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 »
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Israel blamed for arming Myanmar amid Rohingya Muslims tragedies
:: Human rights groups criticized Israel for the continued sale of weaponry to the Myanmar junta amid violence against Rohingya Muslims, local media reported on Saturday. More than 100 tanks as well as boats and light weapons have been sold
Egypt signs memo with China on $739 mln for rail link to new capital
:: Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding with China on Tuesday for Beijing to finance a rail link worth about $739 million serving a new capital the north African country is building, the Egyptian investment minister said. The link will
How Egypt could turn its nightmares into dreams
By : Mohammed Nosseir :: Apparently, countries can have nightmares just as human beings do — but unlike human beings, they are blessed with the ability to escape these nightmares, or at least mitigate their effects. The Egyptian state is
Egypt-Russia agreement to build first nuclear plant
:: Russian media say Egypt has finalized a deal to build a nuclear power plant with funding from Moscow after nearly two years of negotiations. The reports Monday came after Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Egyptian brothers sing hilarious song for sister on her wedding
:: Two brothers recently became one of the most talked-about topics in Egypt for performing a special song for their only sister at her wedding, making the glorious occasion even more memorable. Brothers of the bride, Ahmad and Mohammad El-Bessa,
Emirati filmmaker unsettles traditions, exposes hidden lives
:: An Emirati filmmaker is pushing boundaries and bypassing state censors by delicately unraveling a story about a traditional Arab family grappling with issues of homosexual love, gender identity, sectarianism and women’s rights. The movie focuses on a conservative Iraqi
GACA chief stresses Saudi role against terrorism
:: The president of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), Abdulhakim bin Muhammad Al-Tamimi, stressed the interest of Saudi Arabia in standing with all countries against terrorism. The Kingdom is sparing no effort to foster the security of international
Egypt: US decision to withhold aid could have negative impact
:: Egypt expressed its regret on Wednesday over a United States decision to deny it $95.7 million in aid and to delay a further $195 million, adding that it may have a negative impact on common interests, its Foreign Ministry
Egypt’s first bitcoin exchange to begin trading this month
:: Egypt’s first bitcoin exchange will go live later this month, the founders of Bitcoin Egypt said, linking the Middle East’s most populous country with a cryptocurrency that has surged in value in recent months. Many governments around the world
Egypt’s cabinet passes regulations for new investment law
:: Egypt’s cabinet passed regulations on Thursday for a new investment law aimed at attracting foreign investors to help the economy recover after a 2011 uprising. Investment Minister Sahar Nasr said the law will now be passed to Egypt’s administrative
Italy to return ambassador to Cairo
:: Italy said it would return its ambassador to Cairo more than a year after the murder of an Italian graduate student led the Rome government to recall its previous envoy. Giulio Regeni was 28 when he vanished from the
Egypt railway authority head resigns after fatal crash
:: The head of Egypt’s railway authority resigned Sunday after 41 people were killed in a train crash, the prime minister’s office said. A statement said that Transportation Minister Hisham Arafat had accepted the resignation of Medhat Shousha. Arafat “affirmed
Italian tourist held over killing of hotel supervisor at Egyptian resort
:: An Italian tourist has been detained in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam on suspicion of killing a supervisor on a hotel building site, judicial sources said. The supervising engineer, identified as Tariq Ahmed Abdel Hameed, died
Egypt streamlines industrial licensing to boost investment
:: Egypt announced executive regulations on Sunday for a new industrial licensing law it says will slash bureaucracy and decrease the waiting time for new projects, reforms it hopes will draw badly needed investment. Egypt’s economy has struggled since a
Egypt shootout kills 3 ‘militants behind anti-copt attacks’
:: Egypt’s interior ministry said on Thursday a policeman and three militants suspected of involvement in deadly attacks against the country’s Coptic Christian minority were killed in a shootout. Police had arrested one member of the cell who led them
ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Egyptian police
:: ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on a patrol car on Wednesday that killed four Egyptian policemen in North Sinai, the militant group’s AMAQ news agency said on Thursday. Authorities in Arish, the capital of North Sinai province,
Four policemen killed in attack in Egypt’s North Sinai
:: Four Egyptian policeman were killed on Wednesday when gunmen fired at a patrol car in the northern Sinai city of al-Arish, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported. Authorities in Arish, the capital of North Sinai province, were on the hunt for
Egypt transfers Red Sea knife attacker to mental hospital
:: Egypt’s top national security prosecutor has ordered the transfer of an Egyptian man who stabbed three foreign tourists to death at a Red Sea resort in July to a mental hospital for psychiatric evaluation, state news agency MENA said
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