US economy contracts in Q1 '25    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    EGP closes high vs. USD on Wednesday    Germany's regional inflation ticks up in April    Taiwan GDP surges on tech demand    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    UNFPA Egypt, Bayer sign agreement to promote reproductive health    Egypt to boost marine protection with new tech partnership    Eygpt's El-Sherbiny directs new cities to brace for adverse weather    CBE governor meets Beijing delegation to discuss economic, financial cooperation    Egypt's investment authority GAFI hosts forum with China to link business, innovation leaders    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's Gypto Pharma, US Dawa Pharmaceuticals sign strategic alliance    Egypt's Foreign Minister calls new Somali counterpart, reaffirms support    "5,000 Years of Civilizational Dialogue" theme for Korea-Egypt 30th anniversary event    Egypt's Al-Sisi, Angola's Lourenço discuss ties, African security in Cairo talks    Egypt's Al-Mashat urges lower borrowing costs, more debt swaps at UN forum    Two new recycling projects launched in Egypt with EGP 1.7bn investment    Egypt's ambassador to Palestine congratulates Al-Sheikh on new senior state role    Egypt pleads before ICJ over Israel's obligations in occupied Palestine    Sudan conflict, bilateral ties dominate talks between Al-Sisi, Al-Burhan in Cairo    Cairo's Madinaty and Katameya Dunes Golf Courses set to host 2025 Pan Arab Golf Championship from May 7-10    Egypt's Ministry of Health launches trachoma elimination campaign in 7 governorates    EHA explores strategic partnership with Türkiye's Modest Group    Between Women Filmmakers' Caravan opens 5th round of Film Consultancy Programme for Arab filmmakers    Fourth Cairo Photo Week set for May, expanding across 14 Downtown locations    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Ancient military commander's tomb unearthed in Ismailia    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM praises ties with Tanzania    Egypt to host global celebration for Grand Egyptian Museum opening on July 3    Ancient Egyptian royal tomb unearthed in Sohag    Egypt hosts World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Somabay for 3rd consecutive year    Egyptian Minister praises Nile Basin consultations, voices GERD concerns    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author News Al Arabiya
PR: Arab countries release list of terrorist financiers supported by Qatar
Cairo - Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have collectively designated 69 individuals and 12 institutions that have financed terrorist organizations and received support from Qatar in the past. "The Kingdom of (...)

09 - 06 - 2017
Deadly attacks target Yemeni recruits in Aden
At least 30 people have been killed and dozens of others injured when two car bomb attacks targeted conscripted soldiers in Khormaksar in Yemen's Aden, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The blast occurred as the recruits lined up to enlist for (...)

23 - 05 - 2016
Egypt ministry says will continue to call plane ‘missing'
Egypt's civil aviation ministry said in a statement that it was too early to confirm if a passenger plane that went missing over the Mediterranean on Thursday had crashed. The statement came after French President Francois Hollande was quoted by (...)

19 - 05 - 2016
McCain: Yemen situation tragic without Saudi role
Had it not been for Saudi Arabia, Yemen would have reached a catastrophic situation, US Senator John McCain has said, according to pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat. McCain also added that Saudi Arabia is a "key player in the region in the war (...)

18 - 05 - 2016
Saudi ministers reaffirm opposition to Iran's Hajj ban
Saudi Arabia's Cabinet of Ministers Monday reaffirmed its committment to ensuring Muslims from around the world can perform the pilgrimage. The Saudi Press Agency reported that the kingdom ‘welcomes and is honored in serving pilgrims, Umrah (...)

16 - 05 - 2016
Car bombing in Baghdad commercial area kills 31 people
A car bomb in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood killed at least 31 people on Wednesday and wounded more than 40 others, Iraqi police and hospital sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in a bustling market during (...)

11 - 05 - 2016
ISIS uses 2,000 families in Iraq's Fallujah as ‘human shields'
ISIS in Iraq has trapped around 2,000 families in two villages south of a city in the western province of Anbar, and is using them as human shields, local media reported the head of a police department as saying on Saturday. "The terrorist (...)

09 - 05 - 2016
Saudi businessman kidnapped in Egypt freed
Kidnapped Saudi businessman Hassan Ali al-Sanad has been released with the help of Egyptian security after more than a week in custody on Thursday, Saudi ambassador to Egypt has confirmed. Sanad was kidnapped in Egypt by a masked gang on April 26 at (...)

05 - 05 - 2016
Sisi says ‘Western' human rights values don't apply in Egypt
Egypt's president said on Wednesday that issues of human rights and civil liberties in his country should not be approached from a "Western perspective," due to domestic and regional conditions, days after authorities detained two (...)

