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DPM Dar departs for Istanbul ahead of R-4 bloc, European E3 diplomats’ meetings
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has departed for Istanbul to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of the R-4 bloc and an R-4+E-3 meeting on Friday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. The R-4 group, which comprises Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, emerged in March and has been focusing on regional security and mediation efforts between the United States and Iran. The E-3 group is a trio of European powers — France, the United Kingdom and Germany — that was set up m
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Houthi attacks on Saudi sites claim four more lives
• Rebels claim targeting Saudi defence ministry, Aramco installations, Dammam airport • Coalition downs four drones above Riyadh, Madina • Egypt urges talks as its parliament weighs military backing for Saudi campaign in Yemen • IRGC warns US against escorting ships thru Hormuz • Pakistan warns pilgrims travelling between Iran and Iraq RIYADH: Yemen’s Houthi forces said on Thursday they had launched attacks on Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry in Riyadh, Aramco facilities in Yanbu and the King Fah
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Egypt calls for Yemen talks as parliament weighs military support to Saudi Arabia
Egypt calls for Yemen talks as parliament weighs military support to Saudi Arabia Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen war diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the armed forces to support Saudi Arabia against the Iran-aligned Houthis. Any direct involvement of the Egyptian military, one of the region's largest, would raise the stakes in the fighting between the kingdom and the Houthis, an increasingly des
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Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye to meet European trio in Istanbul
Turkiye will host an R-4 and an R-4+E-3 meetings of foreign ministers in Istanbul on October 23, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The R-4 group, which comprises Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, emerged in March and has been focusing on regional security and mediation efforts between the United States and Iran. The E-3 group is a trio of European powers — France, Britain and Germany — that was set up more than 20 years ago to advance diplomatic coordination over Iran’s n
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Egypt calls for Yemen talks as parliament weighs military support to Saudi Arabia
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen conflict diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the armed forces to support Saudi Arabia against the Iran-aligned Houthis. Any direct involvement of the Egyptian military, one of the region's largest, would raise the stakes in the conflict between the kingdom and the Houthis, an increasingly destabilising front in the spreading US-Israeli war on Iran.
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China bets on manufactured water, and wants to sell it to the world
China is emerging as a major supplier of water technology to parched countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, as shrinking natural supplies at home push Beijing to invest heavily in manufactured freshwater, industry experts say. Chinese firms are selling desalination membranes, filtration equipment and engineering services to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, often through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which connects Chinese capital and infrastructure projects to developing market
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Arab states condemn deadly Houthi attacks on Saudi airport and oilfield
RIYADH: Arab countries and the Muslim World League on Thursday condemned Houthi attacks the previous night on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and the Shaybah oilfield in the Eastern Province that killed four people and injured 10. The UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Egypt denounced the strikes as violations of Saudi sovereignty and international law, and reaffirmed their support for the Kingdom’s efforts to protect its security and territorial integrity. Bahrain’s Minist
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Israeli fire kills 4 people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO: Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said. In Gaza City, a strike on a car killed at least one person, medics said. They earlier said there had been two deaths. A crowd gathered around the burning wreckage, as orange-vested emergency crews sprayed it with water, photos from the scene showed. Other strikes killed a Palestinian man on a bike in the southern city of Khan Younis and
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Israeli fire kills 3 people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO: Israeli fire killed one person in a car in Gaza City and at least two others in other parts of the enclave on Thursday, health officials there said. A crowd gathered around the burning wreckage in Gaza City's Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood as orange-vested emergency workers sprayed it with water, photos from the scene showed. Another strike killed a Palestinian man on a bike in the southern city of Khan Younis, and gunfire killed a woman near the Jabalia refugee camp, in the north, the
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Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israeli fire killed one person in a car in Gaza City and at least two others in other parts of the enclave on Thursday, health officials there said. A crowd gathered around the burning wreckage in Gaza City's Tel Al-Hawa neighbourhood as orange-vested emergency workers sprayed it with water, photos from the scene showed. Another strike killed a Palestinian man on a bike in the southern city of Khan Younis, and gunfire killed a woman near the Jabalia refugee camp, in the
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Israeli fire kills four people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said. In Gaza City, a strike on a car killed at least two people, medics said. A crowd gathered around the burning wreckage, as orange-vested emergency crews sprayed it with water, photos from the scene showed. Another strike killed a Palestinian man on a bike in the southern city of Khan Younis, and gunfire killed a woman near the
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UAE nominates diplomat to lead UN amid criticism over Sudan and Israel policy
UAE nominates diplomat to lead UN amid criticism over Sudan and Israel policy MEE staff on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:26 Lana Nusseibeh, of Palestinian descent, enters the contest to succeed Secretary-General Guterres after six Security Council straw polls failed to produce a consensus candidate UAE envoy Lana Nusseibeh addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on 27 September 2025 (AFP) Off The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday formally nominated Lana Nusseibeh, its former am
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Turkey to host regional and European foreign ministers for talks on regional conflicts, source says
ANKARA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign MinisterHakan Fidan will host his counterparts from Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and Germany in Istanbul on Friday for talks on regional conflicts, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Thursday. The seven countries will meet in this format for the first time, at Turkey's initiative, the source said, as wars involving Iran, Yemen and Ukraine threaten shipping routes and regional security.
