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
Egypt’s MB chief gets death penalty reduced to life in prison
An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, general guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and seven others to life in prison on Saturday for inciting violence during protests last year, judicial sources said. Badie had already been sentenced to death and
Bidoon: Generations of discrimination
Descendants of nomadic Bedouins, the Bidoon or stateless Arabs, have lived on the margins of society for generations. With no Saudi citizenship, the Bidoon are unable to register marriages, enroll in the public education system or seek medical treatment. Despite
GCC ministers meet in Jeddah to discuss ISIS threat
Foreign ministers from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) convened in Jeddah on Saturday to discuss the regional threat posed by militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The ministers of the GCC, an alliance between Bahrain,
Al-Qaeda publishes ‘shopping list’ for future attacks
Al-Qaeda has allegedly published a nine-page manual on how to make homemade car bombs, the Telegraph reported Friday. In the manual, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) reportedly also encouraged followers to bomb British targets including the Sandhurst military academy,
British MP Galloway attacked by man shouting about Holocaust
British MP George Galloway was hospitalized after a man shouting about the Holocaust attacked him in London Friday evening, the BBC reported his spokesman saying The Respect Party law-maker is suspected to have a broken jaw and a broken rib,
Jazan to Riyadh: Is relocation key to economic prosperity?
Mufrih Yahya is from Jazan but for two years, he worked nearly 700 km away in the Southern Province of Sharura in Najran before moving to the capital Riyadh recently. Yahya’s story of relocating to another town is one that
U.N. peacekeepers ‘clash’ with Syria rebels
The Philippine defense chief said Filipino peacekeepers in the Golan Heights were attacked by Syrian rebels who are holding dozens of Fijian troops hostage, the Associated Press reported. Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin told reporters Saturday in a series of text
Samsung denies child labour at Chinese supplier
S Korea’s Samsung has refuted child labor allegations by a labor protection watchdog. SEOUL : South Korea’s Samsung Electronics has refuted fresh allegations by a labour protection watchdog that one of its suppliers in China hired child workers. New York-based
What dispute? India and China ignore land squabble
Today, cross-border cooperation is far more common than frontier standoffs. NEW DELHI : For more than 50 years, it has pitted India against China a smoldering dispute over who should control a swath of land larger than Austria. Two militaries
Tablet sales slow as PCs find footing
The outlook for personal computer (PC) shipments was less dreary than originally envisioned. SAN FRANCISCO : Tablets won’t eclipse personal computers as fast as once thought, according to studies by market tracker International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC on Friday cut
Google tests using drones to deliver goods
Google expected it to be several years before a delivery drone system is ready. SAN FRANCISCO : Google on Thursday said it is testing using drones to deliver items bought online, putting its own spin on similar efforts by Internet
India’s economy picking up
NEW DELHI — Figures out Friday are expected to show India’s faltering economy grew at its fastest pace in over two years in the first financial quarter, as the election of a new right-wing government spurred confidence. India has been
Islamic jihad fighters parade after Gaza war
Thousands of Islamic Jihad fighters paraded in Gaza City Friday, in a defiant show of force three days after a ceasefire ending a bloody war between Israel and Gaza militants. Fighters at the march wore military fatigues and carried assault
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
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