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
Egypt court ruling halts parliamentary election
Egypt’s Administrative Court issued a ruling on Tuesday that effectively halts the March/April parliamentary election process, judicial sources said. The state-run Al Ahram news portal confirmed the Administrative Court’s ruling. “The Administrative Court ruled … halting the execution of the
Egypt court brands Hamas a ‘terrorist’ group
An Egyptian court on Saturday branded the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas a “terrorist” organization, a judicial source said, after it was alleged to have links with jihadists behind deadly Sinai attacks. From Gaza City, Hamas reacted by condemning what it
One killed after multiple blasts hit Cairo
One person was killed in a bombing outside a pizzeria in the Egyptian capital Thursday as other blasts hit a police station and offices of cell phone companies, a health official said. The bomb tore off the legs of the
Almost 15,000 Egyptians flee Libya from Sallum crossing
Almost 15,000 Egyptians have flocked back home from war-torn Libya, crossing at the Sallum border, state media reported Monday, following the murder of Coptic Christians by ISIS. Last week Egyptian and Libyan warplanes hit ISIS targets inside Libya after the
Egypt state media says Mursi not to face fifth trial
Egypt’s former president Mohammad Mursi, deposed by the army in 2013, will not stand trial for incitement to murder over deadly protests that followed his ouster, state media reported Tuesday. Morsi will face no action as he was in military
Egypt asks anti-ISIS coalition to intervene in Libya
Egypt asked the international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to extend their operations to Libya, a day after the group released a video claiming to show the execution of 21 Egyptian Copts there. “Egypt renews
France signs deal with Egypt for export of jets
France on Monday signed its first export contract for Rafale fighter jets, with Egypt agreeing to buy 24 of the warplanes, an AFP correspondent said. Eric Trappier, chief executive officer of France’s Dassault Aviation, signed the multi-billion-euro contract at a
Egypt court puts Mursi on trial over Qatar link
An Egyptian court put ousted Islamist president Mohammad Mursi on trial on Sunday on charges of endangering national security by leaking state secrets and sensitive documents to Qatar, furthering a state crackdown on his outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Mursi, who was
Egyptian police thwart two suicide car bomb attacks
Police in Egypt say they have thwarted two Islamic militant suicide car bomb attacks on a police station in the restive northern Sinai. Police officials said Saturday the attack in the town of Sheikh Zuweyid wounded two police officers. Police
Egypt’s Al-Azhar condemns killing of three Muslims in U.S.
Al-Azhar, the center of Islamic learning in Egypt, on Thursday condemned the killings of three young Muslims by a gunman in the United States as a “terrorist and racist” act. A man who had posted anti-religious messages on Facebook and
Egypt to compensate families of dead football fans
Families of fans who died outside an Egyptian soccer stadium on Sunday when security forces barred fans from entering will be offered 25,000 Egyptian pounds ($3280) in compensation. A Health Ministry spokesman said the final toll was 19 dead, but
Saudi Arabia’s Egypt stance ‘unchangeable’
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has expressed Saudi Arabia’s close bond with Egypt in a phone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi. King Salman described Saudi’s stance toward Egypt as “unchangeable” as both countries have strategic
Mubarak-era tycoon Ahmed Ezz says he will run for parliamentary elections
Egypt’s steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz, who was recently freed from jail over corruption charges following the Jan. 25, 2011 uprising, announced late Saturday that he will run for the upcoming parliamentary elections. “Despite all the warning I received, I still
Egypt police, football ultras clashes kill 22
At least 22 Egyptian football fans were killed when supporters of club Zamalek clashed with police in the capital Sunday evening before a premier league match, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. A medical source at Cairo’s Ahli Bank Hospital, who
Egyptian military kills 27 militants in Sinai
Egyptian military air strikes killed 27 Islamic militants in Northern Sinai early on Friday, in one of the biggest security operations in the region months, security sources said. Apache helicopters targeted militants from Sinai Province, a group that pledged allegiance
Homemade bomb explodes in central Cairo
style=”text-align: center;”> Two bombs exploded in the Egyptian cities of Cairo and Alexandria on Tuesday, killing one civilian, security officials said. The Cairo blast occurred near a busy square in Qasr al-Nil road, and was hidden in an electrical transformer,
Egypt sets new Mursi espionage trial on Feb. 15
Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi faces a new espionage trial on February 15 for allegedly leaking “classified documents” to Qatar and Al-Jazeera television, a judicial source said Monday. Morsi, ousted in July 2013 by the army, is already facing three
Egypt seeking military equipment from France: report
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he has asked France for modern military equipment, noting that he had set three conditions on any deal, according to Al masry al youm. In talks with parliamentarians Sunday, Sisi said the agreement would
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