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
Libya attack destroys ‘90% of Tripoli airport jets’
Ninety percent of the planes parked at Libya’s Tripoli International Airport have been destroyed after shelling attacks on the site, government spokesman Ahmed Lamine said on Tuesday. “The government has studied the possibility to bring international forces to enhance security,”
A difficult phase for Iran’s nuclear and regional ambitions
By: Raghida Dergham The current phase is not convenient for the Islamic Republic of Iran: nuclear negotiations with the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) have stalled and the desired agreement may not be reached by
Saudi Arabia names scholar as head of dialogue center’s board
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Monday approved constitution of new board of trustees for the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue, aimed at strengthening channels of dialogue between Saudi citizens. Renowned scholar Sheikh Abdullah al-Mutlaq has
Iraq parliament elects Salim Jabouri as speaker
The Iraqi parliament named moderate Islamist Sunni politician Salim al-Jabouri as new speaker on Tuesday, state television reported, winning an absolute majority of votes from deputies. Live television footage broadcast from inside the parliamentary chamber showed the 43-year-old Jabouri being
Kuwait opposition decries threat to revoke citizenship
Kuwait’s opposition on Tuesday condemned a government decision to “revoke” the citizenship of nationals deemed to pose a risk to national security and called on the government to resign. On Monday, the Gulf state’s cabinet ordered the interior ministry to
Israeli airstrikes on Syria’s Golan kill four
Israeli warplanes struck three administrative and military targets in Syria’s Golan at dawn on Tuesday, killing two security guards and two women, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. “Israeli planes flying over the occupied Golan Heights launched rockets into southern
Israel awakens the Palestine it tried to crush
By: Ramzy Baroud When the bodies of three Israeli settlers – Aftali Frenkel and Gilad Shaar, both 16, and Eyal Yifrach, 19 – were found on June 30 near Hebron in the southern West Bank, Israel went into a state
Taking hi-tech steps to root out the ISIS threat
By: Jamal Khashoggi I love life just like any moderate Muslim does. At the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, I took my family to a Turkish coffee shop in Jeddah following the evening prayers. It was a usual
The significance of Izzat al-Douri and the Ba’ath Party
By: Abdulrahman al-Rashed Izzat al-Douri was of no significance when he was the deputy of Iraq’s late President Saddam Hussein and he’s had no significance or value since the Ba’ath Party collapsed and since his president and other commanders were
Asir doctors perform complex leg surgery
A medical team at Asir general hospital successfully performed a leg-lengthening surgery. The team was headed by Dr. Ayed Al-Shahrani, an orthopedic surgeon. Doctors Marouf Ibrahim Zaki Alhfeza, Saleh Al-Ghamdi, and Thamer Yazidi, were able to perform surgery on a
SFDA warns against IV administration of iron
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has warned people against the possible risks of hypersensitivity reactions after intravenous (IV) administration of iron products. In order to minimize such risks, the SFDA has recommended IV iron products be administered in
Pakistan emerging as ‘top choice for investments’
Pakistan has emerged as a good place for investment and its stock exchange is one of the best performing bourses in the emerging markets, says Pakistan Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, minister of finance, revenue, economic affairs, statistics and privatization. “When
BSF posts SR1.74 billion net profit for H1
Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) realized a net profit of SR1.74 billion for the first six months of 2014 compared to SR1.45 billion for the previous year, an increase of 20.33 percent. Announcing the interim financial results for the six-month period
Boeing: 787 family of planes more efficient than A330neo
FARNBOROUGH, England: US planemaker Boeing said its range of aircraft meant it was well-placed to compete in the latest stage of a long-haul battle against European rival Airbus, which earlier stole the limelight with a plan to revamp its A330
Iran’s nuke deal: Don’t expect any last-minute game changers
By: Camelia Entekhabi-Fard United States Secretary of State John Kerry clinched a deal in Kabul and then headed towards Vienna for another important deal. This time, however, the deal is not between two rival politicians as it was in Afghanistan.
Multi-investment sector plunges 2%; TASI drops
Saudi Arabia’s benchmark stock index marked a nominal decline of 0.05 percent on Monday. The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) bouncing between green-red within a low range of 36 points ended nearly 4.5 points lower to 9,808.04. On year-to-date basis, the
Thai junta to send back Myanmar refugees
BANGKOK: Thailand’s military government said on Monday it would send home 100,000 refugees who have been living in camps for two decades and more along the border with Myanmar, a move rights groups say would create chaos at a tense
Neighbors urge dialogue to end Libya turmoil
HAMMAMET: Libya’s neighbors called Monday for dialogue in the North African nation, which has been wracked by violence since the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Qaddafi that has intensified since a controversial June election. The six governments agreed to set up
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