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 22, 2014
Week of diplomacy: Israel-Hamas talks, Abbas at UN
It’s a busy week in Mideast diplomacy, book-ended by the launch of Israel-Hamas talks about a border deal for blockaded Gaza and the Palestinian president’s U.N. speech about a new strategy for dealing with Israel. The talks about Gaza’s future
Children killed as air strikes pound Syria’s Idlib
Syrian government air strikes killed at least 42 people, including 16 children, in Idlib province in the northwest, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday. The air raids on Sunday afternoon and evening killed 19 people, including six
Going to war for peace won’t help
By: Harun Yahya The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a strategic alliance of global powers to defend member states against foreign aggression, thus in a way a partnership working for peace. It is, indeed, heartening to see countries uniting
Is ISIS’s global growth unstoppable?
By: Dr. Theodore Karasik Ever since discussion began of a coalition effort led by the United States to degrade and destroy the Islamic State, al-Qaeda groups from Africa to Southeast Asia seem to be showing various types of support to
Saudi women break the barriers
By: Khaled Almaeena Forbes Middle East in its 2014 ranking of the 200 most powerful Arab women has included 27 Saudi women. The impressive lineup included inspirational and accomplished women from family business and government as well as C-level top
Charity needs caution
By: Saad Dosari Haj is drawing near and along with it comes yet another season of “charity hunts.” Hundreds of messages and invitations about charity opportunities have stated to appear everywhere — SR10 for food, SR5 for water, SR500 for
Preparing young minds for challenges
By: Alaa Alghamdi As we have just reached the 13th anniversary of 9/11, and as news reports unveil renewed US action targeting radical groups, it is time for another introspective and comprehensive look at this phenomenon. Just a few days
Celebrating the National day
By: Abdullah Sayel Expats should know that celebrating our national day was not officially authorized until a few years ago. The issue, at first, was raised in the local media through questioning the ‘Haram’ behind it. From then onward, the
Field teams to clean Jabal Al-Noor
The municipality of the holy city has deployed a number of field teams to clean the Jabal (mountain) Al-Noor, which is one of the religious and historic areas pilgrims usually prefer to visit when they come to do Haj. Assistant
The best way to celebrate Sept. 23
By: Abdulateef Al-Mulhim September 23 marks a proud moment for Saudis. The same day in 1932 King Abdulaziz Al-Saud laid the foundations of the modern-day Saudi Arabia. For the past few years, Saudis — men, women and the youths —
Cisco launches industry’s first threat-focused NGFW in KSA
Cisco is changing the way organizations protect against sophisticated threats with the introduction of the industry’s first threat-focused Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW). Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services provides the full contextual awareness and dynamic controls needed to automatically assess threats, correlate
Albaik’s ‘Please Park It Right’ plan wins international awards
ALBAIK’s innovative community awareness program “Please Park It Right” has won two highly prestigious Stevie International Business Awards for 2014 in the categories Communications Program of the Year and Community Relations and Communications Program of the Year in Public Service.
Solar energy plants in five regions
Saudi Arabia will build solar power stations in five regions by the end 2015. To be built by the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE), the new plants aim to find alternatives and environment-friendly electricity resources. The
iOS 8: 13 important features
Apple showed off iOS 8, the latest version of its mobile OS at the WWDC conference in June. As expected, Apple unveiled iOS 8, the latest version of its mobile operating system at the WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) in
‘Friends of Yemen’ to hold crucial meeting
The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including Saudi Arabia, will attend a high-profile ministerial conference held by the “Friends of Yemen” group in New York on Sept. 24. The meeting will renew calls for donors to raise contributions and
ISIS calls for more attacks on Egyptian security forces
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) called on insurgents in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Monday to press ahead with attacks against Egyptian security forces and continue beheadings, an announcement likely to deepen concerns over ties between the militant
Four Saudi militants to die for terrorism
Four suspected Saudi terrorists have been sentenced to death while 16 others were given jail terms ranging between two and 23 years and banned from traveling abroad, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. The defendants, who belonged to a
U.S. too late on Syria, ex-Pentagon chief warns
The rise of the brutal Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group can partly be blamed on President Barack Obama’s failure to arm moderate Syrian rebels far earlier, said former U.S. defense secretary Leon Panetta. It comes after the
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