Latest in Tag: saudi arabia Highlight
Latest in Tag: saudi arabia
United States green-lights sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia
The US State Department has approved a request from Saudi Arabia to buy thousands of bombs. The approval comes despite controversy over Saudi-led attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen. The sale of the more than 19,000 bombs and smart bombs would help Saudi Arabia restock the armaments it has used in its operation against the …
Egypt pushes for Yemen peace talks as conflict continues to kill civilians
Talks are useless if violence does not stop, Houthi member says
Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign agreement to establish cooperation council
Looking forward to more cooperation with South American countries, says Al-Sisi
40 Egyptians injured in bus accident in Saudi
Status of injured Egyptians is stable, only sustained minor injuries
Vienna talks basis for discussion between Shoukry and Syrian opposition delegation
Syrian opposition delegation affirmed their keenness on reaching a political solution
Saudi prince charged with multi-million-euro drugs smuggling in Lebanon
The prince was charged on Monday together with nine others – five of them in absentia – with smuggling and selling drugs. Lebanese officials have yet to name him and Saudi Arabia has not commented on the case.
Iran hints at quitting Syria talks amid spat with Saudi Arabia
Iran has said it might opt out of Syria talks, citing the ‘negative’ role of its regional rival Saudi Arabia. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani also called on Riyadh to end ‘intrusions’ in Middle Eastern affairs.
Syria talks to test Iran, Russia’s ‘intentions,’ says Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s FM has said that the Vienna talks will show if Tehran and Moscow are “serious” about a political solution to the Syrian conflict. The statement comes as Russia makes a record number of airstrikes in Syria. Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that international talks in Vienna will test whether Tehran and Moscow are “serious” …
MSF hospital destroyed in Yemen airstrikes
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders says airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition have destroyed one of its hospitals in northern Yemen. It’s the second attack on an MSF clinic in less than a month. The international aid group said several nighttime strikes hit the small hospital in the Haydan district of Saada province, injuring one staff …
Egypt, Saudi positions on Syrian crisis beginning to converge: Political analyst
Al-Sisi, Saudi foreign minister agree to hold quarterly consultations
Al-Sisi, Saudi foreign minister agree to hold quarterly consultations
The establishment of an ‘Egyptian-Saudi Coordination Council’ was also discussed during the meeting
Top Saudi court upholds death sentence for Shiite cleric
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentence for the popular Shiite leader Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on “sedition” charges. The sheikh’s life now depends on the possibility of a royal pardon by King Salman. Nimr’s family and lawyers said Sunday that the court rejected the appeal filed by Nimr, who is known as a …
Steinmeier’s futile diplomacy in Saudi Arabia and Iran
The problem of Syria’s civil war came up frequently on German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia and Iran. Solutions to it did not. DW’s Dagmar Engel traveled with the minister. “We are not here as mediators.” During his trip to the Middle East, the German foreign minister would use variations of …
Islamists rallied to influence voters in Saudi Arabia: Egyptian community representative
Low participation in parliamentary elections, voters confused between candidates
Iran, Saudi Arabia and the new Middle East
German Foreign Minister Steinmeier is set to visit the Middle East to speak with Iran and Saudi Arabia. Both regional powers are adversaries on several issues. It’ll be a difficult trip. It’s clear where Germany’s foreign minister is going – at least geographically. First up is Tehran, then Riyadh. Far less clear is where the …
Saleh Kamel to invest up to EGP 30bn in Suez Canal Axis
Josoor Company will start investment after issuing Economic Zones of a Special Nature Law
Qabil participates in Arab trade ministers’ meeting in Saudi Arabia
Trade minister will hold bilateral meetings with a number of ministers of trde and economy participating in the meetings
Endowments Ministry releases names of 53 missing pilgrims
Ibrahim El-Garady can do nothing but wait for news of his missing relatives
Russia’s President Putin meets Saudi defence minister to discuss political solution in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The two discussed a political solution in Syria, where Moscow has carried out airstrikes since late September.
Shoukry ‘coordinates’ with Lavrov on Syria, as Russia faces criticism for civilian deaths
Reports suggest Russia struck civilian targets in northern Homs
Missile fired at Yemen hotel used by government officials
Unidentified assailants have attacked a hotel used by Yemeni government officials. Despite a number of casualties, the prime minister was not hurt. Yemen’s internationally recognised government recently reclaimed the city of Aden. Unidentified attackers fired at the al-Qasr hotel in Aden on Tuesday, causing a number of casualties, according to residents. The attack left “dead …
DNA testing to identify deceased of Hajj stampede: Health minister
Egyptian authorities maintain that they are providing adequate support, despite criticisms
Egypt backs Russia, asserts itself against Saudi Arabia’s Syria strategy
Airstrikes come as Egypt’s relations with Russia improve, but support likely to remain rhetorical
No mass burials, all done in accordance with legal procedures: Gomaa
Egyptian pilgrims’ death toll from Mina stampede rises to 138, 96 missing
Egyptian pilgrims’ death toll from Mina stampede rises to 126
110 reported missing, 14 injured
Contracts for Saudi investments worth EGP 360bn to be signed soon
Saudi Arabia remains strong supporter of Egyptian economy
Saudi Arabia friendliest country to Egypt, Israel most hostile: Poll
Baseera’s opinion poll on 26 countries surprisingly indicates that Ethiopia is friendly and Denmark is hostile
74 Egyptians now confirmed dead in Mina stampede
Al-Azhar defends Saudi Arabia against “hasty accusations” of negligence
Saudi Arabia’s reach in Yemen: Fighting for regional dominance
The war by Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies against Houthi rebels in Yemen has become a debilitating sectarian conflict, that has reduced large parts of the impoverished country to rubble and potentially destabilising the region. The kingdom has framed its approach in stark sectarian terms that has sparked intolerance towards minorities, first and foremost …
Number of Egyptian pilgrims killed in Mina stampede rises to 37
Stampede at end of Hajj pilgrimage resulted in total of 769 pilgrims’ deaths, according to Saudi Health Ministry