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: Egypt
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 Minister: King Salman Bridge is the largest project in the world
:: The construction of the King Salman Bridge between Saudi Arabia and Egypt has been described as the largest project in the world by Egyptian transport minister Hashim Arafat. The minister told Al Arabiya TV that the Suez Canal Bridge,
Egyptian employees too will have to submit to surprise drug tests
:: An Egyptian government official announced that surprise anti-drug campaigns would include government officials in its ambit. The tests would ascertain whether any of the officials in the administrative cadre were taking drugs or not. Mohamed Jamil, head of the
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
Egyptian passenger caught attempt to smuggle artifacts to Saudi Arabia
:: Cairo’s airport authorities caught an Egyptian passenger attempting to smuggle a collection of antiques to Saudi Arabia. The passenger was intending to hold an exhibition in Saudi Arabia to sell the items that date back to Egypt’s Khedival era,
Trump tells Egypt’s Sisi keen on developing US – Egypt relations
:: US President Donald Trump called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday and said he was keen to overcome any obstacles in the way of cooperation, just days after the US said it would withhold some financial aid to
Egypt’s Sisi to meet US delegation headed by Jared Kushner
:: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is scheduled to meet Wednesday with US delegation to the Middle East headed by Jared Kushner, senior advisor to US President Donald Trump. A meeting scheduled between Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Kushner
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
Syrian opposition meeting in Riyadh ends without agreement
:: The Syrian opposition meeting ended in Riyadh without agreement on Tuesday due to the fact that Moscow refused to agree on any changes to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime or altering of the current Syrian constitution. The meeting witnessed a
A three-way power struggle
By : Maria Dubovikova :: The polarization of political issues and the daily heated arguments with relatives, friends and colleagues that every Egyptian engages in have turned us into a divided society; disliking one another because of our different political
It’s not only Egypt’s trains that are on the wrong track
By : Mohammed Nosseir :: Complaining that trains in the Netherlands are often delayed by a few minutes, a Dutch friend told me: “If other nations have punctual trains, we should not demand less.” While the Dutch criticize their railway’s
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
Searching for a hero: An Egyptian dilemma
By : Mohammed Nosseir :: “Late President (Gamal Abdel) Nasser put me behind bars for two years, yet my loyalty to him remained unabated throughout my prison term, and up to the present,” said a renowned Egyptian Nasserist intellectual. Throughout
Killing an incapacitated assailant is a crime, not heroics
By : Yossi Mekelberg :: Wars and conflicts create heroes and villains, but most of all victims. All three were mixed in the sorry saga in which Israeli soldier Elor Azaria shot and killed Abed Al-Fattah Al-Sharif, a Palestinian who
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