Saudi Arabia
Electricity minister visits Saudi Arabia
Egypt
May 10, 2015
Electricity minister visits Saudi Arabia
Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker arrived yesterday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, heading a ministerial delegation, which is scheduled to…
Saudi Arabia offers five-day Yemen ceasefire
Middle East
May 7, 2015
Saudi Arabia offers five-day Yemen ceasefire
Saudi Arabia offered a five-day humanitarian truce on Thursday to the Houthi militia it has hit with weeks of airstrikes…
Saudi king pardons 76 Egyptian prisoners
Egypt
May 7, 2015
Saudi king pardons 76 Egyptian prisoners
King Salman bin Abdulaziz pardoned 76 Egyptian prisoners in Saudi Arabia on the occasion of his accession to power Thursday. Assistant…
Saudi Arabia mulling land operations on Yemen border
Middle East
May 7, 2015
Saudi Arabia mulling land operations on Yemen border
Saudi Arabia said all options were open including ground operations to stop mortar attacks on its border towns by Yemen's…
King’s changes make Saudi policy less predictable
Middle East
May 6, 2015
King’s changes make Saudi policy less predictable
Changes in Saudi Arabia's leadership have concentrated power in an inner circle of the Al Saud dynasty, removing constraints on…
France, Saudi Arabia: Iran nuclear deal must avoid destabilizing region
Middle East
May 5, 2015
France, Saudi Arabia: Iran nuclear deal must avoid destabilizing region
France and Saudi Arabia believe that any future deal between Iran and six major powers must ensure not to destabilize…
Statement: Saudi-led alliance mulls partial truces in Yemen
Middle East
May 4, 2015
Statement: Saudi-led alliance mulls partial truces in Yemen
The Saudi-led Arab alliance conducting air strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen is considering calling truces in specific areas in…
UPDATE: Arab special forces deploy in Yemen’s Aden-local militia leader
Egypt
May 3, 2015
UPDATE: Arab special forces deploy in Yemen’s Aden-local militia leader
Between 40-50 Arab special forces soldiers arrived in Aden on Sunday and deployed alongside local fighters against the Houthi militia,…
Newspaper: Saudi Arabia will pledge $2 billion to Egypt
Egypt
May 3, 2015
Newspaper: Saudi Arabia will pledge $2 billion to Egypt
Egypt has reached an aid agreement with Saudi Arabia for US$2 billion, according to daily business newspaper Al-Mal.The aid will…
HRW: Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen
Middle East
May 3, 2015
HRW: Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition has been using US-supplied cluster bombs in its air campaign against Yemeni rebels, Human Rights Watch said…