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
Saint Petersburg bells toll 224 times for Egypt crash victims
Saint Petersburg on Sunday remembered the victims of the Sinai plane crash, with the bell of the iconic St. Isaac’s Cathedral tolling 224 times in memory of each person killed. At an emotional memorial service at one of the former
Noise heard on cockpit audio of Russian plane
A noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording from the Russian plane that crashed last week in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, the head of the joint investigation team said Saturday. The statement bolstered U.S. and British
Russia sending 44 planes to Egypt to repatriate tourists
Russia will on Saturday send 44 planes to repatriate its nationals from two Egyptian Red Sea resorts, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said as suspicions grow that a bomb caused last weekend’s plane crash. Thirty empty planes will be
Egypt: too soon for conclusions in plane crash probe
A cockpit record from the Russian jet which crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula one week ago registered a noise in the last second of recording, the head of an investigation committee into the crash said on Saturday. But the committee
Russia faces evacuating 80,000 nationals from Egypt
Around 80,000 Russians are stranded in Egypt after the Kremlin grounded all flights to the country following the crash of a Russian airliner in the Sinai Peninsula, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said on Saturday. President Vladimir Putin ordered the
UK plane entering Sharm ‘missed rocket by 300m’ in August
A British tourist plane heading in to land at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh came within 1,000 feet (300 metres) of a missile in August, newspapers reported Saturday. The near-miss involved a Thomson Airways plane carrying 189 passengers from
Intercepted ISIS chatter ‘boasted about Egypt crash’
Communications between ISIS leaders in Raqqa, Syria, and persons in the Sinai Peninsula included boasts about the downing of a Russian passenger jet over the area, NBC reported on Friday, citing unidentified U.S. officials. “They were clearly celebrating,” NBC Nightly
Egypt denies halting British flights
Egypt’s civil aviation ministry denied reports that authorities had stopped British airlines from flying into Sharm al-Sheikh airport on Friday, as the first flight to repatriate tourists left the city’s airport. EasyJet’s flight EZY9854 took off for London’s Gatwick airport
Egyptian naval fire kills Gaza fisherman
An Egyptian naval patrol shot dead a Palestinian fisherman and wounded another on Thursday off the coast near the border between Hamas-ruled Gaza and Egypt, a Gaza health ministry spokesman said. The victim was identified as Faris Meqdad, 18, ministry
Putin suspends all flights to Egypt on security advice
Russia suspended all passenger flights to Egypt on Friday after a deadly plane crash at the weekend as Western officials said intelligence “chatter” supported the theory that the jet was brought down by a bomb. Putin’s decision was a response
Britain authorizes flights to bring tourists home from Sharm el-Sheikh
Flights to bring British tourists home from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh will resume Friday, but passengers will only be allowed to carry hand luggage, the British government announced. “The government has decided, in consultation with the
Bomb ‘may have been carried’ onto Russian plane
Information intercepted by U.S. and British spies suggested a bomb may have been carried onto the Russian plane that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula last week, The Times reported in its Friday edition. The Times newspaper reported the information came
Egypt, Russia reject bomb claim over crashed plane
Egypt and Russia on Thursday rejected claims that a bomb has brought down a Russian passenger plane that crashed on Saturday. Egypt’s civil aviation minister said investigators have found no evidence so far that an explosion on board brought down
France advises against travel to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh resort
France on Thursday advised its nationals against all non-essential travel to Sharm el-Sheikh following the crash of a Russian passenger jet that took off from the Egyptian resort at the weekend. The advice from the foreign ministry, updated on its
Sisi: Egypt ‘ready to cooperate’ to ensure tourists’ security
Egypt is “completely ready” to work together with its partners to protect foreign tourists, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday after meeting British Prime Minister David Cameron. Following talks in Downing Street, Sisi said he was “completely ready
Egypt court postpones Mubarak’s final trial over 2011 killing of protesters
Egypt’s top court on Thursday postponed the final trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule. The Cassation Court adjourned Mubarak’s second and final retrial until Jan.
Brotherhood can play a role: El-Sisi
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi suggested the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood could again play a role in public life if Egyptians would welcome that, ahead of a visit to Britain criticized by rights campaigners. El-Sisi will arrive in London on Wednesday
Evidence point to ‘ISIS bomb’ in Russian plane crash
Evidence now suggests that a bomb planted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is the likely cause of Saturday’s crash of a Russian Metrojet airliner over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, U.S. and European security sources said on Wednesday.
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