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Egypt will 'defend Saudi territory' and won't attack Yemen, Sisi says
Egypt’s proposed military support for Saudi Arabia is aimed at defending the Gulf kingdom and will not involve an attack on Yemen, President Sisi said on Wednesday. Sisi has asked parliament to authorize support for Riyadh and its war against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels “if requested.”
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Noor Zaman stuns defending champion Gawad to reach Silicon Valley Open quarters
Pakistan’s Noor Zaman stunned defending champion and world No. 4 Karim Abdel Gawad of Egypt 3-1 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the PSA Gold Silicon Valley Open at the Redwood City in California. The 22-year-old overcame the second seed 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 in 52 minutes at Squash Zone, handing the Egyptian a shock defeat in the $143,500 men’s event. “I was ready mentally and physically today, and I think now is the time for me to beat the top players,” Noor said after the match. N
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Saudis intercept more drones as conflict with Houthis spirals
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'Null and void:' Egypt condemns Turkey-Libya maritime deal, reaffirms pact with Greece
'Null and void:' Egypt condemns Turkey-Libya maritime deal, reaffirms pact with Greece Egypt has declared a contentious maritime deal sealed by Turkey and eastern Libya as “null and void, absolutely”, reaffirming its commitment to an agreement it sealed with Greece. Egypt’s foreign ministry on Wednesday “reiterated that the memorandum is null and void, carries no legal effect, and that its ratification by the Libyan House of Representatives entails no legal consequences whatsoever for Egypt”, a
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'Null and void:' Egypt condemns Turkey-Libya maritime deal, reaffirms pact with Greece
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Gulf exports more oil than it did before Iran war despite surge in Hormuz attacks
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Sisi says Egypt will 'defend Saudi territory' without attacking Yemen
Sisi says Egypt will 'defend Saudi territory' without attacking Yemen Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Wednesday that Cairo's proposed military support for Riyadh was to "defend Saudi territory, and does not include an attack on Yemen". At a government event titled Egypt Forum 2026, Sisi said the "objective is to defend the kingdom's lands and borders, as well as those of any other Arab state, should it be requested of Egypt", according to a statement from his office. "Egyptian m
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Egypt's Sisi says Saudi defence role would not include attack on Yemen
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt's military effort to defend Saudi Arabia would not include an attack on Yemen and would be limited to defending the kingdom's territory and borders, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency spokesperson on Wednesday. On Monday, Egypt's parliament delayed until October 26 a vote on authorising the armed forces to support Saudi Arabia if requested, lawmakers said, extending deliberations over a potentially deeper Egyp
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Sisi says Egypt would defend Saudi territory but rules out attack on Yemen
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt's military support for Saudi Arabia would be limited to defending the kingdom's territory and borders and would not include an attack on Yemen, the presidency said on Wednesday, as the Iran-allied Houthis intensify attacks on the kingdom.
