Saudi Arabia
Syrians banned from hajj over differences with Saudi government
Egypt
September 18, 2012
Syrians banned from hajj over differences with Saudi government
Syrian news agency SANA on Tuesday said the government has banned its citizens from performing hajj this year due to…
Saudi Arabia absent from Egypt-Iran-Turkey talks on Syria
World
September 17, 2012
Saudi Arabia absent from Egypt-Iran-Turkey talks on Syria
Saudi Arabia opted to stay away from a meeting of four regional powers on the Syrian crisis on Monday, adding…
Armed Forces chief of staff visits Saudi Arabia
Egypt
September 16, 2012
Armed Forces chief of staff visits Saudi Arabia
Armed Forces Chief of Staff Sidqy Sobhy arrived for his first visit to Saudi Arabia Sunday to hold talks with…
Saudi Arabia to grant Egypt US$1.5 billion in loans
Business
September 11, 2012
Saudi Arabia to grant Egypt US$1.5 billion in loans
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ashraf al-Araby said Tuesday that talks have started with the Saudi delegation currently visiting…
Egyptians in Saudi Arabia lashed and imprisoned by court order
Egypt
September 10, 2012
Egyptians in Saudi Arabia lashed and imprisoned by court order
A Saudi court on Monday sentenced four Egyptians to 70 lashes each and three years in prison, and three others…
Yemen defense ministry: Army kills AQAP second man
World
September 10, 2012
Yemen defense ministry: Army kills AQAP second man
SANAA — Yemeni troops killed the second in command of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, regarded by Washington as the…
Saudi Arabia denies reports of Prince Faisal’s death
Egypt
September 10, 2012
Saudi Arabia denies reports of Prince Faisal’s death
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal is not dead, despite media reports to the contrary, Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry stated…
Exclusive: Insiders suspected in Saudi cyber attack
World
September 8, 2012
Exclusive: Insiders suspected in Saudi cyber attack
One or more insiders with high-level access are suspected of assisting the hackers who damaged some 30,000 computers at Saudi…
61 Egyptians detained in Saudi prisons for months
Egypt
September 6, 2012
61 Egyptians detained in Saudi prisons for months
Sixty-one Egyptians in Saudi Arabia were held in a Jeddah prison for three months without being interrogated or referred to…
Gizawy attends Saudi trial with hands and feet shackled
Egypt
September 5, 2012
Gizawy attends Saudi trial with hands and feet shackled
Ahmed al-Gizawy, the Egyptian lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia, attended his trial Wednesday with his hands and feet shackled and…