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: August 30, 2014
Saudi Arabia sets condition for Iran cooperation
Saudi Arabia would advance cooperation with Iran if Tehran agrees to end interference in Arab states’ interior affairs, the kingdom’s Ambassador to the U.N. Abdallah al-Mouallimi told Al Arabiya’s Diplomatic Avenue with Talal al-Haj on Friday. “Iran is welcome if
ISIS militants ‘behead Kurdish man’ in Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has released a video purportedly showing the beheading of a Kurdish man in the Iraqi city of Mosul. The video, entitled “A Message in Blood,” also shows a group of men in
U.S. probes ‘suspected threat’ against Obama
Law enforcement in Connecticut said Friday they were investigating a potential threat against President Barack Obama, local news outlets reported, according to Reuters news agency. The U.S. Secret Service, responsible for the security of the president, issued a statement saying
Egypt ‘reassured’ on U.S. Apache promise
Secretary of State John Kerry told his Egyptian counterpart Friday that the United States intends to make good on its promise to deliver 10 Apache helicopters to help Cairo’s counterterrorism efforts. Kerry announced in June that he was “confident” Egypt
Minor fire at Haram expansion site
Six people were injured in a fire that broke out in the courtyards of the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday afternoon. The quick and effective intervention of Civil Defense authorities prevented the fire from spreading. The fire started at
Kerry calls for global coalition to fight ISIS agenda
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Friday for a global coalition of states to combat Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants’ “genocidal agenda” in Syria and Northern Iraq, Agence France-Presse reported. A week ahead of a NATO
Nepal’s new CG office in Jeddah to boost Saudi ties
Nepal opened its consulate general office in Jeddah to cater to its 125,000 countrymen in the Western Province. Nepal Ambassador Udaya Raj Pandey inaugurated the new mission in the Mohammediya district in Jeddah on Thursday in the presence of a
U.S. delivers arms to bolster Lebanese army
The United States has begun supplying weapons to Lebanon’s army after Islamist insurgents seized a border town for several days this month, Washington’s ambassador to Beirut said on Friday. The weapons are worth nearly $20 million and includ assault rifles,
Thousands of doctors trained to fight infections during Haj
Health authorities in Makkah have begun training their personnel, including nurses and doctors, in dealing with prevention of infection of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) during the Haj season. The infection control management and effective preventive measures are needed
UK raises terror threat level over Syria, Iraq
Britain’s Home Secretary Theresa May said Friday the country’s terror threat was raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is “highly likely.” “The increase in the threat level is related to developments in Syria and Iraq where terrorist groups
7 NATO allies to create new rapid reaction force — report
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Seven NATO allies plan to create a new rapid reaction force of at least 10,000 soldiers as part of plans to boost NATO defenses in response to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The
Saudi king warns of terror threat to the world
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz warned on Friday that the threat of terrorism will reach Europe and America if the world does not unite to confront it, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The king made
Supermarket giant Tesco rocked by new crisis
LONDON: British supermarket giant Tesco has plunged deeper into crisis after issuing yet another profits warning, cutting both its dividend and capital expenditure, and rushing in its new chief executive. In reaction to the dire trading update, Tesco shares plunged
KSA ‘does not fund or support IS murderers’
Saudi Arabia had not and would not support or fund criminals who have unleashed a reign of terror in many areas of the region, said Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf, the Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom. Responding to an article
Utseya hat trick in vain as South Africa zaps Zimbabwe
HARARE: South Africa survived a batting collapse precipitated by a hat trick from spinner Prosper Utseya to beat Zimbabwe by 61 runs in the third match of the triangular series on Friday. Utseya, who finished with career-best figures of five
Al-Asheikh: Name and shame fraudsters
Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh called for drafting a list of those who are involved in forging real estate deeds, valued at SR400 billion. “Their names should be made public to shame them,” he said. “The Ministry of Justice has
Actor arrested with Jackie Chan’s son released
BEIJING: A Taiwanese actor arrested on drug charges along with the son of Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan was released Friday after two weeks in detention, amid a broad anti-drug crackdown in China’s capital that has ensnared several celebrities.
‘Mary Kom’ declared tax free in Maharashtra
MUMBAI: The biopic on India’s five time world champion boxer Mary Kom has been declared tax free in Indian state of Maharashtra. According to bollywoodlife.com, the girl power seems to be on a rise in Bollywood. With films like “Queen,”
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