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
2 Saudis among 33 killed in Egypt bus crash
CAIRO: Two buses collided near a popular Red Sea resort in Egypt, killing at least 33 people, a local health official said, in the country’s worst road accident in nearly two years. The buses were coming from opposite directions when
Iran to send aid to Gaza via Egypt: report
Iran plans to send aid to the beleaguered Gaza Strip after Egypt said it would allow the shipment to enter the Palestinian territory, an Iranian diplomatic source said on Friday. The official IRNA news agency said Cairo had agreed to
Decapitated bodies of four men found in Egypt’s Sinai
The decapitated bodies of four men were found in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula Wednesday, security officials said, adding that they suspected militants had killed the victims in the belief they were supporting the army. Egypt’s military has been carrying out
Egypt urges U.S. restraint over Missouri unrest
Egypt urged on Tuesday U.S. authorities to exercise restraint in dealing with racially charged demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri – echoing language Washington used to caution Egypt as it cracked down on Islamist protesters last year, Reuters news agency reported. The
Policeman killed in attack at checkpoint in northern Egypt
One Egyptian policeman was killed and another wounded in an armed attack at a checkpoint in the northern province of Gharbiya on Monday, state news agency MENA said. Authorities closed of the area and started searching for the perpetrators, an
Three killed in Egypt as Islamists protest
Three people were killed in the Egyptian capital Friday as supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammad Mursi held scattered protests for a second straight day, a year after the mass killing of protesters at two Cairo sit-ins. Clashes erupted at
Egypt marks anniversary of Rabaa deaths
Egyptian security forces firing tear gas quashed small, scattered demonstrations on Thursday by Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohammad Mursi who tried to commemorate the anniversary of the killing of hundreds of protesters. After the military overthrew Mursi last summer
Mubarak: I didn’t order killing of protesters
CAIRO — Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday offered a spirited defense of his handling of the 2011 uprising against his rule, saying that he never ordered the killing of demonstrators. Appearing in a court, Mubrak added that he
Egypt’s top religious authority condemns ISIS
Egypt’s top religious authority condemned the armed group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) which has taken over parts of Iraq and Syria, describing it on Tuesday as a corrupt, extremist organisation that is damaging Islam. “An extremist and
Human Rights Watch urges U.N. inquiry into ‘systematic’ Egypt killings
The killing of hundreds of Egyptian demonstrators at two protest camps last year was systematic, ordered by top officials and probably amounts to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, calling for a U.N. inquiry. In a 188-page
Egypt-Russia ties in focus as Sisi meets Putin
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed to Russia early Tuesday to meet with his counterpart Vladimir Putin. During his visit, Sisi is expected to discuss bilateral cooperation as well as economic cooperation, regional and international issues. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and
King, El-Sissi push for Arab solidarity
• Egypt, Saudi see Islamist militancy as main threat • Saudi, Gulf allies gave Egypt $20 billion in aid • Gaza cease-fire also focus of talks Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi
Sisi performs umrah during Saudi Arabia state visit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has performed Umrah in Makkah while on an official state visit to Saudi Arabia this week. Umrah is an Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah that can be made at any time of the year. Saudi King
HRW executives denied entry to Egypt
Egypt has barred the head of Human Rights Watch from entering the country ahead of the release of a report on a mass killing of protesters, HRW officials said Monday. Kenneth Roth, executive director of the New York-based NGO, and
Egyptian universities look to “isolate” Muslim Brotherhood students
Higher Education Ministry official says dormitories will be off-limits to students involved in last year’s violence Egyptian universities are moving to prevent students with ties to the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood from taking up residence in their dormitories, a ministry source
Egypt dissolves Brotherhood’s political wing
An Egyptian court on Saturday dissolved the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political wing of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, dealing a crippling blow in the campaign to crush Egypt’s oldest Islamist movement. A court banned the Muslim Brotherhood itself
No more pants in church? Egypt women reject ban
Tens of Egyptian Coptic women protested on Wednesday a decision by a local bishop in a northern governorate to bar females from wearing trousers and make-up in church, Ahram Online reported. The women started their protest outside of Abbasiya’s Coptic
Amr Moussa hints at Egypt incursion into Libya
The Egyptian government should consider a military solution for the unrest in Libya, Amr Moussa said in a statement issued Sunday. The former Egyptian foreign minister raised speculation that Egypt is considering an armed incursion into Libya, where fierce fighting
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