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
Christmas, Mawlid al-Nabi, and Arab uprisings
By : H.A. Hellyer In a few days, Christians following the Gregorian calendar will greet Christmas Eve – the 24th of December. But on Christmas Eve this year, there is another, different date that will be marked – the day
Egypt’s Sisi warns against protests on anniversary of 2011 revolt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned critics on Tuesday not to hold protests on Jan. 25 to mark the anniversary of the 2011 uprising, saying a new revolt risked destroying the country. Opposition groups including the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, families
Egypt hires consultancy firm to check airport security after Russia crash
Egypt has hired global consultancy Control Risks to review security at its airports after the crash of a plane carrying Russian holidaymakers that killed all 224 aboard and damaged the country’s tourism industry. Egypt said this month it had found
Alwaleed to build 10,000 housing units for Egyptians
Alwaleed Philanthropies, chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, announced a groundbreaking project to grant 10,000 housing units to 10,000 Egyptian families over 10 years. The combined cost for the housing project was EGP 2 billion, of which EGP 850,000,000 was
Britain’s opinion on the Muslim Brotherhood
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed British Prime Minister David Cameron has described the Muslim Brotherhood is a “deliberately opaque and habitually secretive” group. These two charges are not enough to ban the group and sanction its members. If the British government
Forgiveness is strength
By : Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong,” wrote one of the 20th century’s wisest men, Mahatma Gandhi. The British ruled his country India with an iron first and stripped
Egypt rejects Europe plea for release of Irish-Egyptian teen
Egypt has rejected a plea from the European Parliament to release an Irish-Egyptian teenager detained during a pro-Islamist protest in Cairo two years ago, and the Foreign Ministry said Friday the request amounted to a “violation of the independence” of
UK won’t ban Muslim Brotherhood but finds link to extremism
Some members of the Muslim Brotherhood have supported violence and involvement with the group can be an indicator of extremism – but it should not be banned in Britain, the government said Thursday. Last year, Prime Minister David Cameron ordered
To join alliance, Iran ‘must change policy’
For Iran to become part of the Islamic military coalition, it must stop supporting terrorism abroad and threatening Arab and Muslim countries. It was announced by Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri, advisor at the defense minister’s office and spokesman of
Egypt completes Russian plane crash initial report
Egypt said on Monday it had found no evidence so far of terrorism or other illegal action linked to the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai that killed all 224 people on board on Oct. 31. Russia and
Egypt lawyer challenges law that says writers can be jailed
An Egyptian lawyer on Saturday challenged a law that allows writers to be jailed for violating public morals, requesting the suspension of a case against an author on trial for work that prosecutors say is sexually explicit. Nasser Amin made
Eyeing rapid results, Egypt takes charge of building new capital
Egypt’s cash-strapped government says it has taken charge of plans to build a new capital after failing to close a deal with the UAE investor meant to lead a project some have compared in its ambition to the ancient pyramids.
Egyptian judge postpones trial of 739 as courtroom cage too small
An Egyptian judge on Saturday postponed the trial of 739 people accused of murder and staging an armed sit-in because they would not fit inside the courtroom cage. Judge Hassan Farid said he received a letter from the Cairo security
Egypt jails two policemen for beating lawyer to death
An Egyptian court sentenced two officers with the secret police to five years in prison on Saturday for beating to death an imprisoned lawyer, the second such verdict in a week. The two officers, a lieutenant colonel and captain with
An Unfair Invitation From The UN
By : Harun Yahya The draft resolution to the UN Security Council by France, which announced it would be escalating its aerial operations in Syria after the attacks in Paris on November 13, intended to secure diplomatic backing for this
Plan to exclude Turkey from Mideast power struggle
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Anyone who thinks the Iraqi government’s outburst, the first of its kind since the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime, is entirely against the presence of Turkish forces on Iraqi soil is wrong. The total number of
Gunmen kill policeman in Cairo
Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed an Egyptian policeman and wounded a second who were guarding banks in a busy commercial district of the capital Cairo on Saturday, Egypt’s state news agency said. No one has claimed responsibility for
Egypt to try 9 policemen for death in custody
Egypt on Thursday ordered nine policemen to stand trial for the beating to death of a man in custody, prosecutors said, after authorities vowed a crackdown on police abuses. The nine, including three lieutenants and a captain, were arrested last
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