Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: CAIRO
Two ships run aground in Suez Canal, delaying traffic
A container ship ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal in dense mist on Saturday morning, the canal authority said, delaying traffic through a vital global trade route for several hours. A Maersk Line spokesman told Reuters the Danish-flagged Susan Maersk
Egypt official says she burned books ‘corrupting’ children
An Egyptian education official under investigation for burning library books from a school suspected of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood defended her decision Wednesday, saying she herself is under fire for trying to weed out extremist ideas that “corrupt” children.
Egypt to demolish headquarters of Mubarak’s old party
Egypt’s cabinet on Wednesday ordered the demolition of an abandoned, burnt-out building that had housed the headquarters of former President Hosni Mubarak’s political party, which was disbanded four years ago. The National Democratic Party (NDP) building, a concrete tower block
Al-Azhar condemns Kenya massacre
The Cairo-based top Sunni Muslim body Al-Azhar on Saturday condemned the massacre of nearly 150 people at Kenya’s Garissa University by Somalia’s Al Shabaab Islamists. Four militants from the Al-Qaeda-linked group killed 148 people, 142 of them students, and wounded
Egypt police raid radio station, detain rights advocate
The head of an Egyptian human rights organization said Saturday he is being held in a central Cairo police station following a police raid on the group’s online radio station. Ahmed Samih, director of the Andalus Institute for Tolerance and
Two explosions heard near Cairo police station
Two bombs exploded in Cairo’s residential Imbaba district on Saturday, causing no casualties, Egypt’s state-run Al Ahram newspaper said on its website. Ahram said the bombs exploded in front of the Ahmed Oraby school near the Imbaba police station. It
Arab leaders agree joint military force
Arab leaders have agreed to form a joint military force after a summit dominated by a Saudi-led offensive on Houthis in Yemen and the threat from extremism. Arab representatives will meet over the next month to study the creation of
Egypt prosecutor names Brotherhood leaders as terrorists
Egypt’s top prosecutor on Sunday named 18 Muslim Brotherhood members, including the group’s leader and his deputy, as terrorists in the first implementation of an anti-terror law passed earlier this year. In a statement, chief prosecutor Hisham Barakat said the
Libya tells Arab summit arms embargo must be lifted to fight ISIS
Libya told an Arab summit on Saturday that a U.N. arms embargo on the country must be lifted to help prevent the advance of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. “I say to those who oppose or delay
German tourist killed in Egypt shark attack
A shark attack on Sunday killed a 52-year-old German tourist in an Egyptian Red Sea resort, in the first such incident in five years, police said. The attack in which the shark sheared off the German’s leg took place off
Egyptian court acquits top Mubarak era official: sources
An Egyptian court acquitted former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly of graft charges on Thursday, judicial sources said, the latest ruling to clear prominent figures from the era of President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in the 2011 revolt. El-Adly, who
Egypt to end on-arrival visas for lone travelers
Egypt will stop issuing on-arrival visas to lone travelers, officials said Tuesday, in a move aimed at bolstering border security but prompting fears that tourism revenues could be harmed. For years, tourists arriving from Europe, the Americas and most Gulf
Egypt tightening visa rule for individual visitors
Egypt is tightening rules for visas by requiring individual visitors to obtain them at embassies instead of on arrival at Egyptian airports, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, a move that may make it harder to revive the tourism industry.
Egypt sacks 41 pro-Mursi judges
An Egyptian disciplinary court forcibly retired 41 judges on Saturday for supporting ousted president Mohammad Mursi, a judicial source said, amid a crackdown against both Islamist and secular opposition. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former army chief who overthrew Mursi
One policeman killed, 24 wounded in Sinai blast
A bomb killed one and wounded 25 Egyptian policemen on Tuesday in the Sinai peninsula, security sources said. The attack took place at a police barracks in the city of al-Arish, the sources said. Authorities suspect the operation was a
Arab League calls for multinational force to fight militants
The Arab League called for the creation of a regional force to combat militants as countries face a growing threat from Islamic State and other groups. The ultra-radical group has taken over swathes of Iraq and Syria and splinter groups
Bomb kills three soldiers in Egypt’s Sinai region
A roadside bomb killed three Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai peninsula on Monday, security sources said. The blast, which also wounded a soldier, comes days ahead of an investment conference in Sharm el-Sheikh resort, which Egypt hopes will project an
Egypt carries out first execution of Mursi supporter
CAIRO: Egypt executed an Islamist on Saturday for a murder committed during riots in mid-2013, the first death sentence carried out against a supporter of the banned Muslim Brotherhood under President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi. The interior ministry said in a
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