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: July 2, 2014
Preity set for ferocious comeback
MUMBAI: Actress-businesswoman Preity Zinta, whose current legal conflict with ex-beau Ness Wadia scorched the headlines, is set to make a comeback with Neeraj Pathak’s ‘Bhaiyyaji’, in which she plays a ferocious bandit. The film will also feature Sunny Deol as
Deema Oman: Traditional jewels with a modern twist
Deema is an Oman-based jewelry brand that has been the talk of social media platforms. It’s a hit with fashionistas and those who want to look their best wearing local designs. The brand’s designs are very elegant and lavish, which
Benghazi attack suspect has been talking to U.S. interrogators: officials
A Libyan militant accused of involvement in the 2012 attacks on U.S. government installations in Benghazi, Libya, has been talking to U.S. interrogators, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said. Ahmed Abu Khatallah, captured in Libya on June 15 by
Syria-Iraq ‘caliph’ incites Muslims to holy war
The leader of the al Qaeda offshoot now calling itself the Islamic State has called on Muslims worldwide to take up arms and flock to the “caliphate” it has declared on captured Syrian and Iraqi soil. Proclaiming a “new era”
U.N. Security Council seeks compromise to boost aid access to Syria
With nearly 11 million Syrians in need of humanitarian help, U.N. Security Council members are pushing Russia and China to support a compromise draft resolution to boost cross-border access and threaten sanctions on those that stand in the way. After
Pakistani officials: any militants in North Waziristan a target, even Haqqanis
Pakistani officials said on Tuesday they would target any militants, including the Haqqanis, as they proceed with a military operation in the remote region of North Waziristan, but mounting evidence showed many militants had already fled. The Haqqani network, which
Some Syrian Islamist groups reject Islamic ‘caliphate’
Some Islamist groups fighting in Syria have rejected the announcement of an Islamic caliphate by an increasingly powerful rival. Nine groups, including fighters and religious scholars, have dismissed the statement by Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot which declared its
Truck by truck, Israel builds trade gateway to Arab world
The hydraulic ramp of a Turkish freighter taps down on the eastern Mediterranean port of Haifa and, under a full moon, 37 trucks roll off onto an otherwise empty pier. In a convoy that stretches hundreds of meters, the trucks
Sunnis, Kurds shun Iraq parliament after no Maliki replacement named
Sunnis and Kurds walked out of the first session of Iraq’s new parliament on Tuesday after Shi’ites failed to name a prime minister to replace Nuri al-Maliki, dimming any prospect of an early national unity government to save Iraq from
ISIL leader urges jihad to right wrongs against Muslims
The leader of the al Qaeda offshoot that has taken control of parts of Iraq and Syria has urged Muslims around the world to fight to avenge wrongs committed against their religion. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, head of the group that
Palestinians furious as Israel resumes punitive demolitions
Israel has revived a long-lapsed policy of destroying suspected militants’ homes after the dead bodies of three Israeli teenagers missing since June were found on Monday. The army reverted to the practice to punish Marwan Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Aysha,
‘They’ve kidnapped me:’ Israel hears a call from abducted teen
The appeal for help – “They’ve kidnapped me” – came in a whisper on a furtive cell-phone call that one of three abducted Israeli teenagers made to police from the car that had picked them up on a road in
Iraq lifts social media ban, some websites still blocked
Iraq has lifted a 17-day social media ban imposed to disrupt the communications of armed militants who have seized much of its west and north, although about 20 news websites remain blocked, industry sources said on Tuesday. One source said
Vienna man convicted of training with Syrian militants
A man accused of traveling to Syria to receive weapons training from Islamist militants was sentenced in Austria on Tuesday to 21 months in jail, in the latest case to highlight the lure of the Syrian conflict for radicalized young
Inevitable arc of instability
By: Mahir Ali Iraq is up for grabs, Syria has irretrievably been damaged, the West Bank sits on a powder keg. And that’s just the region where some of the worst-case scenarios have come to pass. On the borders of
Another step to protect OFWs
By: Susan V. Ople Filipino Embassy officials and personnel can be criminally tried in the Philippines for acts against chastity committed abroad against overseas Filipino workers who have sought their help and are reliant on the embassy to bring them
Isn’t it time for Arabs to unite?
By: Linda S. Heard On June 22, in reference to the crisis in Iraq, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “When your enemies are fighting each other, don’t strengthen either one of them weaken both.” Every Arab conflict is in
RIPPLE EFFECT: Diversification and more FDI opportunities
By: Jeddah: Khalil Hanware Economic openness has been for long recognized as a key driver of economic growth and development. The more countries are able to draw on global knowledge and the more effectively they can tap global export markets,
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