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 22, 2014
Kurdish leader eyes independence from Iraq
Massoud Barzani, president of the autonomous region of Kurdistan in Iraq’s north, is pushing for full independence from the conflict-ravaged country. His nine-year rule has seen Iraqi Kurdistan flourish, with relative stability, lower perceived corruption and healthy oil revenues. This
Last selfie: Teenager posts picture aboard MH17
A Dutch teenager posted last week a picture of him and his mother on board of the doomed MH17 flight moments before the take-off, according to the British daily news website, the Daily Mail. Gary Slok, who died on board
NGO: Jihadists sell Syrian oil to Iraqi businessmen
The jihadist Islamic State is selling oil and liquid gas products extracted from fields under its control in Syria to Iraqi businessmen across the border, a monitoring group said Monday. ISIS has captured large swathes of territory in Syria and
Moscow: Ukraine fighter jet near Malaysian plane before crash
Russia on Monday said its flight records show a Ukrainian fighter jet was flying close to the Malaysian passenger airliner just before it crashed and that Kiev was operating radar stations used for missile systems. Moscow also denied supplying Ukrainian
Image shows MH17 ‘victim’s ring’ eyed by rebel
Photos of Russian separatist fighters rifling through the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in recent days have sparked anger online, with one image showing a gold ring being eyed up by a rebel. The photos have garnered condemnation as
Stranded Indian family finally gets exit visas
The Saudi government has granted an Indian family of eight final exit visas so that they can go home to Hyderabad. Maj. Mohammad bin Nasir, in charge of the deportation center, said the government granted the family’s request on humanitarian
Indian expats bid farewell to senior colleague
A large number of Indian community members turned up with their families at a lavish iftar party hosted by the Riyadh chapter of the Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association (AMUOBA). The AMUOBA iftar party was also a farewell evening
Unsafe Ukraine airspace forces many airlines to cancel flights
Several Gulf airlines, which have either suspended flights to Ukraine or reduced their frequency, have expressed serious concerns over the safety of passengers flying to destinations in and around Ukraine. “Some passengers bound for the Ukrainian capital have canceled their
Israel bombs five Gaza mosques among 70 targets
Israel bombed five mosques, a sports stadium and the home of the late Hamas military chief across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, a Gaza police official said, according to the Associated Press. The bombs were among Israeli aircraft attacks on
Israel shells hospital killing 5, wounding 70
GAZA CITY: Israel shelled a hospital in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, killing five people and wounding at least 70, medics said. Emergency services spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said the 70 injured included at least 20 hospital staff, among them
Turkish soldiers killed in Syria border clash
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with suspected smugglers near the Syria border, a local official said on Tuesday, according to Reuters news agency. A military patrol confronted a group of smugglers trying to cross from Syria into
Mass protest in Rabat in solidarity with Gaza
Tens of thousands of Moroccans staged a popular protest to denounce the Israeli assault on Gaza and to show solidarity with the Palestinian people. Protesters raised banners condemning Israeli aggression on Gaza and praising the resolve of the Gaza Strip
Bloody clashes break out in Libya’s Benghazi
Sixteen people, most of them soldiers, were killed and 81 others were injured in clashes between the Libyan army and Islamist fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi, medical and military sources said Tuesday, according to Agence France-Presse. “Most of
New pedestrian tunnel in Makkah
A new pedestrian tunnel extending from a local Makkah neighborhood to the Grand Mosque is set for opening in two days. Umrah pilgrims will be able to walk from the Jaroul neighborhood straight into the Grand Mosque. The pedestrian tunnel
47 die in clashes between militias for Libya airport
Clashes between rival Libyan militias fighting for control of the international airport in the capital, Tripoli, have killed 47 people over the past 24 hours, Libya’s Health Ministry said. The ministry said on its website late Sunday that the fighting
Hezbollah leader says Gaza ‘resistance’ will defeat Israel
Lebanon’s Hezbollah is backing the Palestinian “resistance” in Gaza to defeat Israel, the Shiite movement’s leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Monday. Nasrallah told Hamas’ exiled chief Khaled Meshaal by telephone: “Hezbollah and the Lebanese resistance stand firmly on the side
ISIS crushes and coerces on march towards Baghdad
Using its own version of “soft” and “hard” power, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is crushing resistance across northern Iraq so successfully that its promise to march on Baghdad may no longer be unrealistic bravado. While conventional states
Iran ‘gets rid’ of sensitive nuclear material
Iran has turned all of its enriched uranium closest to the level needed to make nuclear arms into more harmless forms, the United Nations’ nuclear agency said Sunday, according to the Associated Press. Tehran had committed to convert or dilute
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