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
Faten Hamama, Arab film icon, laid to rest
CAIRO: Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, an Arab film icon and Omar Sharif’s former wife, died Saturday at the age of 83, their son Tarek Sharif told AFP. Hundreds of mourners gathered on Sunday at a mosque outside Cairo for the
Trial opens on tribal feud violence in southern Egypt
A criminal court in the southern Egyptian city of Assiut began proceedings Saturday over a bloody tribal feud that killed 26 people over the course of three days last April. The clashes in Aswan province, about 880 kilometers (550 miles)
Two Egyptian policemen to stand trial for sexual assault
Egypt’s public prosecutor on Saturday ordered two policemen to stand trial for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Cairo, in a case which stirred outrage, a judicial source said. The incident has been widely reported over past weeks in
Morocco, Egypt FMs hold talks following diplomatic row
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Moroccan counterpart Salaheddine Mezouar concluded talks in Morocco’s central city of Fes on Friday following a recent wave of diplomatic tensions between the two countries, according to media reports. “Mezouar expressed his pleasure
Abe pledges $200 mln in anti-ISIS Mideast aid
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday pledged about $200 million in non-military assistance for countries battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group. Speaking during visit to Cairo, Abe warned of the “immeasurable loss” the world
Egypt court overturns Mubarak jail sentence
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had his three-year prison sentence on corruption charges overturned by a court on Tuesday. The court also ordered a retrial in the case, the sole case still pending against him. A lower court had handed
Libyan ISIS affiliate claims kidnap of 21 Christians
A Libyan affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed the abduction of 21 Coptic Christians and released pictures of the captives. The claim and photos were posted Monday on jihadi forums used by ISIS supporters.
Abadi criticizes ‘slow’ support for Iraqi army
The U.S.-led international coalition, whose main task is to launch airstrikes against Islamic militants, is “slow” in providing military support to Iraq’s army, the country’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Sunday during his visit to Egypt. “The international coalition is
Egyptian court acquits 26 men accused of ‘debauchery’
An Egyptian court on Monday acquitted 26 men accused of “debauchery” after they were arrested in a night-time raid on a Cairo bathhouse that triggered international concern. The men were arrested on December 7 in the raid on a hammam
Former aide to ousted Egyptian president Mursi released from jail-relatives
A former aide to ousted Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood Islamist movement was released on Sunday for health reasons after 18 months in detention without charge, relatives said. Khaled al-Qazzaz, Mursi’s former foreign affairs secretary, was arrested
Two headless bodies found in Egypt’s Sinai
Two headless bodies were found in a village in Egypt’s restive North Sinai region on Saturday, police said, the latest in a series of beheadings allegedly carried out by Islamist militants. The bodies of two men, believed to be civilians
Unidentified gunmen shoot, wound man in Egypt’s Arish
Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a man south of the Egyptian city of Arish in the Sinai Peninsula early Friday, Egypt-based Aswat Masriya news website reported. A 19-year-old man was shot at as he made his way down Arish airport
Rafah to be razed as part of Sinai security zone
Egyptian authorities began evacuating residents from the city of Rafah on Thursday as a senior official confirmed that the town, which borders the Gaza Strip, will be bulldozed as part of an expanding security zone, the New York Times reported.
Prosecutor accepts appeal in Mubarak trial
Egypt’s top prosecutor accepted on Thursday an appeal in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak after charges against him of killing protestors were dropped in a November court ruling, Egypt’s al-Ahram Online reported. In a 135-page report, prosecutor Hisham
Egypt to hold parliamentary election starting March 22-23
Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections will be held in two phases starting on March 22-23, the country’s election committee announced Thursday. The step would mark the end of Egypt’s transitional roadmap announced by the army after it toppled elected Islamist President
Egypt’s Sisi arrives in Kuwait on first visit since election
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi arrived Monday in Kuwait for his first official visit to the Arab kingdom since his election last year, Kuwait news agency (KUNA) reported. Upon his arrival, Sisi, who was accompanied by a delegation led by
Bomb wounds four policemen in Egypt’s Sinai
Four Egyptian policemen were wounded on Monday by a bomb in the volatile Sinai Peninsula, security sources said. The explosive was planted at the entrance of an apartment building in the provincial capital of al-Arish, said the sources. Security forces
Egypt defense lawyers challenge police in bathhouse case
Defense lawyers for 26 Egyptians accused of “debauchery” at a Cairo bathhouse challenged police procedures in the case on Sunday. The men were arrested on December 7 in a night raid on a bathhouse in the Azbakeya district of the
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