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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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Saudi Arabia Hopes Ceasefire Will Achieve ‘Comprehensive and Sustainable De-Escalation’

A general view of Riyadh city during the early hour of evening at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2025. (Reuters)
A general view of Riyadh city during the early hour of evening at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2025. (Reuters)
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Saudi Arabia Hopes Ceasefire Will Achieve ‘Comprehensive and Sustainable De-Escalation’

A general view of Riyadh city during the early hour of evening at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2025. (Reuters)
A general view of Riyadh city during the early hour of evening at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday threw its support behind the two-week ceasefire reached between the US and Iran, calling for a comprehensive deal to bring stability back to the region.

"The Kingdom hopes that the ceasefire will represent an opportunity to achieve a comprehensive and sustainable de-escalation, enhancing the security of the region, and that any attacks or policies that undermine the sovereignty, security and stability of the countries in the region will cease," the Foreign Ministry said.

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Falling Debris after Interception Injures 3 at Abu Dhabi Gas Complex

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
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Falling Debris after Interception Injures 3 at Abu Dhabi Gas Complex

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

Authorities in Abu Dhabi said on Wednesday that falling debris following an interception had injured three people and forced a halt in production following fires at a gas complex in the emirate.

The government's media office said in a statement the incident at Habshan gas-processing facility "was caused by falling debris, following a successful interception by air defense systems, resulting in multiple fires and minor injuries to two Emiratis and one Indian national.”

"Operations have been suspended and further updates will be provided in due course," it added.

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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.