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Obama, Egypt's Sisi talked on the phone Tuesday - White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday, the White House National Security Council said. There were no immediate details about what the leaders discussed. But the call comes after Sisi - who has backed the military campaign against Houthi militias in Yemen - proposed a unified Arab force to confront regional security threats. (Corrects headline and paragraph one to Tuesday instead Monday) (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Sandra Maler)