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Al-Azhar scholar criticizes Saudi edict banning protests
Egypt

Al-Azhar scholar criticizes Saudi edict banning protests

A Saudi Islamic edict forbidding protests drew criticism from an Al-Azhar scholar Tuesday. Sheikh Gamal Qotb, former head of the…
Tenders for Egypt-Saudi Arabia power link to be sought in mid-April
Business

Tenders for Egypt-Saudi Arabia power link to be sought in mid-April

The  Egyptian government will invite tenders for the Egypt-Saudi Arabia power link in mid-April, the electricity minister said on Monday.Through…
Hundreds of Saudi Shias protest in east
World

Hundreds of Saudi Shias protest in east

Riyadh -- Hundreds of Saudi Shias staged a protest in the kingdom's oil-producing Eastern Province Friday calling for prisoner releases…
Saudi denies it asked Egyptian army not to prosecute Mubarak
Egypt

Saudi denies it asked Egyptian army not to prosecute Mubarak

The new Saudi ambassador in Cairo, Ahmed Abdel Aziz al-Qattan, on Thursday denied that the Saudi leadership had pressured the…
Customs thwarts smuggling of centuries-old documents to Saudi Arabia
Egypt

Customs thwarts smuggling of centuries-old documents to Saudi Arabia

Egyptian authorities on Wednesday thwarted an attempt to smuggle a collection of books, documents, and five manuscripts dating back between…
Saudi Shia protests simmer as Bahrain conflict rages
World

Saudi Shia protests simmer as Bahrain conflict rages

Qatif, Saudi Arabia -- Hundreds of young Shia men marched down a commercial street in the Saudi city of Qatif,…
Hundreds of security forces block Saudi protest
World

Hundreds of security forces block Saudi protest

Cairo -- Outnumbered by anti-riot police, dozens of Saudi men and women protested outside Riyadh's Interior Ministry, demanding the release…
Egyptian democracy activists to urge Clinton to restrain Saudi Arabia
Egypt

Egyptian democracy activists to urge Clinton to restrain Saudi Arabia

Egyptian democracy activists said on Tuesday that they will be urging US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to curb Saudi…
Heavy police turnout deters Gulf protests
World

Heavy police turnout deters Gulf protests

Riyadh--A security clampdown in the Saudi capital kept a lid on a planned day of rage on Friday, while determined…
US experts divided on merits of military intervention in Libya‏
Egypt

US experts divided on merits of military intervention in Libya‏

As the Libyan insurgency against Muammar Qadhafi's regime has begun to lose momentum in recent days, pressure has increased on…
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