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 20, 2014
The war on Gaza, Hamas and the Israeli Far Right
By: Raghida Dergham It is no secret that Qatar and Turkey are very close to Hamas, the de facto ruler of the Gaza Strip, and that this trio’s relations with Egypt under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are marred by tension,
The Arab world cannot stay paralyzed forever
By: Khaled Almaeena “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it
Britain to seek further EU sanctions on Russia after plane disaster
Britain will seek to persuade other European nations at an EU meeting on Tuesday to ratchet up sanctions on Russia over the downing of a Malaysian jet carrying 298 passengers, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday. Ukraine has accused
Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police in Paris
Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police in Paris on Saturday as they defied a ban on a planned rally against violence in the Gaza strip. A Reuters photographer said demonstrators in northern Paris launched projectiles at riot police, who responded by
Thousands march in pro-Palestinian protests in Chile
About 5,000 demonstrators against Israel’s military strikes in Gaza held a protest Saturday in the Chilean capital, home to a sizable Palestinian community. The march took demonstrators to the Israeli embassy in Santiago, where some participants glued pictures of children
Malaysia Airlines to refund cancellations after MH17
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines said it would offer full refunds to customers who want to cancel their tickets in the wake of the MH17 disaster, just months after the carrier suffered another blow when flight MH370 disappeared. Passengers can change
Gaza death toll passes 400: health ministry
Israel, Hamas agree to 2-hour truce in Gaza’s Shejaiya GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: The death toll in Gaza passed 400 on Sunday as Israel pressed its biggest offensive in the war-torn enclave in five years, Palestinian health officials said. “410
France sees failure in Gaza truce efforts, fears more civilian casualties
France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said after talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday that attempts to reach a ceasefire in Israel’s 12-day conflict with Gaza militants had failed. Fabius, who flew to Israel after talks in Egypt and
Israeli army expands ground offensive in Gaza
The Israeli army said Sunday it was expanding its ground offensive against the Gaza Strip, as the bloodiest conflict since 2009 entered its 13th day with a death toll of over 350, Agence France-Presse reported. “This evening, the ground phase
Pious Putin? Images spark MH17 backlash
Pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a religious ceremony near Moscow have sparked controversy after mounting accusations that his regime armed the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine that shot down a passenger jet, killing 298 people. Putin, who was photographed
Libya islamists resume assault on Tripoli airport
Islamist militia resumed their assault on Libya’s main international airport in Tripoli on Sunday two days after an abortive truce with the rival former rebels that control it, a security official said, according to Agence France-Presse. “The airport was attacked
Rights group warns Iraq jihadists want to eradicate minorities
The jihadists controlling large swathes of northern and western Iraq seem bent on killing or expelling all religious minorities in the Mosul area, Human Rights Watch warned Saturday. The New York-based rights watchdog’s statement was issued as thousands of Christians
Abbas to meet U.N. chief on new ceasefire efforts
As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict intensifies, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon headed to Qatar on Sunday as part of renewed ceasefire efforts after Hamas rejected last week an Egyptian call to both sides to halt hostilities. The U.N. Secretary-General will gather with
Palestinian Gaza death toll soars amid peace push
The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s devastating assault on the Gaza strip reached climbed past 320 as international efforts to broker a truce between the Jewish state and Hamas militants continued. Israel also suffered its biggest loss since hostilities between
Christians flee Mosul after ISIS ultimatum to convert or leave
Christians have fled Iraq’s northern city of Mosul en masse before a Saturday deadline issued by the al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for them to either convert to Islam, pay tax, leave or be killed. Al Arabiya
ISIS burns 1,800-year-old church in Mosul
Militants from the radical jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have set fire to a 1,800-year-old church in Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul, a photo released Saturday shows. The burning of the church is the latest
Jeddah warehouses gutted
A huge fire tore through wood warehouses in Jeddah’s Kilo 8 district on the historic Jeddah-Makkah Road on Saturday morning, authorities said. The fire sent a thick cloud of black smoke over the east side of the historic road, which
Gaza death toll rises to 355 as Israel expands offensive
GAZA/JERUSALEM: Fresh Israeli bombardments killed at least 12 people in Gaza on Sunday, medics said, as the army intensified a 13-day campaign against the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel said it had expanded its ground offensive and militants kept up rocket
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