Saudi Arabia
S&P lowers Saudi outlook on oil price slide
Business
February 10, 2015
S&P lowers Saudi outlook on oil price slide
Standard and Poor's has lowered the outlook for the world's top oil exporter Saudi Arabia to negative and downgraded its…
Negotiations start over importing petroleum from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
Business
February 8, 2015
Negotiations start over importing petroleum from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
Egypt has started negotiations with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait over a supply of petroleum products requested to cover the country's…
PM denies reports on fresh, billions-worth Gulf aid
Egypt
February 5, 2015
PM denies reports on fresh, billions-worth Gulf aid
Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has denied recent news reports claiming that his country would receive US$10 billion in depository…
Pan-Arab news channel off air hours after launch
Egypt
February 2, 2015
Pan-Arab news channel off air hours after launch
Programming at a pan-Arab news channel owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was unavailable on Monday, hours after…
Egypt urges Saudis to save workers as employer goes bankrupt
Egypt
February 1, 2015
Egypt urges Saudis to save workers as employer goes bankrupt
The Egyptian embassy in Saudi Arabia has appealed to authorities to tackle the dilemma of thousands of Egyptian workers whose…
Does Egypt’s confidence in new Saudi monarch have grounds?
Egypt
January 29, 2015
Does Egypt’s confidence in new Saudi monarch have grounds?
As Saudi Arabia announced last Friday both the death of its 10-year ruler, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, and the coronation…
Saudi airman gets 35 years to life for raping boy in Las Vegas
World
January 29, 2015
Saudi airman gets 35 years to life for raping boy in Las Vegas
A Saudi Air Force sergeant convicted in the rape of a 13-year-old boy at a Las Vegas casino hotel was…
Michelle Obama ‘not impressed’ by Saudi Arabia visit
Egypt
January 28, 2015
Michelle Obama ‘not impressed’ by Saudi Arabia visit
The British Daily Mail pointed out that US First Lady Michelle Obama did not seem “impressed” by her visit to the Kingdom…
Saudi-Egyptian association to build LE600 mn hospital
Business
January 18, 2015
Saudi-Egyptian association to build LE600 mn hospital
The Saudi-Egyptian Businessmen Association has declared plans for a 100-room hospital in Egypt worth LE600 milion. Mohamed al-Raghy, the association’s CEO,…
Amnesty slams Saudi Arabia as blogger prepares for 2nd round of whipping
Egypt
January 14, 2015
Amnesty slams Saudi Arabia as blogger prepares for 2nd round of whipping
Amnesty International has urged Saudi Arabia to put an end to the flogging of an activist over charges of insulting…