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
Uganda arrests Somali Shabaab bombers
Ugandan police said Sunday that suspected Islamist Shabaab insurgents arrested in weekend raids had planned to carry out bomb attacks, as the U.S. embassy said the immediate threat had been “countered.” Police raids on Saturday came two weeks after Ugandan
27 Saudis on Forbes 200 Most Powerful Arab Women list
Forbes Middle East has unveiled its coveted 2014 ranking of The 200 Most Powerful Arab Women. Published in the September issue of the renowned business publication, this year’s impressive lineup includes inspirational and accomplished women from family business and government,
30,000 fresh TVTC graduates find employment
The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) announced here on Sunday that it had contributed to providing 30,000 jobs to fresh graduates during the training course last year. According to Deputy Governor Rashid Al-Zahrani, 26,000 male and female graduates from
Coins in demand for Jeddah parking
Visitors to the historic Balad area in downtown Jeddah expressed dismay over the paid parking system that came into effect on Tuesday because it only accepts either electronic payments or uncommon 50 halala coins. The parking charge is SR3 per
UK to hunt down ‘evil’ IS for slaughtering aid worker
LONDON : Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Sunday that Britain would hunt down the killers of an aid worker beheaded by the Islamic State, which he described as the “embodiment of evil.” Cameron said Britain was prepared to “take whatever
USA driven by self-interest in anti-ISIS campaign says Al-Qaradawi
Doha : Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi criticized Washington’s role in the campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria as purely self-interested. Commenting on Gulf Arab states’ pledge to fight the ISIS
White House makes it official : US ‘at war’ with Islamic State
WASHINGTON : The White House declared on Friday the United States was at war with Islamic State radicals, seeking to rub out another semantic flap over its Syria policy. In a series of television interviews secretary of state John Kerry
Kurdish Peshmerga to receive 1st shipment of AK-47 ammunition from Czech Republic next week
Thursday, the Czech Defense Ministry revealed that the Prague government will send its first shipment of ammunition for the Kurdish Peshmerga forces early next week. A statement from the Ministry of Defense of the Czech “The Czech government agreed last
3,000 jobs lined up for Saudi women at outsourcing center
The first all-female business process outsourcing (BPO) service center in the Kingdom, which was inaugurated in Riyadh on Sunday, will aim to provide 3,000 local jobs to Saudi women in the next three years in line with nationalization efforts. The
Victims of concrete block collapse recall horrific accident
The six victims who died during the collapse of concrete blocks at Jabal Kaaba District recently were ceramic tile installers and carpenters and they were asked to do construction work by their companies, Makkah daily reported. Fahad Muhammad, who is
International anti-ISIS meet set to kick off in Paris
Almost 30 countries will be meeting with Iraqi authorities in Paris on Monday to coordinate their response to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Reuters news agency reported. French President Francois Hollande and his Iraqi counterpart will co-chair the
ISIS executes 8 men in al-Jamasa village of Northern Tikrit
Tikrit : On Sunday ISIS militants executed eight Iraqis who were suspected of plot against the organization. According to a Reuters’s report today: “the extremist ISIS fighters have executed 8 men in al-Jamasa village after accusing them of conspiracy to
Iraq honors its first anti-ISIS female tribal leader
In Arabic, “sheikh” is the title given to a tribal leader. But for the first time, Iraqis have broken the rule when they granted the title, posthumously, to the country’s first female tribal head, Oumaya Naji al-Jabara. Jabara was reportedly
After conflict, Gaza children go back to school
Around half a million children in Gaza began their new school year on Sunday, after a three-week delay caused by Israeli strikes on the strip, killing more than 2,100 Palestinians and caused massive damage to the city’s infrastructure. Sunday’s return
Pakistan opposition suspends talks
The party of famed cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan announced it has suspended talks with government following the arrest of anti-government protesters in the capital city of Islamabad, the Associated Press reported. Activists said the arrests were an effort to crack
IMSIU confers honorary doctorate on king
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has accepted an honorary doctorate awarded to him by the Riyadh-based Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) for his efforts in promoting international relations, world peace and security. Speaking at a
ISIS victim’s brother says Islam ‘not to blame’
The brother of British hostage David Haines murdered by Islamist militants issued Sunday a tearful video statement about growing religious radicalization in which he quoted a verse from the Quran. “We are seeing more and more radicalization in every walk
I am more than just a pretty face: Imran Abbas
MUMBAI : Pakistani actor Imran Abbas, who made his Bollywood debut with ‘Creature 3D’, says he hopes the film will silence people back home, who think he is just good looking and cannot act. “People have the wrong conception that
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