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Saudi Shura Council approves demarcation of maritime borders with Egypt
Egypt

Saudi Shura Council approves demarcation of maritime borders with Egypt

Saudi Arabia's Consultative Assembly, also known as the Saudi Shura Council, has approved the recent agreement on the demarcation of…
Activists under investigation for distributing flyers calling for Apr 25 protests
Egypt

Activists under investigation for distributing flyers calling for Apr 25 protests

The South Cairo prosecution ordered on Thursday the detention of activist Yasser al-Qot for four days pending investigation into the…
Egypt to allocate 500,000 acres of arable lands to Saudi investors: Saudi minister
Egypt

Egypt to allocate 500,000 acres of arable lands to Saudi investors: Saudi minister

Egyptian authorities agreed with the Saudi Agriculture Ministry to allocate 500,000 acres of arable lands for Saudi investors, said Saudi…
Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign 36 agreements worth up to US$25 billion
Business

Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign 36 agreements worth up to US$25 billion

Egypt and Saudi Arabia have signed 36 agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) representing Saudi investments of up to US$25…
Pope Tawadros praises King Salman after historic first meeting
Egypt

Pope Tawadros praises King Salman after historic first meeting

Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, has spoken about his meeting on Friday with Saudi Arabia's…
No more ‘free’ Saudi money for Egypt: Saudi businessman
Business

No more ‘free’ Saudi money for Egypt: Saudi businessman

Saudi Arabia's financial support for strategic ally Egypt will no longer involve "free money" and will increasingly take the form…
Saudi king may address Egyptian parliament on Sunday
Egypt

Saudi king may address Egyptian parliament on Sunday

Sources within the Egyptian parliament say there is a chance Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz will address parliament on…
How Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has made al-Qaeda stronger – and richer
Middle East

How Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has made al-Qaeda stronger – and richer

Once driven to near irrelevance by the rise of Islamic State abroad and security crackdowns at home, al-Qaeda in Yemen…
CNN: Amnesty report: Executions at their highest level in 25 years
World

CNN: Amnesty report: Executions at their highest level in 25 years

The world saw the highest number of recorded executions in more than 25 years in 2015, according to a new…
Saudi Arabia’s bitter Lebanese divorce
Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s bitter Lebanese divorce

The waspish cartoon in a Saudi-owned newspaper summed up the anger behind Riyadh's decision to cancel billions of dollars in…
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