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
Lebanese president in Egypt a day after defending Hezbollah
Lebanon’s newly elected president arrived in Egypt on Monday, a day after defending Hezbollah in remarks to a private Egyptian TV station — comments that underlined his unabated support for the Iranian-backed Shiite militant group. Michel Aoun’s last visit to
ISIS executes 5 Egyptians ‘for aiding army’
ISIS in Egypt claims to have executed five men it accused of working for the army, which is battling the militants in the Sinai Peninsula. In a series of photos published Friday on the secure messaging app Telegram, five men
Egyptian woman, world’s heaviest, to be biggest yet happiest loser after India op
An Egyptian believed to be the world’s heaviest woman will fly to India for weight reduction surgery Saturday after intervention from the country’s foreign minister ensured her a visa. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, aged 36 and weighing around 500
Egypt shuts down organization treating torture victims
Egyptian police on Thursday morning shuttered an organization that treats victims of torture and trauma, said a prominent psychiatrist who founded the center, describing it as part of the latest security crackdown on civil society in Egypt. Aida Seif el-Dawla
Egypt FM: Relations with Saudi Arabia ‘deeply rooted’
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed that relations with Saudi Arabia are strong and “deeply rooted”, denying claims of tensed ties between Cairo and Riyadh. Shoukry said both countries are able to carry on with positive relations, as he spoke
Egyptian Louvre attack suspect ‘acted alone’
A 29-year-old Egyptian arrested after a machete attack at the Louvre in Paris last week has said he acted on his own and was not under orders from ISIS, a source close to the probe said Wednesday. Police have confirmed
Israel says rockets fired from Egypt at resort town of Eilat
A volley of rockets was fired from Egypt’s Sinai peninsula late Wednesday at the southern Israeli resort town of Eilat, but without causing casualties, the Israeli army said. “Some of these rockets were destroyed in flight by Iron Dome batteries,”
Louvre attack suspect speaks to investigators
The Egyptian suspect in the attack on soldiers outside the Louvre museum in Paris has begun speaking to investigators and confirmed his identity, a source in the inquiry said Tuesday. The man, who was shot after wielding two machetes and
Five Iraqis, one Yemeni barred from Cairo-New York flight
Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday following United States President Donald Trump’s ban on the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at Cairo airport
Is US ‘terror tag’ likely for Muslim Brotherhood?
A debate is under way in the Trump administration about whether the United States should declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization and subject it to US sanctions, according to US officials and people close to President Donald Trump’s transition
Trump’s Mideast immigration ban excludes GCC, Egypt
US President Donald Trump’s proposed ban on immigrants from Muslim-majority nations has caused controversy worldwide. The ban would suspend all entry of immigrants from Muslim countries to the US. However, the ban only affects seven states in the Middle East,
Italian experts in Cairo to review footage in Regeni case
Egypt’s public prosecution has said it has agreed to allow Italian and German experts to retrieve and examine CCTV footage related to the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni. They will try to view footage from a metro station in
Trump, Sisi discuss fighting terrorism in first phone call
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed fighting terrorism and extremism with US President Donald Trump in a telephone call, and Trump applauded Egypt’s efforts on those fronts, Sisi’s office said on Monday. Trump told Sisi he appreciates the difficulties faced
Egypt’s military to enter pharmaceutical industry
Egypt’s military has received the license required to form a pharmaceutical company, a decree by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail published on Sunday showed. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has often called in the military to assist in major infrastructure projects and
Egypt extends participation in Yemen conflict
Egypt’s National Defence Council on Sunday extended the military’s participation in an Arab coalition operation in Yemen, the presidency said in a statement. “The National Defence Council agreed during the meeting to extend the participation of the required elements from
Egypt moves to prosecute prominent cleric Sheikh Qaradawi
Prosecutors in Cairo have referred an alleged civil defamation claim against internationally renowned Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi to the Higher State Security Prosecution Service, which is a judicial branch concerned with cases related to national security. The report accuses
Gunmen kill eight Egyptian police at checkpoint
Gunmen killed eight police late Monday in an attack on a checkpoint in el-Wadi el-Gedid province in southwest Egypt, the interior ministry said. Two of the attackers were killed when security forces fought back, and three other security personnel were
Truck bomb kills 9 police in Egypt’s Sinai
A truck bomb attack on an Egyptian security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula killed at least nine policemen on Monday, officials and state media said. Police officials said a suicide bomber rammed a truck packed with explosives into the checkpoint
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