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 16, 2014
Medical education growing in Kingdom
The provision of quality medical education by the public and private sectors is growing in the Kingdom, a leading academic told Arab News recently. Hassan Sami Shaiba, dean of Batterjee Medical College, said the provision of this specialized training has
Iraqi forces withdraw from ISIS-held Tikrit
Iraq state forces have retreated from the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, held by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, after a renewed effort to take back the city was met with heavy opposition, according to a soldier
KSA calls for stronger UN action to halt Gaza killings
Saudi Arabia has denounced the brutal Israeli aggression on the Palestinians in Gaza and has urged the UN Security Council and the Human Rights Council to realize their responsibilities and apply the Fourth Geneva Convention against Israel to stop its
Reduced pilgrim quota to stay until next year
Hatem Al-Qadi, spokesman for the Ministry of Haj said his ministry has decided to keep in place the reduction in the numbers of domestic and international pilgrims by 50 percent and 20 percent respectively. He explained that the decision will
Gaza killings resume as cease-fire collapses
• Israel suffers first fatality • Hamas rejected Egypt-proposed truce • Israeli airstrikes have killed 191 Palestinians, among them 31 children GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel resumed its air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, a day after holding its fire
Typhoon kills 10, displaces 370,000 in Philippines
• Power outage hit wide areas around Manila • Singapore Airlines plane damaged by strong winds MANILA: A typhoon killed at least 10 people as it churned across the Philippines and hit the capital, prompting the evacuation of almost
Terror sympathizers will lose scholarships, warns envoy
Saudi scholarship students found guilty of sympathizing or liaising with terror groups will be sent back to the Kingdom and their scholarships canceled, said sources at the Ministry of Higher Education. The statement follows the interception of several terror-related calls
U.N. chief urges countries to enforce sanctions on ISIS
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged countries to enforce an international arms embargo and economic sanctions on the Islamic State militant group in a bid to weaken the insurgency that has taken control of large swathes of territory in Iraq and
Israel vows to ‘expand, intensify’ Gaza campaign
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Tuesday to ramp up Israel’s military campaign against Gaza, after an Egyptian truce plan failed to end eight days of cross-border fire. “This would have been better resolved diplomatically, that’s what we tried to
Philip Hammond named UK’s new foreign minister
British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Philip Hammond as foreign minister on Tuesday as he reshuffles his cabinet ahead of the 2015 general election. “Philip Hammond is the new Foreign Secretary,” Cameron said on his official Twitter feed. Hammond, who
Israel resumes airstrikes on Gaza
Israel resumed aerial bombardment of Gaza Strip on Tuesday shortly after agreeing to an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire rejected by Hamas’s armed wing the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades. Meanwhile, Hamas continued firing rockets on Israel, killing one Israeli civilian, the first Israeli
Iran army vows to fight ‘violations to hijab’
The Iranian armed forces’ chief of staff says it is prepared to fight what it describes is the appearance of “moral and cultural rebellion” and “violations to the hijab.” In a statement Friday carried by the Iranian Mehr news agency,
Obama hosts annual Ramadan Iftar at the White House
During the Iftar gathering, which is the time when Muslims worldwide break their fast after sunset, Obama discussed Middle Eastern matters including the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and the turmoil in Iraq. “Even as we celebrate all that
Iraq army launches Tikrit offensive, politicians elect speaker
Iraq’s army and Shi’ite militia forces launched an assault on Tuesday to retake the city of Tikrit from Islamist militants as parliamentarians in Baghdad prepared to vote for a new speaker, a possible step towards breaking months of political deadlock.
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