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Pakistan, Qatar, Turkiye and Indonesia sign 'Badr' defence cooperation pact
Pakistan, Qatar, Turkiye and Indonesia on Wednesday signed a multilateral pact to promote cooperation in defence production and capabilities, the Turkish defence ministry said. The Foreign Office has yet to comment on the signing of the defence pact. According to the Turkish ministry, the signing took place in Qatar, with ministers of the four countries attending the ceremony. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who was visible in pictures shared by the ministry, signed on behalf of Pakistan. Turkish
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Houthis strike Saudi-led coalition targets after saying kingdom killed eight fishermen
Houthis strike Saudi-led coalition targets after saying kingdom killed eight fishermen MEE staff on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 10:24 The Yemeni group accuses Saudi Arabia of killing civilians off the coast of Taiz governorate People gather to search the rubble of a destroyed building in the aftermath of a reported missile attack on a residential neighbourhood in Taiz in western Yemen on 20 October 2026 (Ahmad al-Basha/AFP) Off Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, struck a position of the
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Egypt mulls joining Saudi Arabia in war against Houthis
Egypt may be about to join the war against Houthis. Saudi Arabia has come under sustained attack from the Iran-backed group in recent weeks after a collapse of a truce in Yemen in September. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Egypt mid-September to request potential military support from the country – a demand put before parliament by the Egyptian president on Saturday. Story by Camille Corcoran.
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Israel's vision of regional security rests on keeping Arab states weak
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'There is no life left': How volunteers buried 600 bodies in Sudan's North Kordofan
'There is no life left': How volunteers buried 600 bodies in Sudan's North Kordofan Mohammed Amin on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 07:30 Exclusive videos, photos and testimony reveal devastation left by massacres as Sudan's war continues A volunteer buries a body in Bara, North Kordofan, Sudan (MEE) Off It took 50 volunteers to collect and bury more than 600 corpses. The streets of Bara, in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, were lined with dead bodies. They were scattered in the surrounding villages. They w
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Makkah alliance binds partners to decade-long pact
• Turkiye seeks parliamentary nod for defence agreement; officials say Ankara’s support may be limited to provision of weapons, equipment and intelligence sharing • Pakistan has already ratified treaty; only PM and cabinet’s nod required under Article 90 • Egypt’s parliament to vote on support for Riyadh on Oct 26 • Pakistan, Turkiye, Qatar and Indonesia expected to sign defence cooperation agreement in Doha today ANKARA: Turkiye has submitted the Makkah defence pact to parliament for ratificati
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Iran says Saudi Arabia, Houthis have not answered mediation offer
Iran says Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis have not responded to its offer to broker peace talks, as Tehran warns that Egyptian intervention could further escalate the conflict.
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Iran says Saudi Arabia, Houthis have not answered mediation offer
CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Iran has not received a response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen's Houthis to its offer to help broker talks to end the fighting between them, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a television interview aired on Tuesday. Araqchioffered to help facilitate dialogue as the Iran-alignedHouthis intensified strikes on Saudi Arabia earlier this month. In the interview withIraq's Al Ekhbariya TV, Araqchialso responded to the possibility of Egypt joining Saudi Arabia in the
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Why Greece's alliances failed to prevent eastern Libya's maritime deal with Turkey
Why Greece's alliances failed to prevent eastern Libya's maritime deal with Turkey Sean Mathews on Tue, 10/20/2026 - 21:39 Egypt and Turkey cohere on several hotspots while Gulf states seek new security partners, and Israel's interests are served by supporting Saddam Haftar's rise to power Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar (L) speaks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during talks in Athens, on 17 January 2020 (Aris Messinis/AFP) Off In the days before Libya’s eastern parliament ap
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Shifting role of US in Middle East is like ‘raising a teenager’, ambassador says
Shifting role of US in Middle East is like ‘raising a teenager’, ambassador says Sean Mathews on Tue, 10/20/2026 - 18:59 Washington's role as world guarantor for eight decades 'is no longer there', Tom Barrack says during Qatar's security forum US special envoy for Syria and US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, on 17 April 2026 (Antalya Diplomacy Forum/AFP) Off The US no longer wants its “grand bargain” with the Arabian Gulf, provi
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Iran's Pezeshkian discusses mediation efforts in meeting with Pakistan's army chief
CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed mediation efforts and regional developments during a meeting with Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran's Nournews reported on Tuesday. Pakistan is a key mediator between the US and Iran. Its earlier mediation efforts with both parties resulted in an interim peace agreement signed in June. But the Islamabad Memorandum quickly faltered, amid new fighting between Iran and the US weeks after.
