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 opens Gaza crossing for third time in a month
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip Tuesday, a Palestinian official said, allowing the delivery of cement supplies into the badly destroyed territory. The move, which also allowed Palestinians to leave and enter Gaza, came almost a
Egypt receives two Fast Missile navy vessels from U.S.
The United States has delivered two navy vessels to Egypt, doubling Cairo’s total fleet of Fast Missile Craft to four, the U.S. embassy in Cairo said on Monday. The statement said the vessels had arrived in the Egyptian port city
Egypt names first Israel envoy in three years
Egypt on Sunday appointed a new ambassador to Israel to fill a post that had been vacant since ousted Islamist president Mohammad Mursi recalled the previous envoy in 2012. State news agency MENA said that Hazem Khairat, a former ambassador
Egypt’s Mursi seen in ‘execution’ uniform
Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Mursi appeared Sunday in a red uniform, becoming the country’s first leader to appear in an attire of a prisoner sentenced to death. Earlier this month, Mursi, who was being retried for allegedly leaking classified documents
Al-Azhar condemns China’s Ramadan restriction
The leading Muslim seat of learning, Al-Azhar, condemned China Friday for imposing restriction on fasting in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region during the holy month of Ramadan. China has banned civil servants, students and teachers in Xinjiang from fasting during
Egypt court issues final Mursi death verdict
An Egyptian court on Tuesday is issuing the final verdicts in two trials of Egypt’s ousted president Mohammad Mursi. These were the final verdicts in two trials of Egypt’s ousted president who has already been handed the death penalty for
Queen honors two Egyptians, Muslim woman in birthday list
Two Egyptians have been honored by Queen Elizabeth, making it to the monarch’s birthday honors list announced on Saturday. Deputy governor of the Bank of England, Dr. Nemat Talaat Shafik, and General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the
Egypt jails 23 men over killing of Shiite Muslims
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 23 men to 14 years in jail without parole over the killing of four Shi’ite Muslims in 2013, judicial sources said. Eight others were acquitted of the charges of killing, attempted murder and of
Egypt opens borders with Gaza for the first time in months
Egypt has opened its borders with the Gaza Strip for the first time in months. The Rafah border crossing opened Saturday morning and will operate for three days, allowing Palestinians to travel in both directions. Maher Abu Sabha, head of
Egypt jails officer over death of woman protester
An Egyptian court jailed a policeman for 15 years Thursday for the fatal shooting of a woman protester during a peaceful leftist rally, a court official said. Shaima al-Sabbagh, 34, the mother of a five-year-old, was struck by birdshot in
Egypt prosecutor contradicts police version of Luxor attack
Egyptian prosecutors contradicted Thursday police claims they had foiled a suicide and gun attack at the ancient Karnak temple by preventing assailants from entering the site. Police said Wednesday the attempted attack was foiled after policemen asked to search bags
Egypt suicide bomber targets Luxor temple
A suicide bomber blew himself up near Egypt’s ancient Karnak temple in the southern city of Luxor on Wednesday, security sources said, a possible sign that militants are shifting focus to target the country’s economic recovery. Although officials said no
Syrian opposition factions to form new coalition
Syrian opposition factions will gather in the Egyptian capital on Monday for talks aimed at forming a new coalition as an alternative to an exiled Western-back alliance. More than 200 figures from the armed and civilian opposition factions are to
Sisi says sorry: Egypt president issues apology after lawyer beaten
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi issued a rare apology Sunday over a police officer beating a lawyer with a shoe last week, an attack that sparked a general one-day strike by the country’s lawyers. The Lawyer’s Syndicate issued the call
Egyptian student commits suicide by ‘jumping off Cairo tower’
A 20-year-old Egyptian student committed suicide Saturday by jumping off Cairo Tower, Egypt-based Al Ahram reported citing police sources. Initial investigations showed that the man, who was studying at the American University in Cairo, suffered psychological problems. The victim, who
Egypt court gives 2 years prison to 12 over 2013 violence
An Egyptian court has sentenced 12 alleged supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group to two years in prison over violence in the city of Suez in December 2013. Six others were acquitted in the case Saturday, which involved street
EgyptAir flight from Riyadh to Cairo makes emergency landing
An EgyptAir plane flying from King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh to Cairo made an emergency landing at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah after cracks appeared on the aircraft’s windshield, the Saudi Gazette reported on Saturday. Khaled
Egypt’s Sisi in Germany seeking Western support
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is in Berlin for meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel and other German leaders amid widespread concerns about the ex-general’s government’s human rights record. Last month, Parliamentary Speaker Norbert Lammert cancelled his planned meeting with Sisi, citing
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