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’s Sisi decrees law on deporting foreign prisoners
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree on Wednesday allowing him to repatriate foreign prisoners in Egypt, state media said, a move that could enable the release of an Al Jazeera journalist now serving a seven-year jail term. Peter Greste,
Morocco disqualified from 2015 African Cup
Morocco has been disqualified from the 2015 African Cup of Nations after refusing to host the tournament because of Ebola, and a new host country will be chosen. The Confederation of African Football says it has received “some applications” from
Explosion shakes Egypt’s volatile northern Sinai
A car bomb outside a fast-food restaurant in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula wounded 10 people late on Tuesday when it exploded as security forces were evacuating a heavily populated area, security and medical sources said, according to Reuters news agency. The
Germans convicted of stealing from Egypt’s great pyramid
An Egyptian court sentenced three Germans and six Egyptians to five years jail on Tuesday for stealing fragments of a pharaonic artifact from Cairo’s Great Pyramid, a judicial source said. A court in Giza, south of the capital, sentenced in
Ultimatum expires for Egypt’s civil society
Rights groups in Egypt braced for a possible crackdown as a government-issued ultimatum for them to register under a restrictive law expired Monday. By nightfall, there was no immediate government action against a number of groups that have declined to
SISI: Egypt parliamentary polls before end of March
Egypt’s parliamentary elections will be held before the end of March 2015, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told a visiting U.S. business delegation on Monday, his office said. Electing a new parliament is a key step in a roadmap announced by
Egypt’s Sinai evacuations: A case of displacement for security?
Analysed By: Sonia Farid Creating a buffer zone along the border with the Gaza Strip has been the Egyptian government’s priority since the Oct. 24 attack that killed more than 30 soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula. The plan, which promises
Egypt arrests suspect over threats to American schools
Egypt on Saturday announced the arrest of a U.S.-Egyptian citizen accused of having posted on jihadist websites a threat to attack American and other international schools in the region. At the end of October, U.S. embassies in the Gulf states
Blast in Egypt train kills two policemen
A new bombing just 100 meters from a Cairo presidential palace wounded a female passer-by Thursday morning, just hours after a train bomb killed three people, security officials said. The blast followed an attack on a train north of the
Meet the man grooming Cairo’s donkeys
In the shadow of Cairo’s medieval aqueduct, Mohammad Mustafa teaches his 5-year-old son the family’s trade, one shear at a time. Mohammad is one of Cairo’s donkey barbers, an expert in trimming and styling horses, camels, mules, sheep, goats, dogs
Egyptian militant group denies pledging loyalty to ISIS: Twitter
Egypt’s most active militant group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, denied in a Twitter message on Tuesday that it had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and it distanced itself from a statement that appeared in its
Egypt’s Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis swears allegiance to ISIS: statement
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Egypt’s most active militant group, has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, a statement from Ansar said Monday night. Ansar had previously told Reuters that it sought inspiration and advice from Islamic State, the radical al-Qaeda offshoot that
Islamist commander says 18 militiamen killed in Libya
An Islamist field commander says that 18 militiamen have been killed in an attack on a western Libyan town. The commander in the coalition of Islamist militias known as the Dawn of Libya said the rival Zintan militia, backed by
Egypt steps up efforts ahead of U.N. human rights review
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign affairs announced this week the beginning of an “intensive preparation” to show its “full commitment to respect the international conventions and the fundamental rights and freedoms,” ahead of the U.N. review on human rights in
Former Qaddafi spokesman expelled from Egypt
The former spokesman for deposed Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has been expelled from Egypt, a state newspaper said on Friday, though the spokesman disputed the report. The website of Egypt’s state newspaper al-Ahram said Egyptian authorities asked Moussa Ibrahim to
Egypt bans pro-Mursi pressure group
Egypt on Thursday banned a pressure group that has pushed for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, who was overthrown by the army last year. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb issued a decree dissolving the National Coalition
Egypt orders activist Abdel Fattah back to jail: family
An Egyptian court ordered prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah back to jail Monday after he was previously freed on bail during a trial for taking part in an illegal protest, a relative said. His sister Mona Seif told AFP Abdel
Egypt army ‘kills 8 Sinai jihadists,’ sends more troops
Eight suspected jihadists were killed in a shootout in Egypt’s Sinai, the army said Monday, as more troops were deployed to the peninsula where a car bomb killed dozens last week. Seven “terrorists and criminals” were arrested after the shootout,
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