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 disputes Clooney threat claim
CAIRO: Egypt disputed Sunday a claim by British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney that she had been warned she risked arrest last year if she released a report in Cairo critical of the judiciary. Clooney, a rights lawyer who married
Egypt backs Saudi decision to reject degrees of 800 doctors
Egypt’s health authority has supported Saudi Arabia’s decision not to recognize the master’s degrees of 800 Egyptian doctors. Khairy Abdul Daiem, head of the Egyptian Doctors’ Syndicate, said that the decision was taken following an examination of their credit hours
Egyptian court orders retrial of Al Jazeera journalists
Egypt’s highest court has ordered a retrial of three jailed journalists working for Al Jazeera television, citing procedural flaws in last year’s trial, defense lawyers said on Thursday. Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian national Baher Mohamed were
Egypt to begin expanding Gaza buffer zone next week
Egypt said Tuesday work will begin next week to double the width of a buffer zone being built along the border with the Gaza Strip to prevent militants infiltrating from the Palestinian enclave. A 500-metre wide buffer zone is now
Egypt court cuts activists’ jail term to two years
An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday reduced the jail sentences for 23 pro-democracy activists found guilty of taking part in an unlicensed protest from three years to two, their lawyers said. The defendants were accused of holding an illegal protest
Cairo policeman killed in drive-by shooting
Gunmen on a motorbike killed a policeman and wounded another in a drive-by shooting in the Egyptian capital on Saturday, the interior ministry said. “Armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on the police before fleeing,” ministry spokesman Hani Abdel
Policeman shot dead in Cairo
Gunmen on a motorbike killed a policeman and wounded another in a drive-by shooting in the Egyptian capital on Saturday, the interior ministry said. “Armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on the police before fleeing,” ministry spokesman Hani Abdel
Two militants shot dead at Cairo checkpoint
Egypt said on Friday its security forces had killed two members of the country’s most active Islamist extremist group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. The interior ministry issued a statement saying one of the men – killed at a checkpoint east of
Department store owner referred to court for defaming Egyptian flag
The owner of an Egyptian department store was referred to court Thursday for defaming the national flag, Egyptian media reported. Sayed al-Suerky, who owns al-Tawhid wal Nour department store, was arrested for printing the Egyptian flag on shoe soles. The
Egypt keeps Rafah crossing open for a third day
Egypt kept its Rafah border crossing with Gaza open for a third day on Tuesday, state media said, after nearly 2,000 people used the terminal in the first two days. The Rafah crossing, the only access point to the Gaza
Sisi paves way for parliamentary elections
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday ratified a law finalizing the electoral constituencies, his office said, paving the way for much-awaited parliamentary elections. Electing a new parliament is a key step in a roadmap announced by the army after
Egypt security forces kill five militants
Egyptian police killed five members of the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis militant group during clashes on Sunday, Agence France-Presse reported. The militants “opened fire” after security forces raided a farm where they were hiding and preparing bombs, Egypt’s interior ministry said
Egypt court tries 26 men for ‘debauchery’
An Egyptian court on Sunday tried 26 men for alleged debauchery after accusing them of homosexual activity at a Cairo public bathhouse in a case that sparked international condemnation. The handcuffed defendants, many of whom were crying, arrived at a
Hundreds of Gazans enter Egypt as Rafah reopens
Around 630 Palestinians left Gaza and entered the Egyptian Sinai through the Rafah crossing on Sunday after Cairo authorized a temporary reopening of the border, a Palestinian official said. It was only the second time in two months that Egypt
Egyptian jailed for 10 years for spying for Israel
An Egyptian court has jailed a Suez Canal shipping services manager for 10 years on charges of spying for Israel about naval movements through the strategic waterway, state media reported. The court in the canal city of Port Said also
Egypt’s powerful intelligence chief replaced
Egypt’s powerful intelligence chief, a longtime mentor of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, was removed and replaced by his deputy, security officials said Saturday Gen. Mohammed Farid el-Tohamy, in his mid-60s, was seen as a hardliner in the government crackdown against Islamists
U.S. delivered 10 Apaches to Egypt in ‘recent weeks’
The United States has delivered 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt in recent weeks after lifting part of a freeze on aid to the north African nation, a U.S. official said Saturday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had been promising
Egypt says it backs Palestinian U.N. resolution
Egypt said on Saturday it supports a draft resolution submitted by the Palestinians to the U.N. Security Council setting out terms for a final peace deal with Israel. The Palestinians on Wednesday presented the resolution setting a 12-month deadline for
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