Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Daily Archives: July 8, 2014
Abdullah claims victory as Afghan election crisis deepens
KABUL: Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory on Tuesday in Afghanistan’s disputed election, blaming fraud for putting him behind in preliminary results as fears rise of instability and ethnic unrest. Abdullah told a rally of thousands of rowdy supporters in
Israel, Hamas slide toward major Gaza conflict
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Five Palestinians were killed on Tuesday as Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza at the start of a new campaign to stamp out rocket fire by Hamas militants on southern Israel. It was the most serious flare-up in
ISIS rounds up ex-Baathists to eliminate potential rivals
One night last week, Islamic State militants in an SUV with tinted windows pulled up at the home of a former Iraqi army officer, one of the men they see as an obstacle to their goal of establishing a caliphate
Gold: 3 Essential Facts For Your Future
Best selling financial journalist provides three essential facts about gold. When any market crashes, it’s a shock. For a real nose dive it normally takes something unexpected and dramatic to kick it off. If people had any idea of the
Instead of celebrating independence, let’s pause
By: Octavia Nasr What if instead of celebrating independence or a national day, and instead of military parades and proud displays of national colors on hats, shirts, bathing suits and flip flops, we pause and reflect on whether we are
In Afghanistan, danger of another ‘Caliph’ looms large
By: Mansoor Jafar After an aborted foreign invasion by the then USSR and later, destructive attacks on Afghanistan by the United States, Kabul finally chanced upon what political pundits termed a “good day” in its history when a foreign qualified
Will ISIS unite Tehran and Riyadh?
By: Abdulrahman al-Rashed Until a few weeks ago, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was only known in some areas of Syria. But today, the entire world is in a state of alert due to the threats posed
‘Taliban suicide attack’ kills four NATO soldiers
A Taliban suicide bomber killed 16 people, including 10 civilians and four NATO soldiers, in an attack in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, officials said, as foreign troops wind down their war against the insurgents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack,
Powerful typhoon smashes Japan’s southern islands
A POWERFUL typhoon is pounding the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa, as residents take refuge from destructive winds, towering waves and storm surges. Airports closed and residents were evacuated from low-lying areas and shorelines as Typhoon Neoguri passed over Okinawa,
Bahrain orders US diplomat to leave after meeting with Shiites
MANAMA: Bahrain ordered a top US diplomat to leave the country on Monday after he met with a leading Shiite opposition group. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and
Ghani wins Afghan election on preliminary results
KABUL : Former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani won Afghanistan’s presidential election, according to preliminary results released on Monday, with 56.4 percent of the run-off vote to Abdullah Abdullah’s 43.5 percent. Officials said the turnout was more than eight million
100m more Indians defined as poor
NEW DELHI: An extra 100 million Indians have been classed as poor by an expert panel that has redefined the country’s poverty benchmark after a storm of protest, reports said Monday. The government-appointed panel estimated nearly 30 percent of India’s
Gaza fighters unleash heavy rocket fire on Israel
JERUSALEM: Militants in the Gaza Strip unleashed dozens of rockets on southern Israel late Monday, setting off air raid sirens and forcing hundreds of thousands of Israelis to stay indoors as the military rushed more forces to the border and
Rocket landings at Saudi-Iraq border under probe
Three Hawn rockets fell on Monday in a desert area near the northern border area of Jadida Arar, but caused no injuries or damages, a spokesman of the Border Guards has revealed. An investigation has been launched to identify the
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