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 21, 2014
Bangladeshis told to apply for MRPs to avoid last-minute rush
[wpResize] Bangladesh’s diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia have called on their nationals to apply for machine-readable passports (MRPs) as soon as possible to avoid last minute rush. “In fact, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Riyadh and its consulate in Jeddah
Car bomb in Syria’s Hama province kills 34: state news
[wpResize] A car bomb in Syria’s western Hama province killed 34 and wounded more than 50, Syria’s state news agency SANA said on Friday, blaming the attack on rebels fighting forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. It was not immediately
Iraq worries keep oil near $115 a barrel
[wpResize] Oil traded at close to nine-month highs on Friday, on course for a second week of gains, as violence in Iraq raised worries over supplies. Stock markets remained upbeat. Buoyed by the billions of dollars the U.S. Federal Reserve
Foreign Islamist fighters urge Muslims to join jihad in Syria
[wpResize] Five Islamist fighters identified as Australian and British nationals have called on Muslims to join the war in Syria in a new video released by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The online footage, titled “There
India nuke enrichment plant expansion operational in 2015: IHS
[wpResize] India is expanding a covert uranium enrichment plant that could potentially support the development of thermonuclear weapons, a defence research group said on Friday, raising the stakes in an arms race with China and Pakistan. The revelation highlights a
First oil delivery from disputed Kurdish pipeline set for Israel
Iraqi Kurdistan looked set to unload in Israel a first cargo of disputed crude oil from its new pipeline after weeks of seeking an outlet as Iraq’s central government has threatened legal action against any buyer. The SCF Altai tanker
U.S denies any agreement allowing Sri Lanka to import Iran crude via third parties
The United States denied on Friday that it had any agreement with Sri Lanka to allow Colombo to import Iranian crude oil through third parties, avoiding Western sanctions aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program. “We categorically deny there was any
Iraq needs unity government, with or without Maliki: France
[wpResize] French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday that Iraq needed a government of national unity, with or without Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, to counter a Sunni rebel insurgency. Faulting Maliki for failing to ensure a more inclusive
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