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Egyptian lawyers challenge referral of Red Sea islands deal to parliament
Egypt
December 31, 2016
Egyptian lawyers challenge referral of Red Sea islands deal to parliament
Egyptian lawyers, Khaled Ali and Ali Ayoub, filed a lawsuit on Saturday in the administrative court challenging the referral of…
Egypt’s government approves deal to hand two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
Egypt
December 30, 2016
Egypt’s government approves deal to hand two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
Egypt's government has approved a deal to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia and sent it to…
Saudi official visit to Ethiopia sparks controversy in Egypt’s parliament
Egypt
December 21, 2016
Saudi official visit to Ethiopia sparks controversy in Egypt’s parliament
The Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives (parliament) witnessed on Tuesday heated arguments between MPs, over the timing of…
Supreme Court sets January 16 for final verdict on Red Sea islands case
Egypt
December 20, 2016
Supreme Court sets January 16 for final verdict on Red Sea islands case
The State Council Supreme Administrative Court set January 16, 2017, as a date to issue the final verdict on an…
Saudi official visits Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Egypt
December 18, 2016
Saudi official visits Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
An informed source said that the advisor to the royal court of Saudi Arabia, Ahmed al-Khatib, visited the Ethiopian Renaissance…
US cancels weapons transfers to Saudi over Yemen campaign
World
December 14, 2016
US cancels weapons transfers to Saudi over Yemen campaign
The White House has blocked the transfer of precision munitions to ally Saudi Arabia, amid anger about the civilian death…
Kafr al-Sheikh governor: LE32,000 to familes of fishermen detained in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
December 7, 2016
Kafr al-Sheikh governor: LE32,000 to familes of fishermen detained in Saudi Arabia
Kafr al-Sheikh governor al-Sayyed Nasr announced the allocation of LE1,000 for each of the families of 32 detained fishermen in…
State commissioners recommend annulling Tiran and Sanafir agreement
Egypt
December 5, 2016
State commissioners recommend annulling Tiran and Sanafir agreement
The State Commissioners of the Supreme Administrative Court have recommended upholding the administrative court's ruling invalidating the demarcation agreement between…
Saudi Arabia names new labor minister, reshuffles religious and Shura councils
Middle East
December 3, 2016
Saudi Arabia names new labor minister, reshuffles religious and Shura councils
King Salman bin Abdulaziz has replaced Saudi Arabia's labor minister, state media reported on Friday, after recent statistics showed a…
Twelve Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led air strike: residents
Middle East
November 24, 2016
Twelve Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led air strike: residents
Twelve Yemeni civilians were killed by a Saudi-led air strike while riding in a pickup truck in the country's northwest…