Saudi Arabia
Saudi lawyer backtracks on defense of detained Egyptian activist
Egypt
April 30, 2012
Saudi lawyer backtracks on defense of detained Egyptian activist
A Saudi lawyer who had earlier said he would defend an Egyptian detained in Saudi Arabia for allegedly attempting to…
SCAF, government vow good relations with Saudi Arabia
Egypt
April 29, 2012
SCAF, government vow good relations with Saudi Arabia
The ruling military council and its appointed cabinet have continued vows of maintaining good relations with Saudi Arabia, despite an ongoing…
Rights lawyer is only one of thousands of Egyptians languishing in Saudi prisons
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Rights lawyer is only one of thousands of Egyptians languishing in Saudi prisons
The detention of Egyptian human rights lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy by authorities in Saudi Arabia last week spurred popular outrage that…
Update: Egyptian consul’s statement on Egypt-Saudi relations ‘fabricated’
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Update: Egyptian consul’s statement on Egypt-Saudi relations ‘fabricated’
Spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Amr Roshdy said statements attributed to the Egypt’s deputy consul in Jeddah were “fabricated”,…
Activist detained in Saudi Arabia did not confess to drugs charge, says wife
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Activist detained in Saudi Arabia did not confess to drugs charge, says wife
Shahenda Fathy, wife of Egyptian lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy, who is detained in Saudi Arabia, said she visited her husband Thursday…
Sunday’s papers: Fallout, demands and death throes
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Fallout, demands and death throes
Despite the continued controversies surrounding the upcoming presidential election, Sunday’s front pages are dedicated to what Al-Akhbar describes as a…
Update: Saudi Ambassador to leave Egypt for a consultation with Saudi officials
Egypt
April 28, 2012
Update: Saudi Ambassador to leave Egypt for a consultation with Saudi officials
The Saudi Ambassador in Cairo and a the number of embassy and consulate employees will fly out of Cairo International…
50% increase in Egypt-Saudi trade volume in 2012
Business
April 28, 2012
50% increase in Egypt-Saudi trade volume in 2012
The amount of trade between Egypt and Saudi Arabia increased during the first quarter of 2012 by 50 percent, compared…
Saudi lets bin Ladens in ‘on humanitarian grounds’
World
April 28, 2012
Saudi lets bin Ladens in ‘on humanitarian grounds’
Saudi Arabia has allowed the three widows and children of slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden entrance into the kingdom…
Foreign Ministry says committed to support for lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Foreign Ministry says committed to support for lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia
The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it is committed to providing legal support to an Egyptian lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia,…