Egypt To Use Gulf Billions To Spur Economy

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have promised Egypt a total of $12 billion in loans, grants and fuel shipments.

Egyptian Authorities Arrest Muslim Brotherhood Leader

Egypt’s Interior Ministry’s Facebook page showed a picture of Mohamed Badie with a caption confirming his arrest.

Saudi To Fill Financial Gap From Any Western Sanctions On Egypt

Prince Saud al-Faisal accused Western countries of tacitly encouraging Muslim Brotherhood violence with their criticism of the Egyptian military.

Mubarak Could Be Freed After Egypt Court Drops Corruption Case

Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for 30 years, was arrested soon after his overthrow and became the first Arab leader to face trial.

Kuwait To Deport Nine Egyptians Protesting Against Cairo Crackdown

A security source said the nine were “prominent participants suspected of incitement and chanting hostile slogans”.

Saudi Arabia Warns Against Pressing Egypt On Crackdown

Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal met French president Francois Hollande with both calling for fresh elections in Egypt.

Saudi’s Prince Alwaleed Fires Celebrity TV Preacher For Brotherhood Links

The prince said Tareq al-Suwaidan, who has more than 1.9 million Twitter followers, had identified himself as “one of the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood”.

Five Bahraini Security Officers Injured By Homemade Bomb In Village

Activists in the Kingdom have been demanding more democratic reform for two and a half years.

Muslim Brotherhood Faces Ban From Egypt Rulers

Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi proposed dissolving the group in a move that would force it underground and could usher in mass arrests of its members countrywide.

Britain To Reopen Yemen Embassy On Sunday

The Foreign Office said on August 6 it had withdrawn all staff from the embassy due to a high threat of kidnapping.

Saudi King Backs Egypt’s Rulers Against “Terrorism”

Hundreds were killed in Egypt last week when the security forces cleared protest camps set up by the Muslim Brotherhood.

Yemeni Nobel Winner: Egypt Coup Deadly For Arab Democracy

Karman was the first Arab woman and second Muslim woman to win the Nobel peace prize.

UAE Says Supports Egypt Government’s “Sovereign Measures”

Hundreds were killed as Egyptian authorities cleared out two camps of Mursi supporters on Wednesday.

Two Journalists, Including One From Dubai, Killed In Cairo Violence

Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, who worked with Xpress,had been on leave when she was shot dead.

Egypt Declares State Of Emergency After Hundreds Killed In Clashes

A ministry official put the death toll at 300, but the Muslim Brotherhood claimed over 2,000 people had been killed in a “massacre.”

Police Fire Teargas, Birdshot At Bahrain Demonstrators

Protesters in Bahrain took to the streets to demand democratic change in the Gulf state.

What Lies Ahead For Qatar’s New Emir?

Will the gas nation’s change of Emirship herald a new political era?

Egyptian Police Kill At Least 30 In Protest Crackdown – Brotherhood

International efforts have failed to mediate an end to a six-week political standoff between Mursi’s supporters and the army-backed government.

Egyptian Police Fire Tear Gas At Pro-Mursi Protest Camp In Cairo

More than 300 people have already died in political violence since the army overthrew Mursi on July 3.

Israel Frees 26 Palestinians As Talks Resume

Fifteen prisoners crossed an Israeli checkpoint into Palestinian territory while eleven were released in the West Bank capital of Ramallah.

Bahrain Tightens Security Ahead Of Planned Protests On Wednesday

Activists calling for democracy say they were inspired by mass protests in Egypt last month.

Bahrain Will “Forcefully Confront” August 14 Protests – PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa has warned that those behind the planned demonstrations will be punished.

Egypt Expected To Act Against Pro-Mursi Protesters On Monday

Almost 300 people have been killed in political violence since the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi.

US Reopens UAE, Saudi Embassies On Sunday

The US embassy in Sanaa, Yemen will remain closed due to security concerns.

Car Bombs Kill Nearly 80 In Iraq, Target Eid Festivities

More than 1,000 Iraqis have been killed in July, the highest monthly death toll since 2008.

Bahrain Prime Minister Issues Warning Ahead Of Planned Protests

Protesters inspired by the rebel protests in Egypt last month have called for rallies on Wednesday

Saudi Offers Russia Deal To Scale Back Assad Support

Sources say Saudi Arabia wants Moscow to ease its strong support of Assad and agree not to block any future Security Council Resolution on Syria.

Egypt At ‘Dangerous Stalemate’ In Political Crisis

Acting President Adli Mansour, in a message on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, said Egypt was in critical circumstances.

Saudi’s Prince Salman Named Deputy Defence Minister

Prince Salman bin Sultan is a son of the late Crown Prince Sultan, a veteran defence minister until his death in 2011.

France Debates Extending Headscarf Ban To Universities

France’s 2004 ban on headscarves in schools and 2010 ban on full face veils in public have alienated many of its five million Muslims.