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 25, 2014
KSA, UK share concern over Syria-Iraq turmoil
[wpResize] Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, held talks here Tuesday with visiting British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond on major regional and international developments, including the turmoil in Iraq and Syrian political crisis. Hammond’s stop in Jeddah
Residents stock dates ahead of Holy Ramadan
[wpResize] Scores of Jeddah residents are stocking up on dates ahead of Ramadan in anticipation of price rise during the busy season. Date shops and retailers in Jeddah are witnessing unprecedented demand for dates in the days leading up to
Saddam judge ‘executed’
[wpResize] Baghdad: Iraqi militant group ISIL has killed the judge who ordered Saddam Hussain’s verdict of death-by-hanging in 2006, several Arab news media reported on Tuesday. Reports claim that Kurdish judge Raouf Abdul Rahman was executed by the militants in
Sudan re-arrests Christian woman a day after release
[wpResize] KHARTOUM: Sudanese authorities re-arrested a Sudanese woman on Tuesday hours after she was freed from death row, and detained her and her family as they tried to board a plane in Khartoum, a security source and her lawyer said.
Sri Lanka beats England, wins series
[wpResize] LEEDS, England: Sri Lanka beat England by 100 runs, with just one ball to spare, to win the second Test at Headingley on Tuesday and so take the two-match series 1-0. There were more than 20 overs remaining when
Dubai stocks plunge as builder questions swirl
[wpResize] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai’s stock market plunged 6.7 percent Tuesday after the construction giant that helped raise the Mideast commercial hub’s record-breaking Burj Khalifa skyscraper confirmed it has fired staff following the departure of its CEO last week.
Iraq battles militant onslaught as Kerry presses unity
[wpResize] BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces held off attacks on a key town and an oil refinery as top US diplomat John Kerry pushed Tuesday for unity in a conflict the UN says has killed nearly 1,100. But those successes were marred
Court suspends ruling allowing Musharraf to leave Pakistan
[wpResize] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has suspended a decision which would have allowed Pervez Musharraf to leave the country, the latest setback for the former military ruler who returned last year to run for election. The move came after the
Japan, Philippines say rule of law should settle disputes
[wpResize] TOKYO: Japan and the Philippines on Tuesday jointly stressed the need to use “the rule of law” to solve regional disputes, at a time when both countries are embroiled in separate rows with China. The comments, which came during
Israel says Assad forces behind Golan attack that killed boy
[wpResize] Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were responsible for an attack on Sunday that killed an Israeli boy on the occupied Golan Heights. An anti-tank missile fired from Syria across
At least 18 killed in attack on northern Nigerian village: police
At least 18 people were killed when gunmen stormed a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna overnight, a police spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in daily bloody attacks that have racked Africa’s most populous country. The gunmen
Israel’s crackdown on Hamas slows in search for missing teens
[wpResize] Israel eased a crackdown on Hamas in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday after the dragnet, accompanying a search for three Israeli teenagers, raised fears of a Palestinian uprising. Israel has accused the Islamist group of orchestrating the abduction
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