebels that jeopardized maritime navigation through the Bab El Mandab strait. The two also discussed ways Egypt can support Yemen in its current security plights, Sisi said in his speech following their meeting. Hadi is also set to meet with several other Egyptian officials during his two-day visit, including Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal.