Reuters Egypt's Sisi meets new Saudi King to discuss Middle East crises Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi met Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh on Sunday for the pair's first in-depth talks on regional issues at a time of unprecedented turmoil in the Middle East. The meeting was aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, as well as discussing the crises in the Middle East and addressing security in the Red Sea in light of growing political chaos in Yemen, pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat on Sunday quoted Sisi as saying. Salman broke official protocol to meet Sisi at the airport, a pointed mark of favor towards the Egyptian president at a time when some Arab media have asked whether the close ties that existed between the two states under the late King Abdullah would continue. Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/01/us-saudi-egypt-sisi-idUSKBN0LX1GV20150301 News 24 Bomb kills 2 near Egypt police station An Egyptian security official says a bomb went off near a police station and mosque in the southern city of Aswan, killing two civilians and wounding a soldier and four others. He said the crude bomb went off near an electrical transformer on a road that runs along the River Nile, severing the foot of the soldier, who was a conscript. Last week, a series of blasts went off in Cairo, killing one person and wounding at least seven others in another series of attacks using homemade explosives that authorities blame on Islamist militants. Read more: http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Bomb-kills-2-near-Egypt-police-station-20150302-2 Washington Post Gaza fears isolation as Egypt calls Hamas ‘terrorist' group Gaza residents said Sunday they fear growing isolation and more hardships after an Egyptian court declared the territory's ruling Hamas a terrorist organization. Some blamed the Islamic militant Hamas while others said Egypt is being unreasonable. Hamas called for protests against the Egyptian government and issued angry statements, but did not offer a way out of the crisis. Salah Bardaweel, a Hamas spokesman, alleged Sunday that Egypt has become a "direct agent" of Israeli interests. Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gaza-fears-isolation-as-egypt-calls-hamas-terrorist-group/2015/03/01/78fb0006-c039-11e4-a188-8e4971d37a8d_story.html The News International Egypt court ruling threatens election timetable Egypt's constitutional court ruled on Sunday that parts of the law organising parliamentary elections starting March 21 violate the charter, in a decision that may force a delay. The administrative court, which rules on state related matters, will now decide whether to formally rule on delaying the election. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered that the law be redrafted within a month and asked that "legal measures be undertaken to avoid delaying" the election, his office said. Read more: http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-1-304577-Egypt-court-ruling-threatens-election-timetable
