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Egyptian President Heads to Saudi Arabia for Talks with Crown Prince

FILED - 09 May 2025, Russia, Moscow: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) during their meeting at the Kremlin. Photo: Kremlin/dpa
FILED - 09 May 2025, Russia, Moscow: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) during their meeting at the Kremlin. Photo: Kremlin/dpa
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Egyptian President Heads to Saudi Arabia for Talks with Crown Prince

FILED - 09 May 2025, Russia, Moscow: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) during their meeting at the Kremlin. Photo: Kremlin/dpa
FILED - 09 May 2025, Russia, Moscow: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) during their meeting at the Kremlin. Photo: Kremlin/dpa

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will head to Saudi Arabia on Thursday for talks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Egyptian Ambassador Mohamed al-Shenawy said the visit comes in the framework of historical ties between the two countries and embodies the two leaderships keenness on bilateral cooperation, and coordination on regional and international matters of mutual interest.

Shenawy said the talks, will be held in NEOM city and will focus on ways to promote strategic partnership between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

The talks will also highlight the recent developments in the region mainly the situation in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan, Libya, and Yemen. The security of navigation in the Red Sea will also be discussed.

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Iranian Drone Attack in Bahrain Injures Two, Says Interior Ministry

A general view of Manama, Bahrain. (AFP)
A general view of Manama, Bahrain. (AFP)
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Iranian Drone Attack in Bahrain Injures Two, Says Interior Ministry

A general view of Manama, Bahrain. (AFP)
A general view of Manama, Bahrain. (AFP)

Two people sustained light injuries following an Iranian drone attack in Bahrain on Wednesday, the interior ministry said, hours after a US-Iran truce took effect.

"As a result of the Iranian aggression, two citizens sustained minor injuries and a number of houses were damaged in the Sitra area as a result of shrapnel falling from the interception of an Iranian drone," the Bahraini interior ministry said in a post on X.

The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reaching a deal less than two hours before President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the wiping out of "a whole civilization".

The announcement by Trump late on Tuesday represented an abrupt turnaround from his extraordinary warning earlier, and came after mediation efforts by Pakistan's military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

The eleventh-hour deal was subject to Iran's agreement to pause its blockade of oil and gas supplies through the strait, Trump said. The waterway typically handles about one-fifth of global oil shipments.

Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said in a statement Tehran would cease counter-attacks and provide safe passage through the waterway, if attacks against it stop.

It was not immediately ‌clear how soon the ceasefire elsewhere would take full effect. Israeli media said it would begin once Iran reopened the strait and that Israel expected Iranian attacks to continue in the interim.

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Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with Zayani, Ishaq Dar

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the day Pakistan hosts talks with the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Türkiye to discuss regional de-escalation, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 29, 2026. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the day Pakistan hosts talks with the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Türkiye to discuss regional de-escalation, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 29, 2026. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with Zayani, Ishaq Dar

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the day Pakistan hosts talks with the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Türkiye to discuss regional de-escalation, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 29, 2026. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the day Pakistan hosts talks with the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Türkiye to discuss regional de-escalation, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 29, 2026. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held separate telephone talks with his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif al-Zayani and Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar on regional developments and their impact on security and stability.

They tackled efforts to achieve stability and security in the Middle East, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday.

The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump said the agreement was reached after he spoke to leaders in Pakistan, which has played a key role in mediating the war launched by the US and Israel on February 28.

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Storming of Kuwait Consulate in Iraq’s Basra

Saudi Arabia Condemns Storming of Kuwait Consulate in Iraq’s Basra
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Storming of Kuwait Consulate in Iraq’s Basra

Saudi Arabia Condemns Storming of Kuwait Consulate in Iraq’s Basra

Saudi Arabia condemned on Tuesday the storming of the Kuwaiti consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra.

A Foreign Ministry statement said the Kingdom slammed the ensuing violations that took place inside the mission.

It condemned these “irresponsible actions”, saying it was “a country’s responsibility to completely protect all members of diplomatic missions and their headquarters in line with the Vienna Convention”.