Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
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 »
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Egypt restricts women travelling to Turkey
Egypt has imposed restrictions on female citizens travelling to Turkey, police said Sunday, months after introducing similar measures for men to stop them joining the Islamic State jihadist group. Women aged 18 to 40 are now required to obtain security
Bombs target courthouses in two Egyptian cities
Egyptian security officials say bombs have targeted courthouses in two cities, wounding two people in what could be retaliation for the sentencing to death of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi the day before. They say one bomb targeted the main
Egypt sentences former President Mursi to death
An Egyptian court on Saturday transferred the case of former Islamist President Mohammad Mursi to the Grand Mufti, who must be consulted before any death sentence can be imposed. The court also ordered the same for Brotherhood leaders Khairat al-Shater
Al-Qaeda seen assuming policing role in eastern Yemen
A vigilante group linked to al Qaeda in the eastern port city of Mukalla has decreed a ban on trading the mild narcotic leaf qat chewed as a cherished Yemeni pastime, in a sign of the group’s growing territorial hold
Brotherhood leader dies in detention in Egypt: sources
An imprisoned leader of Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood died on Wednesday, security sources said, with supporters claiming his death was caused by authorities’ failure to provide proper medical attention. Farid Ismail, 57, was a parliamentarian under president Mohamed Mursi, the
U.N., Arab officials seek to counter militant threat to monuments
U.N. and Arab officials began a two-day conference on Wednesday to seek ways to combat the “unprecedented” destruction of heritage sites by jihadist groups in the Middle East. The Cairo conference comes amid an international outcry after the jihadist Islamic
Roadside bomb kills three civilians in Egypt’s Sinai
A roadside bomb killed three civilians Wednesday in the Sinai Peninsula where Egyptian forces are fighting an Islamist insurgency, police and medics said. Jihadists regularly attack security forces in the region in retaliation for a bloody crackdown on supporters of
Egypt justice minister resigns after controversial remarks
Egypt’s justice minister submitted his resignation on Monday following calls for his sacking after he said the sons of cleaners could not become judges, insisting that the judiciary was too “lofty” for such people, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Judges
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
Yemen’s Houthi militia and Saudi forces traded heavy artillery and rocket fire in border areas on Monday, residents said, a day before a five-day humanitarian truce was due to take effect. The Houthis said they fired Katyusha rockets and mortars
Militants shoot dead two Egyptian policemen
Militants shot dead two Egyptian policeman in the capital of North Sinai overnight Friday, security officials said. The gunmen, suspected of belonging to ISIS’s affiliate in Egypt, shot dead the policemen in the town of El-Arish before fleeing in a
Warplanes strike Yemen’s Saada and Hajja provinces
Warplanes carried out more than 30 strikes overnight on the northwestern Yemeni provinces of Saada and Hajja near the border with Saudi Arabia, local officials and residents said on Wednesday. The strikes occurred after Yemen’s Houthi fighters fired mortar bombs
Egypt’s deposed president Mubarak turns 87, waves to fans
Egypt’s deposed longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak has celebrated his 87th birthday by waving to some 100 supporters gathered outside of a military hospital where he is being held in Cairo. The crowd gathered Monday held up photos of Mubarak and
Egypt extends military mandate in the Gulf
The Egyptian government said on Sunday it had extended by three months the deployment of “some elements of the armed forces” outside Egypt’s borders to defend national and Arab security in the Gulf, Red Sea and the Strait of Mandab.
Egypt charges 40 over allegedly being ISIS members
A Nile Delta prosecutor said Sunday he referred 40 people to trial on charges of belonging to ISIS and planning to carry out terrorist attacks in Egypt. The announcement marks the first time people in Egypt’s Nile Delta have been
Saudi-led strikes hit airbase in Yemen’s Sanaa
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck Sanaa’s al-Dulaimi military airbase overnight, residents of the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital said on Sunday. The aircraft also targeted a camp of forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally of the Houthis,
Egypt extends state of emergency in northern Sinai by three months
Egypt said on Saturday it had extended by three months a state of emergency imposed on parts of northern Sinai in October after Islamist militants stepped up attacks in the peninsula bordering Israel, Gaza and the Suez Canal. Insurgents have
Two Egyptian policemen killed by unidentified gunmen in Cairo
Two Egyptian policemen were killed after being shot by unidentified gunmen in Cairo on Tuesday evening, an Interior Ministry spokesman told Reuters. “Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on a car carrying Colonel Wael Tahoon in the district of Ain Shams
Egypt’s Mursi faces death penalty
An Egyptian court could sentence deposed president Mohamed Mursi to death Tuesday in the first verdict against the Islamist nearly two years after the army ousted him. The Cairo court will deliver its verdict on charges of inciting the killing
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