Saudi Arabia
Twelve Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led air strike: residents
Middle East
November 24, 2016
Twelve Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led air strike: residents
Twelve Yemeni civilians were killed by a Saudi-led air strike while riding in a pickup truck in the country's northwest…
Egypt’s Sisi expresses support for Syrian military
Egypt
November 24, 2016
Egypt’s Sisi expresses support for Syrian military
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said he supports the Syrian military, a position at odds with his country's Gulf…
Saudi-led coalition says Yemen truce will not be renewed: TV
Middle East
November 21, 2016
Saudi-led coalition says Yemen truce will not be renewed: TV
A two-day ceasefire after nearly two years of war in Yemen expired at midday (09.00 GMT) on Monday and would…
Egypt journalist unionists get 2 years’ jail for harbouring colleagues
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Egypt journalist unionists get 2 years’ jail for harbouring colleagues
An Egyptian court sentenced the head of a journalists union and two board members to two years in prison on…
Kuwait to supply Egypt with 2 million barrels of oil a month
Business
November 16, 2016
Kuwait to supply Egypt with 2 million barrels of oil a month
Egypt's state news agency says Kuwait has agreed to supply Egypt with 2 million barrels of crude per month, starting…
Emirati mediation to contain Egypt-Saudi disagreement, sources
Egypt
November 13, 2016
Emirati mediation to contain Egypt-Saudi disagreement, sources
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces,…
Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi Arabia nullified again
Egypt
November 8, 2016
Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi Arabia nullified again
Egypt's Administrative Court on Tuesday upheld an earlier ruling nullifying an agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia that placed the…
Saudi’s Savola says faces 171 mln riyal Q4 hit from Egypt pound float
Business
November 7, 2016
Saudi’s Savola says faces 171 mln riyal Q4 hit from Egypt pound float
Saudi Arabia's Savola Group , the country's largest food products company, said on Monday that the floatation of the Egyptian…
Saudi Aramco halts petroleum product shipments to Egypt until further notice
Business
November 7, 2016
Saudi Aramco halts petroleum product shipments to Egypt until further notice
National oil firm Saudi Aramco informed Egyptian authorities that it would halt shipments of petroleum products to Egypt "until further…
Egypt government says no talks with Iran over oil
Business
November 7, 2016
Egypt government says no talks with Iran over oil
Egypt petroleum ministry denied Reuters report on Minister Tarek El Molla visiting Iran for oil talks after Saudi Aramco suspended…