Egypt’s prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab has said Egypt's young people should not think about opening cafes but rather consider driving three-wheeled auto rickshaws as their professions.
An advisor to the Egyptian President has said reconciliation with the banned Muslim Brotherhood will happen and that its leaders' death sentences could be revoked.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written article published in Arabic newspapers pushing for cooperation between Tehran Iran and its Arab neighbours to fight “terrorism, extremism and sectarianism".
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has claimed that no journalist has been detained for plying their profession, stating that the current imprisonments are for their links to terrorist groups.
Ibrahim Eissa has said Saudi Arabia funds the Islamic State group and has "corrupted the minds of Egyptians", as the Egyptian media escalates its recent attacks against the Kingdom.
Journalist Mohammad al-Hamza has been fired for saying Saudis from the central Najd region used to fight amongst themselves to work as errand boys in the Hijaz region.