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 »
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Lights, camera, action: Kingdom opens up to cinema industry
Good news for film lovers. The Labor Ministry has reportedly allowed film production entrepreneurs to recruit personnel to kickstart the cinema industry, which has hitherto been considered taboo in the Kingdom. Information on how to register for cinema licenses is
Anchors refuse to take heavy makeup criticism lightly
Several Saudi female TV anchors have reacted angrily to a recent statement by a Shoura Council member in which she criticized the anchors as being too “extravagant and wearing too much makeup.” They said Nora Al-Adwan’s criticism is unacceptable and
Top quality services promised for Haj pilgrims in Madinah
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman, chairman of the Madinah Haj Committee, opened the Bunyan 7 Exhibition entitled “Partnership in Haj Operations” south of the Prophet’s Mosque on Wednesday, to highlight the quality services available for pilgrims this year. President
Iran slammed for Syria-Iraq chaos
Leaders from various Arab countries participating in a conference entitled “Arabian Gulf and Regional Challenges, which concluded here on Wednesday, urged nations to unify to help ensure security and stability in the region. The leaders also denounced all acts of
U.S. House approves arms for Syrian rebels
The Republican-controlled House voted grudgingly to give the U.S. military authority to train and arm Syrian rebels on Wednesday as President Barack Obama emphasized anew that American forces “do not and will not have a combat mission” in the struggle
Scots begin vote on fate of the United Kingdom
Polling booths opened on Thursday in Scotland’s historic referendum on independence, with record numbers of Scots expected to cast their vote on whether to stay or leave the United Kingdom. The fate of the United Kingdom rests on hundreds of
Australia launches counter-terror raids in Sidney
Counter terrorism raids in Sydney on Thursday were sparked by security intelligence that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria movement was planning a public killing as a demonstration of its reach, the prime minister said Thursday. Australian police detained
Scholars back plan to crush IS
Saudi Arabia’s top religious scholars have pledged their support for the measures Riyadh has taken to defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorists, and its ban on citizens fighting in overseas conflicts. The Council of Senior Islamic Scholars issued a
U.N. brokers agreement to start Gaza rebuilding
The United Nations has brokered an agreement to enable the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, entrusting the lead role to the Palestinian Authority, the Associated Press reported the U.N.’s top Mideast envoy as saying on Tuesday. The agreement was brokered
American indicted for material support to ISIS
An American man from upstate New York was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by recruiting members for the militant group. Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, of Rochester, was also accused
France okays militant travel ban to Iraq, Syria
France’s parliament on Tuesday approved a new anti-terror bill aimed at preventing potential militants from travelling to Iraq, Syria or elsewhere by confiscating their passports. The travel ban on French nationals could be imposed “where there are serious reasons to
ISIS, not Ukraine, could be Putin’s ‘chronic nightmare’
Russia, which has criticized U.S. plans to launch strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria, could soon become a victim of the militant group, whose members include extremists from Chechnya. The Soufan Group, a New
U.S. campaign on ISIS won’t be ‘shock and awe’
The U.S. military campaign against the Islamist of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will not be “shock and awe” where overwhelming power is used to paralyze the enemy, the top U.S. military officer told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
Qaeda branches vow ‘dark days’ for U.S.-led coalition
The powerful branches of Al-Qaeda in Yemen and North Africa have called for unity to counter the threat of a U.S.-led coalition which aims at routing militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). An unprecedented joint
ISIS shoots down Syrian regime fighter jet
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) shot down a Syrian regime fighter jet conducting airstrikes on the group’s stronghold of Raqqa on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The Britain-based monitor said: “It is the first
German Muslims invite all faiths to day of prayer against ISIS
More than 2,000 German mosques have invited Germans of all religions to join their Friday prayers to present a united front against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to try to dissuade young Muslims from travelling to fight
Kurds retake Christian villages from Iraq militants
Kurdish peshmerga forces on Tuesday recaptured seven Christian villages in northern Iraq in clashes with militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an officer and a cleric said. Tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians, most of them
The Turkmens: The Key to Iraq’s Territorial Integrity
By: Harun Yahya Iraq has been home to numerous civilizations in the course of history. The most important community in those lands, after the Arabs and Kurds, are the Turkmens. Turkmens settled in the region with the Seljuks in 1055
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