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: June 14, 2014
Iran promises Iraq full support against ‘terror’
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani promised Iraq’s beleaguered Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki his government’s full support against “terrorism” on Friday as militants advanced toward Baghdad. Iran is a key ally of Maliki, whose government has been left in disarray by
Blindness over Burma
By : ArabNews Editorial The Muslim Rohingya population of Burma has been described in a UN report “as the most persecuted people in the world.” To look at international businessmen flooding into the country’s five-star hotels in search of lucrative
Fight PKK and its likes intellectually
By : Harun Yahya A country’s flag is a mark of honor and nobody is allowed to violate it in any case. The situation gets even worse if that violation comes from terror organizations bent on tearing a country apart.
Too late, Mr. Al-Maliki
By : Shiraz Hasan The speed at which the fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have captured one town after another in Iraq since Tuesday has shaken not only the authorities in Baghdad but also decision makers
Will this general please shut up?
By : Bikram Vohra I want to share a thought. I come from a family of four brothers, the only ones in any army in the world who made the rank of a general. No other commissioned band of brothers
Creative Thinking: The root of unhappiness
By : Elsa Franco Al Ghaslan Human beings cannot help thinking. It is a peculiarity that makes them different from animals. And when they think, they cannot help creating, which — in itself — is a positive capability. After all,
From Afghan corruption emerges backwardness
By : Jamal Doumani As Afghans headed to the polls this Saturday to cast their votes for the next president in a run-off election, one that appeared to be a dead heat between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, it was
Indian community bids poet farewell
The Indian community bid adieu to famous physician-turned-author and poet Dr. Haneef Tarin in an emotionally charged poetry evening organized by the Indian literary organization Bazm-e-Sher O Sukhan on Wednesday night in Riyadh. Tarin, an illustrious poet and author was
Gasoline stations resume water, tissue handouts
Gasoline stations in Jeddah resumed handing out water and tissue papers to customers with the start of the summer vacation and Jeddah festival. Over 1,000 gas stations all over the city received instructions on safety and security to prevent fire
Close family ties stressed at expats’ gathering
The Kizhuparamba Churot Mahallu Welfare Forum recently organized a gathering for families in Dammam in which the forum’s role in strengthening cooperation among Muslims was emphasized. Addressing the gathering, P.T. Abdul Rasheed, an Islamic scholar, stressed the role of mahallu
The IMF’s false confession
By : Ashoka Mody The International Monetary Fund’s managing director, Christine Lagarde, asked the BBC’s Andrew Marr, “Do I have to go on my knees?” Lagarde was apologizing for the IMF’s poor forecasting of the United Kingdom’s recent economic performance,
Modi’s eerie silence over Pune murder
By : Nilofar Suhrawardy It is indeed surprising that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has drawn attention to only one problem faced by Indian minorities, which is poverty. His government is “committed,” as expressed in President Pranab Mukherjee’s address to
US pulled back into fires of Iraq
By : Jo Biddle The US is reluctantly being dragged back into the smoldering ashes of the Iraq war amid accusations that its failure to intervene in Syria aided the rise of militants now closing in on Baghdad. More than
Maintaining Europe in a multipolar world
By : Volker Perthes One aspect of the Ukraine crisis that both Russia and the West need to understand is that the rest of the world appears to be relatively unconcerned about it. Though the West, along with Japan, may
Pak govt has 15 days to block Musharraf exit
KARACHI: Pakistan’s government was Thursday ordered to lift a travel ban on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a court decision. Musharraf has been battling several court cases since he returned to Pakistan last year to contest elections — including
Bangla sailors held by Somali pirates home after four years
DHAKA: Seven Bangladeshi sailors, held hostage by Somali pirates for almost four years, finally returned home Thursday, saying it was “unbelievable” to be alive and describing their ordeal as “like hell.” The sailors, who had been held in dire conditions
US drone attacks kill 13 in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Missiles from US drones slammed into militant hideouts overnight in northwestern Pakistan, killing 13 suspected insurgents and marking the resumption of the CIA-led program after a nearly six-month break, officials said Thursday. The two separate drone strikes sparked swift
Ukraine’s rebels ready for cease-fire, says Lavrov
MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign minister said Thursday that the pro-Moscow separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine are ready for a cease-fire but that Kiev has to initiate the process. Sergey Lavrov also was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Moscow will
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