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Iran suggests Saudi should not run Muslim pilgrimage
Middle East

Iran suggests Saudi should not run Muslim pilgrimage

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia over how it runs the haj after a…
Egypt court recuses panel presiding over Tiran and Sanafir case
Egypt

Egypt court recuses panel presiding over Tiran and Sanafir case

Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court accepted on Saturday a request to recuse the panel reviewing an appeal against the annulment of…
Oil prices fall as Saudi Arabia dampens prospects of output freeze
Business

Oil prices fall as Saudi Arabia dampens prospects of output freeze

Oil prices fell on Friday after the Saudi energy minister tempered expectations of strong market intervention by producers during talks…
Saudi Arabia says foils attack on Shiite mosque in Qatif
Middle East

Saudi Arabia says foils attack on Shiite mosque in Qatif

Saudi security forces shot dead a suspected militant who tried to detonate explosives outside a mosque in the Qatif region…
Turkey wants to repair ties with Egypt: PM
Egypt

Turkey wants to repair ties with Egypt: PM

Turkey wants to repair its ties with Egypt, after relations soured over the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in…
Government files lawsuit to prove Saudi ownership of Red Sea islands
Egypt

Government files lawsuit to prove Saudi ownership of Red Sea islands

The State Lawsuits Authority (SLA) has mounted a legal challenge against the recent nullification of an agreement between Egypt and…
Egyptian athlete defends himself after flag faux pas at Olympic ceremony
Egypt

Egyptian athlete defends himself after flag faux pas at Olympic ceremony

On Friday, the Egyptian Olympic squad joined the throng of athletes that flooded Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium for the…
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric urges businessmen to help troops
Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s top cleric urges businessmen to help troops

Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric has urged businessmen and banks to set up a fund to help soldiers stationed along…
India says to bring back workers facing ‘food crisis’ in Saudi
Middle East

India says to bring back workers facing ‘food crisis’ in Saudi

India said on Sunday it will send a government minister to Saudi Arabia to try to bring back more than…
Despite reform, Saudi ‘guardianship’ still restricts women: HRW
Middle East

Despite reform, Saudi ‘guardianship’ still restricts women: HRW

Saudi Arabian laws requiring women to have male guardians have been reformed in recent years but continue to restrict and…
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