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 »
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Deputy health minister fired as MERS toll hits 190
RIYADH: Deputy Health Minister Ziad Memish, who played a frontline role in the campaign against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus, has been relieved from his post. Memish’d dismissal was announced by the Health Ministry on Twitter Tuesday as
PM sounds alarm over 800 made-in-France jihadists
PARIS: France on Tuesday increased its estimate of the number of its nationals embroiled in Syria’s civil war to more than 800 and warned that they pose an unprecedented security threat. The warning, from Prime Minister Manuel Valls, followed the
120 killed in fighting between Yemen troops, rebels
SANAA: At least 120 people were killed in northern Yemen on Monday in fighting between Shiite Muslim Houthi rebels and government forces before a cease-fire was agreed, a Yemeni official said on Tuesday. Ahmed Al-Bekry, deputy governor of Omran province,
Airlines debate costs of aircraft tracking after MH370 loss
DOHA: Moves by airlines to keep track of their aircraft in real time following the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines’ flight MH370 could push up ticket prices for passengers — but governments should also foot part of the bill, airline industry
Obama says US to boost military presence in Europe
WARSAW, Poland: President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the United States plans to boost its military presence in Europe as tensions simmer in the region over Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Standing next to Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, Obama said the
Assad win assured as only loyalists vote in ‘sham’ election
• Poll taking place only in govt-controlled areas • Loyalists stamp ballots with their blood DAMASCUS, Syria: Waving photos of their leader and dancing with flags, thousands of Syrians pledged renewed allegiance to President Bashar Assad as they voted Tuesday
Bangladesh seizes 100 rocket launchers near India border
DHAKA: Police in northeastern Bangladesh recovered a huge cache of illegal arms on Tuesday, including more than 100 rocket launchers, in a forest near the border with an insurgency-hit part of India. A Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) commander in Habiganj
Celebrations as India gets new state of Telangana
HYDERABAD, India — Celebrations erupted in southern India to mark Monday’s creation of the new state of Telangana, the culmination of a campaign stretching back nearly six decades. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, who at one stage went on hunger strike as
Solar plane makes debut with eye on global trip
PAYERNE — A sun-powered plane made a successful test flight on Monday, clearing a vital hurdle towards its goal of a round-the-world trip next year, its pilot and mission chiefs said. Solar Impulse 2 carried out a flight lasting two
Join hands against human trafficking
By: Susan V. Ople A famous and multi-awarded anti-slavery advocate in Cambodia named Somaly Mam was exposed to be a fraud in a Newsweek article written by Simon Marks. The CNN Hero ran a shelter for child trafficking survivors and
El-Sissi: A sigh of relief
By: AbdulRahman Al Rashed NO Egyptian president assumed the post without confronting several problems. Abdel Fattah El-Sissi will assume the presidential post while being aware that the current era is more difficult than any era confronted by any previous president.
Riyadh wants NAM to reassess its peace role
The Cabinet has called on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to assess whether it is playing an effective role in the promotion of security and stability in the world. The call was made at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Deputy Custodian
Poor infrastructure makes Jeddah unattractive
Jeddah’s poor infrastructure is often cited as a reason for the cutback in tourism projects and investment in the city with real estate experts quoting the growth rate of real estate and tourism projects on Jeddah Corniche at less than
Man reunited with mom he never saw
A Saudi young man was reunited with his mother during a TV program after a 30-year hiatus in an emotionally packed scene, local media reported. On the TV program screened Sunday night, Abdullah Khojali, who played soccer for Riyadh-based Nasr
France arrests 4 over suspected Syrian jihadist ring
PARIS: French police arrested four people on Monday suspected of ties with extremist groups fighting in Syria, the interior minister said, after the country introduced new measures to stop its citizens from becoming radicalized. France, a staunch opponent of Syrian
Foundation donates learning modules for autistic children
The Jeddah Autism Center received more than 64 boxes of educational material and modules called “education entertainment” as experiment to teach the autistic children of the center from the Hassan Abbas Sharbatly Foundation as their social responsibility toward the society
‘I perform ablution to deal with anger’
— Which particular aspect of Saudi Arabia do you like the most? Visiting the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. — What is your favorite and oft-repeated Arabic word? Marhaba. — Which book is by your bedside these days? Roads
Blaze breaks out at farm in Qatif
A large fire broke out on Monday at a farm in Umm Al-Hamam town in Qatif, damaging some structures on the estate. Four Civil Defense teams were dispatched to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to nearby farms
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