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
Mexico demands Egypt compensate attack victims
Mexico’s government demanded on Thursday that Egypt compensate tourists mistakenly attacked by Egyptian security forces at the weekend in a deadly incident that outraged the Latin American nation. The demand was made in a diplomatic note delivered by deputy foreign
Egypt’s ‘zero schoolgirl’ demands independent probe
The lawyer for Mariam Malak – a schoolgirl who became an anti-corruption icon in Egypt after receiving a zero grade on her final high school exams – called for an independent probe into her case at a press conference Thursday.
Egypt: Drive-by shooting kills officer in restive Sinai
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior says gunmen opened fire from a car and killed a senior police officer in northern Sinai. The ministry says Maj. Gen. Khaled Kamal Osman was inspecting security positions late Wednesday in the city of el-Arish when
Mexican FM urges ‘exhaustive’ probe into Egypt tourist deaths
Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu called Wednesday for an “exhaustive” investigation into the accidental killing of eight Mexican tourists in Egypt by security forces, after visiting survivors in hospital. “The message that I bring from Mexico is that our
Mexico says eight citizens died in Egypt
Mexicos Foreign Relations Department said Tuesday that embassy personnel in Egypt have identified six more bodies as those of Mexican citizens killed in air attack by Egyptian police and military forces. The deaths of two Mexicans had earlier been confirmed,
Mexico FM heads to Cairo for answers on attack
Mexico’s foreign minister said she was traveling to Cairo late on Monday to seek answers from Egyptian authorities over an air strike that mistakenly killed Mexican tourists. “We face of a terrible loss of human lives and an unjustified attack
Mexico: Egypt airstrike killed tourists in error
A group of people including Mexican tourists who were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces were hit by an airstrike, Mexico’s foreign minister said Monday. Claudia Ruiz Massieu told a news conference that survivors of Sunday’s attack, in which 12
Egyptian forces kill Mexican tourists in error
Egypt said on Monday its security forces killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, after mistakenly targeting their four-vehicle convoy while chasing militant extremists in the country’s Western Desert. The vast region, popular with tourists for its oases and rock formations,
Egypt military says two soldiers, 64 militants killed in Sinai
Egypt’s military said two soldiers were killed Saturday during a widescale offensive against jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 64 militants on its sixth day. The military launched the campaign Monday to uproot militants loyal to the Islamic State
Egypt court ratifies ‘ISIS’ death sentences
A court in Egypt on Saturday ratified death sentences for 12 people convicted of planning attacks on behalf of the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. Six of those whose sentences were confirmed are in custody, while
Egypt’s Sisi accepts cabinet’s resignation
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Saturday tasked outgoing oil minister Sharif Ismail with forming a new government after the premier and his cabinet resigned, the presidency said. “The prime minister (Ibrahim Mahlab) handed the government’s resignation to the president who
Army: Egypt Sinai car bomb kills woman, child
A car bombing killed an Egyptian woman and a child Friday in the North Sinai town of Rafah, where the military is engaged in a sweeping campaign against jihadists, the army said. The military said that the bomb went off
Sisi visits troops in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited his troops in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, scene of deadly fighting earlier this week, Al Arabiya News Channel reported Saturday. Militants of the Sinai Province group — a branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and
Two leaders of Sinai Islamist group killed
Two senior members of the Ansar Bait al-Maqdis Islamist group were killed in an operation south of Sheikh Zuweid town in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent reported on Friday. Many of Ansar Bait al-Maqdis members have sworn
Civilian killed at Cairo protest on anniversary of Mursi ouster
A civilian was killed on Friday during the clearing of a demonstration in Cairo, the Egyptian health ministry spokesman told Reuters, on the second anniversary of the army’s overthrow of president Mohamed Mursi following mass protests. The protest took place
ISIS in Egypt claims rocket attack on Israel
Militants of the Sinai Province group, which is affiliated to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), said on Friday the group had launched three Grad rockets towards “occupied Palestine”. “Three Grad rockets were fired at Jewish positions in
Egypt military ‘in full control’ of Sinai after clashes
Egypt’s military spokesman said Wednesday that the situation in North Sinai was back in control following clashes with militants that left more than 100 people dead. Mohamed Sanir, who was speaking by phone to state television, said that the northern
Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai militant attack
At least 10 Egyptian soldiers were killed and wounded in a car bomb attack on a military post in North Sinai on Wednesday, the military spokesman said in a statement. The spokesman also said 22 “terrorists” were killed in the
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