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Congress rejects Obama veto, Saudi September 11 bill becomes law
World
September 29, 2016
Congress rejects Obama veto, Saudi September 11 bill becomes law
Congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11…
Cairo court suspends annulment of Tiran and Sanafir islands ruling
Egypt
September 29, 2016
Cairo court suspends annulment of Tiran and Sanafir islands ruling
The Cairo Court of Urgent Matters decided on Thursday to suspend the administrative judiciary's ruling on the invalidity of the…
Oil prices slip as hopes for a deal in Algiers fade
Business
September 27, 2016
Oil prices slip as hopes for a deal in Algiers fade
Crude futures fell further on Tuesday as optimism faded for an output-limiting deal during an oil producer meeting in Algeria…
Egyptian court jails five juveniles over Red Sea island protest
Egypt
September 24, 2016
Egyptian court jails five juveniles over Red Sea island protest
An Egyptian court has sentenced five juveniles to five years in prison and a fine of LE100,000 Egyptian pounds for…
Saudi pulls back as stock market re-opens after holiday
Business
September 18, 2016
Saudi pulls back as stock market re-opens after holiday
Saudi Arabian stocks pulled back in early trade on Sunday after the bourse reopened following the Eid al-Adha break, with…
Egyptian Hajj pilgrims on way back via airports, seaports
Egypt
September 18, 2016
Egyptian Hajj pilgrims on way back via airports, seaports
EgyptAir started ransferring the remaining Egyptian Hajj pilgrims back to Egypt from Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the airline said in…
Death toll for Egyptian pilgrims during Hajj increases to 43
Egypt
September 17, 2016
Death toll for Egyptian pilgrims during Hajj increases to 43
The death toll for Egyptian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia this year has risen to 43 cases, according to Assistant…
Egyptian man who fled Saudi sponsor found dead on Tiran island
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Egyptian man who fled Saudi sponsor found dead on Tiran island
Egyptian border guards have found the decomposed body of a young Egyptian man on Tiran Island, located in the southern…
Amid strains, Qatar urges Iran, Gulf Arabs to be good neighbors
Middle East
September 13, 2016
Amid strains, Qatar urges Iran, Gulf Arabs to be good neighbors
Qatar's Emir called for good neighborly relations between Gulf Arabs and Iran in a telephone call with Iranian President Hassan…
Gulf states condemn law letting 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia
Middle East
September 12, 2016
Gulf states condemn law letting 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia
The Saudi-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday condemned a law passed by the United States Congress last week that…