Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 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 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 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

Arab League to resist embassies moving to Jerusalem

Arab League foreign ministers adopted a resolution Tuesday against any attempt to move diplomatic missions to Jerusalem, following Donald Trump’s presidential campaign pledge to move the American embassy in Israel. The status of Jerusalem is one of the thorniest issues

One-on-one with Egyptian film critic and Berlinale honoree Samir Farid

For more than half a century, Samir Farid has been the face of Arab film criticism. The 73-year-old Cairo-born journalist was the first writer to establish film criticism as a serious form of writing, emerging at a time when film

Mubarak’s innocence through the eyes of history

Abdulrahman al-Rashed

By : Abdulrahman Al-Rashed After the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917, Tsar Nicholas II was arrested and accused of several charges. In the following year, he was executed along with his family, after a quick trial for treason, killings

Egypt police kill four suspected militants in shootout

Egyptian police have killed four suspected Islamist militants believed to have been planning a “major attack” in a shootout near Cairo, the interior ministry said. The “takfiri” cell – an Arabic word for extremists who declare other Muslims disbelievers –

The ‘Fresh Prince’ comes to Cairo! Egyptians abuzz over Will Smith visit

Will Smith

Famous US actor Will Smith has touched down in Cairo on Sunday, and Egyptians it appears that Egyptians cannot hide their excitement. Pictures on local media showed some excited fans grasping selfies with the Legend as he arrived at Cairo’s

Merkel in Egypt in push to reduce migrant flow

German Chancellor Angela Merkel landed in Cairo Thursday on a two-day trip to Egypt and Tunisia, in a push to limit migrant flows to Europe through North Africa, especially chaos-torn Libya. Turmoil exploited by people smugglers since the 2011 overthrow

Cairo court acquits Egyptian ex-president Hosni Mubarak

A court in Cairo has announced that it has acquitted former president Hosni Mubarak on charges of killing protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign., Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent reported. Mubarak, his interior minister and

Sisi defends anti-ISIS fight after Copts flee Sinai

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has defended his country’s fight against the ISIS group, after dozens of Christian families fled the Sinai Peninsula following a string of jihadist attacks. An ISIS affiliate waging an insurgency in the Sinai last week

Egypt lawmaker says his expulsion is warning to opposition

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

An Egyptian lawmaker who was one of the few dissenting voices in parliament said Tuesday his expulsion over accusations of leaking a draft law to foreign embassies was a warning to the opposition. Mohamed Anwar Sadat, a nephew of the

Exceeding China and India, Egypt’s Cairo is world’s fastest-growing city in 2017

Cairo’s population is expected to grow by half a million people in 2017, to become the fastest growing-city around the world, a recent report has revealed. In a list that included cities from China and India, which are known to

Egypt’s parliament expels lawmaker who had criticized it

Egypt’s parliament has expelled a lawmaker who spoke out against alleged corruption and criticized the body for its handling of human rights issues. The legislature, which is packed with government supporters, accused Mohammed Anwar Sadat of forging the signatures of

Egypt MP proposes extension of presidential terms

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

An independent Egyptian lawmaker stirred controversy after proposing a motion to extend presidential terms from four to six years, only a year before the current term of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi comes to an end. Lawmaker Ismail Nasreddine said Sunday

Ministry: Abou Treika is free to enter Egypt

Mohamed Abou Treika.

Egyptian legendary retired footballer Mohamed Abou Treika could have returned to Cairo to take part in his father’s burial without facing arrest, Egypt’s Interior Ministry spokesperson said. General Tareq Atteya told local website youm7.com that the ministry has no orders

Egypt annoyed as Britain continues suspension of flights

Egypt expressed frustration on Saturday at Britain’s refusal to lift a suspension of flights from the United Kingdom to the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, imposed after Islamic State brought down a Russian airliner in 2015. The issue of

Egypt launches societal dialogue on nuclear project

Minister of Electricity and Energy Mohamed Shaker and Matrouh Governor Alaa Abu Zeid on Saturday [25 February] attended the launching ceremony of a societal dialogue to address the environmental impact of building the first nuclear station in Egypt in Dhaba

Copts flee Sinai after suspected ISIS attacks

Dozens of Coptic Christians have left Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula after a string of jihadist attacks killed three Christians in the restive province, church officials said. On Thursday, suspected ISIS jihadists killed a member of the minority in the North Sinai

Egyptian Coptic Christian killed, house torched

A Coptic Christian was shot dead Thursday and his house set on fire in Egypt’s North Sinai, a stronghold of the ISIS group, security officials and medics said. It was the third death this week linked to militants in violence

Al-Azhar: The end is near for ISIS

Ahmed al-Tayyeb.

In response to a video issued by ISIS showing the bomber behind the explosions that targeted a cathedral in Cairo in December, Al-Azhar said that while the group is trying to export propaganda to seem in control, it is actually

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