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
How ‘treacherous’ is criticizing Egypt’s president?
By Sonia Farid Egyptian actor Khaled Abul Naga might be facing high treason charges for criticizing the policies of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. According to the lawsuit, filed by lawyer Samir Sabry, Abul Naga insulted the president, incited the public
Egypt hopes to attract $12bn at major investment summit
CAIRO: Egypt hopes to attract investment of $10-$12 billion in 20 projects, including in energy, transport and water, at a major conference in mid-March, the minister for international cooperation said. The conference is seen as a critical part of the
Bomb blast near Egypt train station
A bomb went off near a train station in southern Egypt Saturday night, as police found three other explosive devices planted on railway tracks in the region, the government said. A charred body was found near the railway station in
El-Sissi: Pardon for Al Jazeera men being discussed
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi said on Thursday a presidential pardon for two of the three Al Jazeera journalists serving seven-year jail sentences in his country was being considered. “Let us say that this matter is being discussed to
Egypt arrests senior Muslim Brotherhood member
Egypt on Thursday arrested a leading Muslim Brotherhood member who played a key role in negotiations between his now-banned group and the government. In Cairo, at least nine people, including five policemen, were hurt in incidents involving a home-made bomb
Five police wounded in Cairo blast
A bomb wounded five policemen near a Cairo university Thursday, and four people were hurt in a panicked crush after an explosion at a train station in the Egyptian capital, security officials said. Egypt has been hit by a wave
Egypt militant arrested on return from Syria
Egyptian authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of a jihadist who returned home from the Syrian conflict to train Islamist militants in the use of explosives. Hani Shahine had fought in the ranks of the Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda’s franchise in
Prominent Egyptian activists end hunger strike
The mother and sister of two jailed Egyptian pro-democracy activists have ended a 76-day hunger strike they had undertaken to press for the release of imprisoned government critics. Activists have used hunger strikes recently to protest the arrest of thousands
U.N. announces 12-hour truce in Libya’s Benghazi
The United Nations says Libya’s warring parties in the eastern city of Benghazi have agreed to a 12-hour humanitarian truce. U.N. Special Representative Bernardino Leon says the cease-fire started on Wednesday morning and could be extended by the parties. Leon’s
Viral return? 2nd Egypt bird flu death in two days
An Egyptian woman died of the bird flu on Tuesday, marking the second casualty the virus claimed in two days, Egypt’s al-Ahram state-owned newspaper reported. The 30-year-old reportedly contracted the virus after coming into contact with affected birds, the Ministry
10 killed in Egypt’s Sinai after rocket struck home
Ten people including women and children were killed in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday when a rocket struck their home, security and medical official said. It was not immediately clear whether it was a rocket fired by one of
Coloring Cairo: Artists on quest to paint city’s satellite dishes
Thousands of satellite dishes line Cairo’s balconies and dot its roof-tops and one group has decided to turn but the drab grey discs into their own canvasses, adding a splash of color to the city’s skyline. Due to dust and
Egypt rights group says constitution violated
An Egyptian rights group said Tuesday the government has repeatedly violated the country’s new constitution, calling it a crime that must be addressed immediately. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said it recorded violations of more than a dozen
Egypt spent $3 bln on fuel subsidies in the first quarter
Egypt spent 22 billion Egyptian pounds ($3.08 billion) on fuel subsidies in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014-2015, down 29 percent from the same quarter a year ago, an oil ministry official said on Monday. As part of efforts
Egypt to deepen buffer zone with Gaza after finding longer tunnels
Egypt will double to one kilometer (0.62 mile) the depth of a security buffer zone it is clearing on its border with the Gaza Strip after some of the worst anti-state violence since President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown last year.
Egypt refers five students to military court over protest
An Egyptian court referred five university students on Monday to military trial over a violent protest, judicial sources said, under a controversial new law expanding the army’s powers to try civilians. The students from Cairo’s Islamic Al-Azhar University were sent
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, second death in 2014
An Egyptian woman died on Monday of H5N1 bird flu after coming into contact with infected birds, the second death from the disease this year, a health ministry spokesman told Reuters. Egypt has identified seven cases of the virus in
Terror attacks kill five, wound 16 across Egypt
Two Egyptian policemen and three soldiers were killed in a terror attack in Sinai on Thursday, while a bomb explosion at a metro train in Cairo injured 16 people. In the Sinai attacks, militants set up roadblocks and stopped vehicles
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