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 11, 2014
Iran, European countries hold nuclear talks
Officials from Iran and Britain, France and Germany were due Thursday to hold nuclear talks in Vienna towards reaching a potentially historic accord by November. The three European countries form part of a six-nation group including the United States, Russia
Libya’s embattled premier seeks support from UAE
The Libyan prime minister was in the United Arab Emirates Wednesday meeting with its rulers to shore up critical support against Islamist-allied militias that forced him and his allies out of the capital over the summer. Abdullah Al-Thinni and the
Shoura passes law on collection and distribution of donations
The Shoura Council passed on Tuesday a draft law for the collection and distribution of donations inside the Kingdom in its bid to prevent charitable funds from reaching terrorist organizations. “The new law, with 15 articles, explains the conditions for
Dr. Soliman Fakeeh passes away
Renowned Saudi physician Dr. Soliman Fakeeh, founder of Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, passed away on Wednesday evening. He was 83. Faqeeh’s body will be buried in Makkah after funeral prayers at the Grand Mosque on Thursday. Condolences will be received
India ruling party chief charged with causing religious tensions
LUCKNOW, India — Police Wednesday charged the president of India’s ruling political party, Amit Shah, over a speech that allegedly inflamed religious tensions during the national election campaign, an officer said. Shah, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party
KSA wins Chemistry Olympiad
Saudi Arabia won first place in the Seventh Arab Chemistry Olympiad with Egypt bagging the second place and Lebanon third. There was much praise for Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman and Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal for their support
Syrian rebel group names new leaders
BEIRUT : An ultraconservative Syrian rebel group named a new leader and military chief on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after an explosion killed nearly a dozen of its senior figures in a devastating blow to one of the most
E-monitoring: Unpunctual teachers face deductions
The Education Ministry is installing a state-of-the-art electronic system to monitor the performance of its 525,000 teachers at 34,000 public schools across the country. IT firms are in the process of setting up a giant modernized system which would allow
6 killed, 5 hurt in Makkah wall collapse
Civil Defense teams at Jabal Kaaba district in Makkah used heavy machinery to clear the debris of a 15-meter-high and approximately 100-meter-long concrete wall which collapsed early Wednesday, killing six construction workers and injuring five others. Lt. Col. Saleh Al-Olayani,
Fiji peacekeeper thanks Nusra for ‘keeping us alive’
While al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front has said it will free 45 Fijian U.N. peacekeepers, it released a video late Wednesday showing a Fijian peacekeeper thanking the militant group for keeping him and his colleagues alive, Agence France-Presse reported. In
Haramain Railway chugs along
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman visited the Haramain Railway headquarters in Madinah on Wednesday and praised officials and contractors for the significant progress of the multibillion-riyal project. Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry and other officials joined the prince at the
Saudi Arabia mobilizes 5,000 personnel for hajj
More than 15,000 personnel have been mobilized to start implementing the hajj plan of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques from Thursday. Sheikh Abdurahman al-Sudais, head of the presidency, said the plan which will be in
Brig. Al-Adwani new Jeddah police chief
Brig. Gen. Masud Al-Adwani has been appointed Jeddah’s new police chief effective Wednesday. Lt. Aati Al-Qurashi, Makkah police spokesman, told Arab News that Brig. Adwani was appointed by Maj. Gen. Osman Al-Mahrajj, director-general of public security in the Kingdom. The
Iran questions ‘sincerity’ of anti-ISIS coalition
Iran on Thursday cast doubt on the “seriousness and sincerity” of an international coalition the United States is building against the militaitn Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. “There are uncertainties about the so-called international coalition against (ISIS) that was
Hostaged UN peacekeepers released in Golan — Al Jazeera
DUBAI : Al Jazeera television said on Thursday the Al-Qaeda-backed Nusra Front group released UN peacekeepers it seized two weeks ago on the Golan Heights. On Wednesday the group posted a video on its Twitter and YouTube accounts in which
France insists on new name for Mideast extremists
France’s foreign minister says people should stop referring to extremists in Iraq and Syria as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), arguing that they do not represent Islam or a state. France has urged international action against the
Dozens join hunger strike for release of Egypt political prisoners
Dozens of Egyptians have begun a hunger strike to demand the release of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, a symbol of the 2011 uprising, and others they say are being unfairly detained in an effort to crush new-found freedoms. An Egyptian
Saudi King praised By King Hamad for causeway
MANAMA: His Majesty King Hamad yesterday paid tribute to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for naming the new causeway (King Hamad Causeway) which will link Bahrain to Saudi Arabia after him. He
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