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 extends participation in Yemen conflict for up to one year
Egypt’s national defense council on Thursday extended the military’s participation in the Saudi-led operation in Yemen for up to one year, the presidency said in a statement. “The national defence council agreed to extend the participation of the required elements
Swedish tourist hurt in Egypt hotel attack leaves hospital: medics
A Swedish tourist wounded in an attack on an Egyptian Red Sea resort hotel has been released from hospital, medical officials said Sunday. Sammie Olovsson, 27, was among three foreigners injured in the Friday attack by men carrying knives on
Egypt’s parliament meets after long absence
Egypt’s new parliament held its opening session on Sunday, state television reported, more than three years after a court dissolved the old Islamist-dominated chamber. The body is expected to choose a speaker on its first day back, and now has
The autumn of the Arab patriarchs
By : Hisham Melhem Five years ago this month, a 26-year old Tunisian street vendor known only to his family and friends died after he set himself on fire. The self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, who snapped after another humiliating encounter
Egypt tourism minister to visit red sea resort after attack
Egypt’s tourism minister was expected Saturday to visit the victims of an attack at a Red Sea resort hotel by knife-wielding assailants, the latest blow to the country’s beleaguered tourism industry. The interior ministry said two men who attacked the
Cairo suburb gun attack kills officer and soldier
Armed men shot dead a police officer and a soldier on Saturday while they were in their car in the Giza area, on the outskirts of Cairo, the state news agency said. “Immediately after the incident several moving and fixed
Egypt court upholds Mubarak jail sentence
Egypt’s top appeals court upheld on Saturday a three-year prison sentence for ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons for corruption. It was not immediately clear, however, how long Mubarak would remain in detention. Both of his sons were
Two tourists hurt after gunmen attack Egypt hotel
Gunmen opened fire at the entrance of a hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Hurghada on Friday, wounding two foreign tourists, security sources said. One of the injured was from Denmark and the other from Germany, the
Egypt minister suggests anniversary protests would violate Islamic law
Egypt’s minister of religious endowments has warned against holding protests during the anniversary of the uprising that ended President Hosni Mubarak’s rule, the state news agency said, and suggested any unrest would violate Islamic law. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said during
ISIS carried out Cairo hotel attack in response to calls targeting Jews
ISIS said on Friday its members carried out an armed attack on Israeli tourists in Cairo in response to a call by the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to target Jews “everywhere”. The group said in a statement released online
ISIS-linked group attacks Sinai pipeline to Jordan
The Egyptian branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group on Thursday said it had bombed a pipeline that carries gas to Jordan and to a major industrial zone in north Sinai. Security sources confirmed that attackers
Egyptian travel agency blamed for attack on Mexicans
A probe into a botched air strike on a group of Mexican tourists in Egypt that killed eight people in September suggests a travel agency they hired was to blame, Mexico’s foreign minister said. Eight Mexican tourists and four of
Egypt: no one hurt in attack near Pyramids
An attacker fired birdshot at an Egyptian security post outside a hotel near the Giza Pyramids on Thursday morning, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said no one was hurt in the incident at the Three Pyramids Hotel, but the
Saudi-Turkish cooperation: Opportunities and challenges
By : Raghida Dergham The strategic cooperation council established by Saudi Arabia and Turkey is one step above a bilateral alliance, and its goal goes beyond restoring balance to Sunni forces in Iraq and Syria, and thus requires an in-depth
Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood has become one big message
By : Raed Omari It would be no exaggeration to say that Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood is perishing. Given the widening cracks within the long-established group, which led to hundreds of leaders recently submitting their mass resignation, the kingdom’s Islamist movement
Egypt rights group visits prison, but says access lacking
Egypt’s state-sanctioned human rights body says a delegation was able to visit a prison holding Muslim Brotherhood leaders but that authorities sharply limited access to prisoners. George Ishak, a member in the National Council for Human Rights, says the delegation
Egypt backs Saudi Arabia in spat with Iran
Egypt’s foreign minister has denounced the attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran as “unacceptable.” Sameh Shoukry said during a visit to Riyadh on Tuesday that Iranian behavior following sheikh Nimr al-Nimr’s execution is tantamount to “intervening in the kingdom’s
Egypt to name new city after King Salman
Egypt plans to name a new city development over 10,000 acres near Cairo after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. The announcement was made by Egyptian Minister of Housing Mustafa Madbouli on Monday during a briefing on several
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