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 17, 2014
India, Russia begin naval drills in Sea of Japan
India and Russia have commenced naval manoeuvres in the Sea of Japan which coincide with their growing energy ties that could, in the future, include transit of oil through the Arctic route. A Defence Ministry statement has said the two
Assad sworn in for new seven-year term
Bashar al-Assad was sworn in on Wednesday as Syria’s president for a new seven-year term, in a red carpet ceremony in Damascus, after an election his opponents had slammed as a “farce.” Assad swore by the Koran before the country’s
Anderson faces up to 4-Test ban for pushing, abusing Jadeja
England pace spearhead James Anderson on Tuesday faced the prospect of a ban of two to four Tests after he was charged with a level three offence for allegedly “abusing and pushing” India`s Ravindra Jadeja during the first cricket Test
This conflict is about Palestine’s existence, not Israel’s
By: Chris Doyle Gaza. Here we go again? Another round. It is a cycle of violence, a tour de farce on a road map to more death and destruction. Sadly, it was all too predictable. To most outside observers, nothing
Typhoon Rammasun kills 38 in the Philippines
The strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year killed 38 people and left millions without power for a second day, disaster management officials said on Thursday. Most of the deaths were caused by toppled trees, collapsed structures and other
Saudi inflation seen at three percent in 2014
Inflation in Saudi Arabia is likely to hover around three percent this year, with the recent sharp increase in commodity prices moderating by the 2H2014 and offset by lower imported inflation, the National Commercial Bank (NCB) said in its “Saudi
Record World Cup costs put Qatar in losing game
They call football the beautiful game – but hosting the World Cup is not exactly a pretty prospect when it comes to a nation’s economy. Brazil stumped up more than $11.5 billion to host this year’s FIFA tournament, with some
Hamas agrees to five-hour Gaza ceasefire
Hamas agreed early Thursday to join a temporary Gaza ceasefire requested by the United Nations on humanitarian grounds after Israeli strikes have killed more than 200 Palestinians, including four boys struck on a beach Wednesday by shells fired from a
SR4.5bn Makkah-Qassim highway gets green light
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved the allocation of SR4.5 billion to build an expressway between Qassim and Makkah with service facilities along the road. Qassim Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar thanked Custodian of the Two
Islamic State’s Saudi ‘mufti’ slain in Iraq
A Saudi mufti with the Islamic State (IS or Daesh) has been killed in Iraq by the country’s armed forces, says an Iraqi news site, quoting an Iraqi military commander. “Daesh mufti Abu Osama Al-Qahtani was killed inside a building
Israel, Hamas agree Gaza truce as death toll hits 223
• UN requested 5-hour truce on humanitarian grounds • Truce to take effect 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday • Efforts to broker a longer-term truce will continue GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Israel and Hamas have agreed to a UN request
Makkah hotel fire doused
Civil Defense officers have evacuated all 256 guests from a hotel in Misfala district of Makkah in the early hours of Wednesday after a fire broke out in one of its rooms, sabq.org reported. Three firefighting teams took part in
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