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: August 2014
Network water leaks prove costly for Jeddah’s parks
THE Jeddah municipality budgets SR200 million every year to maintain and improve the city’s parks and green areas but repeated breaks in the city’s water network means green areas are drying up as water meant for parks’ sprinkler systems is
Modi’s mission begins at home
By: Syed Aijaz Zaka August is the month of anniversaries and memories in South Asia. This past week saw India and Pakistan celebrate their Independence with the usual fanfare although it was a rather muted affair on the other side
Iran denies report linking Iraq cooperation to nuclear talks
Iran denied a report that it is ready to help counter Islamic State of Iraq and Syria insurgents in return for progress in negotiations with world powers over its nuclear program. France, one of the six nations in nuclear talks
How to kill ISIS with the right discourse
By: Abdullah Hamidaddin The beheading of American journalist James Foley is part of the tragic and bloody trail ISIS is leaving behind. But its effect on Western opinion about ISIS and the need to eradicate it is significant. Not because
I’ll chop off UK, U.S. heads, says British female ISIS militant
A woman from London who is a member of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), announced her ambition to become the first UK woman to execute a “UK or U.S terrorist,” British tabloid the Mirror reported on Thursday. “Any
Haj: 50% tent capacity for ‘low-cost pilgrims’
Haj service companies have been instructed by the ministry to allocate 50 percent of their tent capacity to provide low-cost services. Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar met with representatives of domestic Haj service firms and urged them to provide the best
OIC urges steps to protect Al-Aqsa
The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged the international community to take effective steps to stop Israeli atrocities in the occupied Palestinian territories, including its recurrent attacks on Al-Aqsa, the third important mosque for Muslims in the world.
Riyadh crackdown nets over 400 ‘illegal’ expats
Police arrested a large number of illegal expatriates in the south of the capital in an early morning raid on Thursday under the direct supervision of Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. According to one eyewitness, operations
Pentagon: ISIS threat ‘beyond anything we’ve seen’
The sophistication, wealth and military might of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants pose a major threat to the United States that may surpass that from al Qaeda, U.S. military leaders said on Thursday. “They are an imminent
Backers of Yemen rebels gather in Sanaa amid crisis talks
Thousands of supporters of Shiite rebels pressing the government to step down gathered in the Yemeni capital Friday as a presidential team was in the northern Houthi stronghold for crisis talks. The rally came on the final day of an
Uber pulls into mobile dining and travel apps
SAN FRANCISCO: Uber teamed up with dining and travel smartphone applications Wednesday as the controversial Internet-age car-hailing service moved to park itself at the heart of mobile lifestyles. The San Francisco-based startup let about a dozen businesses such as Starbucks,
Iraqi, Kurdish forces try to rout ISIS in two towns
Iraqi government forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters attempted on Friday to recapture two towns in the north from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, Reuters reported security sources as saying. The Kurdish forces, backed by U.S. airpower, took
New Islamabad police chief ordered to tackle anti-govt marchers
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan told his supporters on Thursday that the government had removed the Islamabad police chief for not using force against him, and warned the new police chief Khalid Khattak not to follow orders
Windows 9 Will Debut as Early as Sept. 30
Windows 9 may be coming even before you begin thinking about a Halloween costume. A new report says Microsoft will give the world a first look at the new version of Windows on Sept. 30 or soon afterward at a
Samsung Unveils the New Nook, and It’s Almost All Galaxy Tab
The transition is complete. Three years after Barnes & Noble first entered the LCD tablet space, Samsung has absorbed the bookseller’s tablet business and delivered a new Nook, based entirely on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 4. Barnes & Noble CEO Mike
Qatar: Foley beheading ‘crime’ against Islam’s principles
Qatar, accused by a German minister of financing fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), condemned on Thursday the group’s beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley as a “crime against the principles of Islam”. The gas-rich nation’s
UAE toughens anti-terrorism laws
The United Arab Emirates has toughened anti-terrorism laws, local media reported Thursday, as concerns mount worldwide about increasing violence being committed by radical Islamist groups. President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahayan “enacted federal law number seven of 2014 on terrorist
Russia Shutters 4 McDonald’s Locations for ‘Sanitary Violations’
The Russian government closed four McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow on Wednesday for alleged sanitary violations, though many believe the move was designed to be a dig at the United States. Many western European nations, including the U.S., have periodically ramped
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