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: October 2014
Egypt sentences 23 pro-democracy protesters to 3 years
An Egyptian court sentenced 23 pro-democracy activists on Sunday to three years in prison each for holding an unlicensed protest, after international calls to free the defendants. The rights activists include Yara Sallam and Sanaa Seif, described by Amnesty International
International roles in Middle East policies
By: Raghida Dergham China has no strategy, but it has a policy. This is what Chinese experts have said in the course of explaining – or justifying – Chinese policy toward the countries of the Middle East. Russia is clinging
The concept of Arab military intervention
By: Abdulrahman al-Rashed In recent history, political battles were limited. Most of the time, each epoch was distinguished by a single crisis. A crisis in a country would not extend to neighboring states for objective reasons: the political situation was
ISIS is well equipped and there is no doubting that
By: Raed Omari The perception of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a “full-blown army” is back in the spotlight now given the difficulties the U.S.-led coalition is facing in cornering the group in the key Syrian
The World Will Attain Peace : But Not Through Political Maneuvers
By: Harun Yahya Human beings are the core element of this planet. All commercial, political, industrial, and artistic activities are carried out in this world because of us, human beings. The reason why this world exists and why it was
Weapon smuggling attempt foiled in Jazan
Patrol units in Jazan were able to abort an attempt to smuggle weapons and live ammunition into the Kingdom. The smugglers were found inside a valley in the province. Authorities found more than 100 Glock pistols, 218 Glock magazine extensions,
Polls open in Tunisia general elections
Voting polls in which Tunisians will elect their new parliament opened on Sunday, after two years of political turbulence that followed the ouster of long-term autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. Polls opened at 7 am (0600 GMT) and were due
Ukraine readies to vote under shadow of war
KIEV: Ukrainian leaders made final appeals to voters ahead of snap parliamentary elections Sunday that are intended to give impetus to democratic reforms, but are overshadowed by deepening conflict with Russia and pro-Russian rebels. “At last we will elect a
16 family members killed in Syrian regime air strike
Syrian government air strikes on two rebel-held areas of the central province of Homs killed at least 25 civilians, 11 of them children, activists said on Sunday. Sixteen members of a single family were among 18 people killed in raids
Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh re-arrested in Iran
Iranian security forces arrested world-renowned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and several others on their way back from a protest on Saturday, her husband said. “While returning from the sit-in outside the Bar Association in Tehran, Nasrin was detained along
Two girls die in tragic house fire incidents
In two separate fire incidents on Friday, two girls aged six and nine died of smoke inhalation in the Kingdom. In the first such incident, a six-year-old girl died when she was mistakenly left behind inside her room when rescuers
Bashir says Sudan’s regional isolation ending
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed Saturday to end the sanctions-hit country’s isolation, saying recent visits to regional powers Egypt and Saudi Arabia proved that ties were improving, an AFP correspondent said. Bashir, 70, who is wanted in the international court
Nine-year-old victim of abuse hospitalized for second time in two years
Remas, 9, was a victim of abuse by her mother two years ago and, according to a report in Al-Watan daily, the child was abused again recently. However, this time her mother claimed it was a domestic worker who abused
In Pakistan, a coup that wasn’t
It had all the elements of a classic coup: thousands descending on the capital, clashing with police outside parliament and commandeering state TV to demand the ouster of a civilian leader who had locked horns with the military in a
Political Islam tries to adapt to Tunisia election landscape
Analysied By: Tarek Amrara From behind a niqab veil masking all but her eyes, Tunisian activist Fedia Mkaouar stops passersby in a busy street to make a pitch for her conservative Islamist party chasing votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election. When
The anti-ISIS coalition – military plans and political risks
Analysed By: Ben Barry Since President Obama’s Sept. 10 announcement of the U.S. strategy against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a new Iraqi government has been formed. Coalition air attacks have been very tightly constrained, to minimize
Students hone skills at mock UN session
A large number of students and faculties from six international schools based at Riyadh took part in the model United Nations conference, hosted by Al-Yasmin International School, Riyadh, here recently. The move to hold the “Peevees UN Simulation Conference” (PUNSC)
Measures under way to help Saudi women work from home
The Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry has announced a series of measures to activate a project it had launched earlier to enable women, especially those with special needs, to work from home. Haifa al-Hossaini, director of the
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