Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 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 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 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: August 22, 2014

U.N.: death toll from Syrian civil war tops 191,000

The death toll from three years of Syria’s civil war has risen to more than 191,000 people, the United Nations reported Friday. The figure, covering the period from March 2011 to April 2014, is the first issued by the U.N.’s

Yemen armed forces on alert as rebel deadline nears

President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi urged Yemen’s armed forces Thursday to “raise their level of vigilance” on the eve of the expiry of a rebel deadline for the government to quit. However, Hadi also sent a delegation to Shiite Zaidi rebel

Gaza changed everything, even the spin doctors

Ramzy Baroud

By: Ramzy Baroud After every bloody episode of violence perpetrated by Israel, media spin doctors are often deployed with one grand mission: To absolve Israel of any responsibility in their acts of carnage. Not only do these apologists demonize Palestinians,

What is it that turns the whole world into a blood bath? – Harun Yahya

Harun Yahya

By: Harun Yahya Have you ever thought why do people living peacefully as brothers under the same flag for centuries suddenly start tearing at each other’s throats? There are 50 different states right now on the lands of the former

When family stands in the face of justice

MANY people find themselves in the predicament of being wronged by a relative and are left with no other choice to restore their rights, even after trying to settle the matter in a friendly manner, but take the matter to

Google Glass Update Brings Access to All Your Phone Contacts

Google has updated its Glass software, letting you access all of your phone’s contacts (as opposed to only 10) on Glass. The top 20 contacts are now available by voice, while the rest can be accessed by swiping. Other changes

ISIS is now chasing the Surooris

Abdulrahman al-Rashed

By: Abdulrahman al-Rashed It is true that extremism has reached an unprecedented level of oddness. Do not assume that the menacing Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is only threatening the United States and Arab governments, it is now

Network water leaks prove costly for Jeddah’s parks

THE Jeddah municipality budgets SR200 million every year to maintain and improve the city’s parks and green areas but repeated breaks in the city’s water network means green areas are drying up as water meant for parks’ sprinkler systems is

Modi’s mission begins at home

Syed Aijaz Zaka

By: Syed Aijaz Zaka August is the month of anniversaries and memories in South Asia. This past week saw India and Pakistan celebrate their Independence with the usual fanfare although it was a rather muted affair on the other side

Iran denies report linking Iraq cooperation to nuclear talks

Iran denied a report that it is ready to help counter Islamic State of Iraq and Syria insurgents in return for progress in negotiations with world powers over its nuclear program. France, one of the six nations in nuclear talks

How to kill ISIS with the right discourse

By: Abdullah Hamidaddin The beheading of American journalist James Foley is part of the tragic and bloody trail ISIS is leaving behind. But its effect on Western opinion about ISIS and the need to eradicate it is significant. Not because

I’ll chop off UK, U.S. heads, says British female ISIS militant

A woman from London who is a member of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), announced her ambition to become the first UK woman to execute a “UK or U.S terrorist,” British tabloid the Mirror reported on Thursday. “Any

Haj: 50% tent capacity for ‘low-cost pilgrims’

Haj service companies have been instructed by the ministry to allocate 50 percent of their tent capacity to provide low-cost services. Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar met with representatives of domestic Haj service firms and urged them to provide the best

OIC urges steps to protect Al-Aqsa

The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged the international community to take effective steps to stop Israeli atrocities in the occupied Palestinian territories, including its recurrent attacks on Al-Aqsa, the third important mosque for Muslims in the world.

Riyadh crackdown nets over 400 ‘illegal’ expats

Police arrested a large number of illegal expatriates in the south of the capital in an early morning raid on Thursday under the direct supervision of Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. According to one eyewitness, operations

Pentagon: ISIS threat ‘beyond anything we’ve seen’

The sophistication, wealth and military might of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants pose a major threat to the United States that may surpass that from al Qaeda, U.S. military leaders said on Thursday. “They are an imminent

Backers of Yemen rebels gather in Sanaa amid crisis talks

Thousands of supporters of Shiite rebels pressing the government to step down gathered in the Yemeni capital Friday as a presidential team was in the northern Houthi stronghold for crisis talks. The rally came on the final day of an

Uber pulls into mobile dining and travel apps

SAN FRANCISCO: Uber teamed up with dining and travel smartphone applications Wednesday as the controversial Internet-age car-hailing service moved to park itself at the heart of mobile lifestyles. The San Francisco-based startup let about a dozen businesses such as Starbucks,

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