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: September 7, 2014
34 coal miners trapped underground in Bosnia
ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina : Thirty-four miners were trapped Friday deep inside a coal mine that collapsed in central Bosnia, officials said. They confirmed the miners were alive and had air for now. The union leader at the Zenica coal mine, Mehmed
Henry Kissinger calls Iran a ‘bigger problem than ISIS’
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said that Iran “is a bigger problem that ISIS,” in an interview with Washington-based National Public Radio. “There has come into being a kind of a Shia belt from Tehran through Baghdad
North Korea test-fires more tactical missiles
North Korea test-fired three missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The launch occurred at a site in the North’s border town of Wonsan, it said. The missiles were presumed to have landed about
Anbar’s governor hurt after Iraqi troops retake town
After the United States launched its first air strikes in Iraq’s Sunni Arab heartland against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants, a mortar round seriously wounded Anbar province’s governor Ahmed al-Dulaimi, Agence France-Presse reported. Al-Dulaimi was wounded in the
Saudi Special Criminal Court to investigate five female ‘terrorists’
The Special Criminal Court is looking into the case of five female alleged terrorists (four Saudis and one Yemeni) who formed a group and tried to recruit and lure a number of women. One of them was preparing to send
Yemen police tear-gas protesters to open road
Yemen police fired tear gas on Sunday to disperse Shiite rebels and activists who had blocked the road to Sanaa airport in an attempt to widen their anti-government protest campaign. Police hurled tear gas canisters and deployed water cannon against
Squad of policewomen in UAE capital console women drivers after crashes
A team of policewomen in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi now console female drivers in severe accidents and may even delay the investigation to a later time, local newspaper Gulf News reported on Saturday. The initiative, launched last month, tasks
PM: Palestinians face boycott threats over Hamas wages
The international community has threatened to boycott the Palestinian leadership if it pays the salaries of former Hamas employees in Gaza, prime minister Rami Hamdallah told AFP on Sunday. In an exclusive interview, Hamdallah said he had been warned he
Jordan’s Abu Qatada slams beheading of U.S. journalists
Radical cleric Abu Qatada, who is being tried in Jordan on terror charges, on Sunday denounced the beheading of U.S. journalists by Islamic State jihadists, calling IS a “killing machine”. Abu Qatada was once described by a Spanish judge as
Abbas threatens to end unity with Hamas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to break off a unity agreement with Hamas if the Islamist movement does not allow the government to operate properly in the Gaza Strip. His remarks came on the eve of talks in Cairo
SIMAH prepares to host 9th World Consumer Credit Reporting Conference
As consumer credit becomes part of daily life in the GCC economy, the implementation of a sound credit system is vital to reduce the vast number of bounced checks issued in the region, according to the CEO of the Saudi
Arab League to adopt resolution to confront ISIS
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi on Sunday called for a comprehensive military and political confrontation with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants and other jihadists. “What is needed is a clear decision for a comprehensive confrontation, militarily and
More deaths, homes lost in India and Pakistan as floods persist
SRINAGAR, India: Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed nearly 300 people in large swaths of northern India and Pakistan, officials said Sunday. Five days of incessant rain in Indian-controlled Kashmir has killed at least 120
Kerry discusses militants with Arab League chief
Secretary of State John Kerry discussed Saturday the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threat with the head of the Arab League, ahead of the group’s next round of discussions. The Arab League is due to hold a ministerial
Gold prices dive to 2.5-month low
LONDON : Commodities mostly fell last week on the back of the strong dollar, which surged following news of a surprise package of deflation-fighting stimulus measures in the euro zone. “Weakness across the commodity space resumed this week,” said Saxo
Jordan delays terror verdict on radical cleric
The judge in the trial of a radical Jordanian cleric accused of a 2000 plot to attack Israelis, Americans and other Westerners said Sunday he was delaying his verdict pending further examination of the case. A decision on the charges
Jeddah facelift: Illegal slums being cleared
Authorities are gearing up to give southern Jeddah a massive revamp. Random neighborhoods are being demolished as proper residential quarters, equipped with extensive infrastructure, will come up in their places. The Jeddah Municipality began razing several such illegal neighborhoods last
U.S. airstrikes hit Haditha Dam in western Iraq
The United States launched its first air strikes in Iraq’s Sunni Arab heartland, bombing militants near a key dam on the Euphrates River, the U.S. military said on Sunday. “At the request of the government of Iraq, US military forces
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