Saudi Arabia
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Middle East
July 13, 2017
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties “to act for the sake of peace,”…
Exclusive: Saudis to cut August oil exports to lowest level this year
Business
July 12, 2017
Exclusive: Saudis to cut August oil exports to lowest level this year
Saudi Arabia will cut crude oil shipments to its customers in August by more than 600,000 barrels per day to…
Saudi Arabia to introduce physical education for schoolgirls
Life & Style
July 11, 2017
Saudi Arabia to introduce physical education for schoolgirls
Saudi public schools will begin offering physical education for girls in the coming academic year, the kingdom’s education ministry announced…
Qatar failed commitment to 2013 diplomatic agreement: Arab countries against Qatar
Middle East
July 11, 2017
Qatar failed commitment to 2013 diplomatic agreement: Arab countries against Qatar
The four Arab countries [Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain] that recently declared a diplomatic boycott with Qatar released a…
Tillerson aims to ease Qatar crisis
Middle East
July 10, 2017
Tillerson aims to ease Qatar crisis
As the Gulf crisis over Qatar festers, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is embarking on his first shuttle diplomacy…
Egypt contacts Saudi Arabia to ease ban on strawberry exports
Egypt
July 9, 2017
Egypt contacts Saudi Arabia to ease ban on strawberry exports
The Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Abdul Moneim al-Banna, said Sunday that discussions are underway with Saudi Arabia on…
Court imprisons 2 protesters against Red Sea island agreement
Egypt
July 8, 2017
Court imprisons 2 protesters against Red Sea island agreement
Giza court on Saturday upheld a five-year imprisonment sentence against 2 defendants, on charges of demonstrating without a permit and…
Egypt refuses usage of military power against Qatar: Former Assistant Foreign Minister
Middle East
July 3, 2017
Egypt refuses usage of military power against Qatar: Former Assistant Foreign Minister
In a step towards resolving the current political crisis between Qatar and other Arab countries, Qatari Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed…
Qatar rejects Arab countries’ conditions for reconciliation
Middle East
July 2, 2017
Qatar rejects Arab countries’ conditions for reconciliation
Qatari Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Bin Abdelrahman asserted on Saturday that the country rejects all reconciliation conditions stipulated by a…
Tiran and Sanafir to be located within Saudi territories without handover ceremony: Sources
Egypt
June 26, 2017
Tiran and Sanafir to be located within Saudi territories without handover ceremony: Sources
Governmental sources said that the maritime border demarcation agreement with Saudi Arabia, which located the two Red Sea islands within…