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 15, 2014
Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie sentenced to life in jail
Mohammad Badie, top leader of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, was sentenced to life in jail along with 14 others on Monday on charges of murder and inciting violence during clashes near Cairo last year. The session had been summoned for
Migrant group: 500 feared dead after boat rammed
About 700 Syrians, Palestinians, Egyptians and Sudanese are feared to have died after their boat was rammed and sank off the Malta coast last week, the International Organization for Migration said Monday. The group of migrant workers was undertaking a
Torturers of animals to be punished: NCWCD
The cases of torturing wild animals are on the rise, such that there were two cases in less than 10 days, the Dammam-based Alsharq newspaper reported on Sunday. In the first incident, a young man caught a fox and tortured
French jets begin spy flights over Iraq
France has joined Britain in carrying out reconnaissance flights in support of the U.S. air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq, the defense minister said on Monday. “This very morning, the first reconnaissance flights
Security Council condemns ‘heinous’ murder of British aid worker
The U.N. Security Council on Sunday condemned the “heinous and cowardly murder” of British aid worker David Haines by an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant. “This crime is a tragic reminder of the increasing dangers humanitarian personnel
Motorist held for writing slogans on vehicle
The Taif governorate police referred on Saturday night a motorist to the concerned authorities for brandishing slogans supporting a militant group on his vehicle. The authorities have seized the vehicle with slogans about the so-called Daish (Islamic State of Iraq
Al-Qaeda denies decline, acknowledges ‘mistakes’ by its branches
Al-Qaeda dismissed as “lies” a U.S. assessment that it is in decline, but a defiant online message issued by the network on Sunday made no mention of the ultra-hardline Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group widely seen as its
Fire safety conference to kick off today
The Saudi Society for Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) will hold its fifth international conference today (Monday) in Al-Khobar that will discuss the latest methods of protection against fires. Global fire protection experts will present intensive lectures and talks at the
Iraqi PM Abadi renounces UK citizenship
Iraq’s new Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has renounced his British citizenship since assuming office last week, three government officials close to the premier said Sunday. According to the officials, who declined to be identified because they are not authorized to
Municipality closes down cafeteria, 30 scrap shops
Briman branch municipality has closed down a well-known cafeteria during a field tour of health facilities in the area. Fahd Al-Mutairi, chairman of the branch municipality, said the local authority’s field inspectors detected a number of violations in the cafeteria
Drugs smugglers from Lebanon to Kingdom foiled
Lebanese security forces on Saturday foiled two attempts to smuggle 39,000 amphetamine tablets into the Kingdom. Officers at Rafiq Al-Hariri International Airport foiled the attempts, which occurred within 15 minutes of each other, to smuggle 6.75 kilograms of the drugs
Riyadh Police arrest copper cables gang
Police arrested eight Bangladeshi men who were allegedly involved in 30 thefts of copper cables from electricity distribution chambers. The region’s police said police stations in Al-Malaz and Al-Batha received two separate reports from the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) claiming
Ukraine truce under threat as heavy fighting erupts
DONETSK : Heavy fighting erupted around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, piling further pressure on a precarious nine-day-old truce between the government and separatist fighters. Large clouds of thick black smoke billowed over the industrial
Scholar: Haj can be funded by loan
Pilgrims can borrow money from the government and banks to perform Haj, said Sheikh Abdullah Al-Mutlaq, a member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars. “Debt that will be paid back in monthly installments through salary deductions does not hinder
UAE Mars 2021 probe will benefit humanity, says Dubai ruler
The UAE’s historic bid to send an unmanned probe to Mars by 2021 will result in new scientific contributions to humanity, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, said Saturday. The
Madinah governor to launch landmark endowment project
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman will launch a major endowment project on Monday during a ceremony at Taibah University. The project is expected to play a significant role in boosting the region’s economic and social development in the coming
FIFA officials ‘caught receiving $25,000 watches’
Upon their arrival to attend the Brazil World Cup in June, members of FIFA’s executive committee received gifts that violated the organization’s code of ethics, the Sunday Times reported. Out of the 26 executives, only three refused to accept a
Woman ‘beaten up by municipality employees’ being probed
A Saudi woman in Makkah was forced to stop selling goods near the Grand Mosque, her family’s only source of income, after she was beaten up by members of Makkah Municipality. Hasinah Al-Fahmi was treated for more than a week
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