05 - 05 - 2016
Sudan repeats its claim over two disputed regions with Egypt
Sudan has repeated its claim on Monday over the two disputed regions of Halayeb and Shalateen along Egypt's southern border, the Cairo-based al-Ahram daily reported. "We will not let go of our sovereign rights to the Halayeb Triangle," Sudan's (...)

05 - 05 - 2016
One arrested, two killed as Saudi police foil terror attack
The Saudi interior ministry announced on Sunday that it had arrested one of the kingdom's most wanted terrorists Oqab Al-Otaibi and revealed the identities of two others killed in a foiled terror attack in the southwestern Bisha province on (...)

02 - 05 - 2016
World reacts to Saudi Arabia's ‘Vision 2030'
Arab leaders and international analysts reacted to the unveiling of Saudi Vision 2030 and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's exclusive interview with Al Arabiya on Monday, with many calling the announcement "bold and ambitious." Abu (...)

26 - 04 - 2016
Saudi Arabia to announce ‘Vision 2030' today
Saudi Arabia will announce its "Vision 2030" on Monday, a comprehensive plan roadmap expected to include various economic and social aspects. The vision is set to prepare the kingdom for an era in which it does not rely heavily on oil, as well as (...)

25 - 04 - 2016
US-Gulf summit to discuss Iranian ‘interference'
The GCC's secretary general said the upcoming US-Gulf summit on Thursday in the Saudi capital would address Iranian "interference" in the region and support of terrorist groups. In an interview published Tuesday in the London-based Asharq al-Awsat (...)

20 - 04 - 2016
Gulf leaders arrive in Riyadh ahead of GCC summit
Gulf delegations arrived to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for an upcoming GCC meeting which will host US President Barack Obama. Gulf leaders were greeted by Saudi King Salman upon their arrival. The Gulf Cooperation Council summit will bring together (...)

20 - 04 - 2016
Gulf officials meet with US defense chief in Riyadh
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) defense ministers from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar and Oman met with US defense chief Ashton Carter on Wednesday, ahead of a GCC summit with US President Barack Obama on Thursday. Obama will arrive on (...)

20 - 04 - 2016
Obama to arrive in Saudi Arabia to meet King Salman
US President Barack Obama is set to arrive to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to consult Washington's Gulf allies on the crises in Yemen and Syria. He will meet Saudi King Salman, before a Gulf Cooperation Council summit of leaders from Saudi Arabia, (...)

20 - 04 - 2016
Obama lands in Riyadh for final Saudi visit
US President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in what is expected to be his final visit to the kingdom before he leaves office this year. He will meet with Saudi King Salman, before a Gulf Cooperation Council summit of leaders from (...)

20 - 04 - 2016
HRW hails Saudi move to curb religious police powers
Human Rights Watch on Monday hailed Saudi Arabia's recent announcement which identified the powers of the Saudi Committee of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (often referred to as "religious police") and revoked its ability to pursue and (...)

19 - 04 - 2016
Jordan recalls its ambassador to Tehran
Jordan recalled its ambassador from Iran, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Monday, saying the diplomat had been called back for consultations over what it described as Tehran's interference in Arab affairs. It is the latest Arab country to recall (...)

18 - 04 - 2016
Islamic summit slams Hezbollah for ‘terrorism'
Most states in an Islamic summit on Friday denounced Lebanon's Shiite group Hezbollah for spreading "terrorism" and for destabilizing the national security of its member countries: Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Kuwait. This week, Turkish President Recep (...)

15 - 04 - 2016
Jordan, Saudi reject ‘Iranian interference'
After the arrival of the Saudi deputy crown prince to Jordan on Monday, both Riyadh and Amman said in a joint statement that they rejected Iranian interference in the region, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (...)

12 - 04 - 2016
Saudi King Salman meets Turkey's Erdogan
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz was welcomed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after arriving in Turkey's capital Ankara on Monday. As part of king Salman's official visit to the country, regional and international issues are expected to be (...)

12 - 04 - 2016
Oman says US man held by Houthis freed
A US man held captive in Yemen's rebel-controlled capital has been released after Omani negotiators interceded on his behalf, authorities said, becoming the latest American freed through the sultanate's quiet diplomacy. In a statement posted online (...)

10 - 04 - 2016
Saudi donates $10 mln to build Vienna center to fight ‘nuclear terrorism'
Saudi Arabia announced Friday that it has donated $10 million to launch a specialized center fighting nuclear terrorism in Austria's capital Vienna, the state-owned Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The announcement was made during Saudi's (...)

02 - 04 - 2016
Advertisement