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Iran tells Pakistan army chief no talks with Washington until demands are met
CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Iran told Pakistan's army chief on Tuesday that there would be no talks with Washington until Tehran's demands were met, Iranian media reported, underscoring its hardening stance despite mediation efforts by key interlocutor Pakistan. President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed mediation efforts and regional developments with Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran, according to Nournews.
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Turkey secures a strategic win over Greece as eastern Libya backs the maritime deal
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Israeli fire kills four people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four Palestinians, including a married couple and a 17-year-old, in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said. Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed Akram Yassin and his wife Dina Abu Baker in an apartment in Gaza City. The Israeli military said it struck a militant in the area, without giving further details.
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Yemen war: Why Egypt's vow to defend Saudi Arabia is a risky gamble
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Sudan: Nobody Hands Over a Gun for Nothing
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Egyptian construction firms surveyed sites in Gaza for 'Green Rafah' project, sources say
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Houthis inflict major losses on Yemeni forces
• At least 53 killed, 200 wounded in attack on govt forces’ training camp in Shabwa • Egypt delays vote on military support for Saudi Arabia • US embassies urge ‘heightened vigilance’ across region; Riyadh residents get ‘hostile aerial threat’ warning; govt staff told to work from home • ‘Davos in the Desert’ postponed to next year RIYADH: At least 53 people were killed and 200 others injured on Monday in a Houthi attack on a government security forces training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province, l
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Abdul El-Sayed confronts heckler linking him to Muslim Brotherhood
Abdul El-Sayed confronts heckler linking him to Muslim Brotherhood Nouran Saleh on Mon, 10/19/2026 - 19:48 Republican political action committee allegedly paid conservative activists to heckle the Senate candidate during a town hall meeting Democratic US Senate candidate for Michigan Abdul El-Sayed speaks on stage during a midterm campaign rally in Flint, Michigan, on 18 October 2026 (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP) Off Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for the US Senate in the upcoming November midterm ele
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Netanyahu map shows RSF 'friendly' to Israel and UAE, backing for separatist movements
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West Bank on verge of ‘explosion’: senior Palestinian official
Jibril Rajoub warns that Israeli settler violence could escalate tensions in the West Bank and emphasizes the need for a peaceful response. Discussions involving various Palestinian factions are ongoing in Cairo.
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Israel to resume commercial shipments to Gaza after Hamas fee dispute
CAIRO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it would resume allowing commercial goods shipments into Gaza after a days-long halt over a tax dispute involving Hamas and merchants, restoring a key route for food and other essentials to the aid-dependent enclave. COGAT, the Israeli military agency overseeing humanitarian affairs in Gaza, said it made the decision after merchants reported that Hamas authorities had withdrawn demands for payments of 10,000 shekels ($3,225) per truck.
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Explainer-What's behind Egypt's move towards possible military involvement in Saudi-Yemen conflict?
CAIRO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament is expected to vote this week on whether toauthorise the armed forces to help defend Saudi Arabia against attacks by Yemen'sHouthis if Riyadh requests its support. The move would bring the Arab world's most populous country closer to direct military involvement in the widening conflicts unleashed by the US-Israeli air assault on Iran in February.
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What's behind Egypt's move towards possible military involvement in Saudi-Yemen conflict?
CAIRO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament is expected to vote next week on whether toauthorise the armed forces to help defend Saudi Arabia against attacks by Yemen'sHouthis if Riyadh requests its support. The move would bring the Arab world's most populous country closer to direct military involvement in the widening conflicts unleashed by the US-Israeli air assault on Iran in February.
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Zionism is racism. The UK Green Party is simply stating historical fact
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Pakistan providing 'whatever support' Saudi Arabia needs for its defence: DG ISPR
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan is providing “whatever support is needed” to defend Saudi Arabia amid attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against the kingdom. The military spokesperson’s remarks — made during an interview with Independent Arabia aired on Sunday — come as Saudi Arabia has been facing deadly attacks by Houthis in recent weeks. Islamabad and Riyadh have signed two defence pacts aimed at collective deter
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia and restoring red lines
The position announced by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi regarding the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia constitutes a remarkable development in the current crisis, which transcends Yemen’s borders to form a regional crisis that has lived for decades on the embers of successive Iranian coups. There is no surprise in this position: Egypt is a major Arab state that cannot abdicate its role in defending national security and its direct interests. It is no exaggeration to say that Egypt and Saudi Arabi
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