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 »
Monthly Archives: July 2014
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.
War with no clear objective
By: Hassan Barari Casting aside all arguments advanced by either the Palestinians or the Israelis, the fact remains that Israel’s current war in Gaza is not the first and will most likely not be the last. Both sides are hostage
Bravo, Germany! Football has a new king
By: Fernando Duarte Few people, even Argentine hardcore fans, will dispute that Germany are deserved winners of the 2014 World Cup. In a tournament so full of surprises, Joachim Löw’ s side has been the most solid and apart from
Other Side of the Mirror: Family wars
By: Bikram Vohra Have you noticed how we spend most of our children’s early years teaching them to walk and talk and then the rest of it telling them to shut up and sit down. In thousands of homes these
The ghost of unemployment
By: Talal Alharbi Most of the reports issued by the International Labor Organization and local authorities contain alarming statistics about youth problems and unemployment. These reports also indicate that numbers of the youth exceed four million. Being aware of the
On ‘operation’ table, can Pakistan let itself down?
By: Rabia Alavi The Italian historian, Niccolò Machiavelli spoke wise words when he said, “The Romans never allowed a trouble spot to remain simply to avoid going to war over it, because they knew that wars don’t just go away,
Stop complaining about ‘poverty of time’
By: Saad Dosari If I had a riyal for every time I heard someone complaining about lack of time, I might be a millionaire right now, giving the next complainer a Bentley or something! “I wish I had time to
Building consensus on the Bangsamoro Basic Law
By: Susan V. Ople How do you draft a law based on a much-awaited historic political settlement brought about by formal peace talks between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front? The latter is the biggest Muslim secessionist
Improving cabbies’ behavior
By: Abdulateef Al-Mulhim Taxi industry is one the biggest employers in any country around the world. There are many huge companies with thousands of cars in their fleets. Many taxi drivers have a pre-set amount they pay to the mother
And so the killing goes on
By: Linda S. Heard I’ve just seen a photograph of the sweetest tiny girl, a Palestinian child little more than a baby, hugging her dead father. I’ve watched televised footage of a distraught father clinging to his young daughter who’s
Israel to ‘broaden’ campaign if Hamas rejects truce
Israel will expand its week-long military campaign in the Gaza Strip if Hamas refuses to accept an Egyptian ceasefire plan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Tuesday. “If Hamas doesn’t accept the ceasefire proposal — and that’s how it seems
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