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
Bieber has ‘boxing potential’
LOS ANGELES: Singer Justin Bieber has “real boxing potential,” according to former boxing champion Andre Berto. “The guy has got real boxing potential,” Berto, who trains at the same boxing gym as Bieber, told tmz.com. The former Welterweight champion says
Saif issued notice for anniversary party
MUMBAI: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday issued notices to veteran Bollywood star Sharmila Tagore and her son Saif Ali Khan for organizing a party in Gurgaon without prior permission, an official said. Former cricketer Mansour Ali Khan Pataudi’s wife
‘Leviathan’ is best picture at London Film Fest
LONDON: Movies about corruption, gang violence, honor killing and war took prizes Saturday as the London Film Festival recognized cinema that confronts the harsh realities of our world. Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Leviathan,” a tragic satire of small-town Russian corruption, was named
Focus on education to guide Arab youth: Prince Khaled
Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal stressed the role of the Arab Education Office in achieving educational awakening to protect youth from destructive ideologies in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. “It is the responsibility of the Arab Education Office to take
KSA border troops step up alert after Yemen port raid
Saudi troops along the Kingdom’s southern border have been placed on high alert after Houthi rebels seized a strategically important Yemeni land port close to Jazan. The Haradh port, one of three major land entry ports in the north of
22 passengers, crew injured as SIA plane hits turbulence
SINGAPORE: Twenty-two passengers and crew were injured when an Airbus A380 plane operated by Singapore Airlines (SIA) and traveling from the city-state to Mumbai hit sudden turbulence during descent, the carrier said Sunday. The extent of the injuries during the
Lebanon sharply limits Syrian refugee entry
Lebanon has all but closed its borders to refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war, overwhelmed by an influx of more than 1 million people displaced by fighting, U.N. and Lebanese officials said Saturday. Quoted by Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper, Social Affairs Minister
India fuel reform puts diesel under market control
NEW DELHI: India freed diesel prices from government control Sunday while raising natural gas tariffs in the biggest-yet reform by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, as it aims to boost the country’s economy and overhaul its energy sector. The decision
Roadside bomb kills seven in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
Egyptian officials say a roadside bomb in the restive Sinai Peninsula has killed 7 troops and seriously wounded four. The officials said the explosion Sunday ripped through a military armored vehicle traveling south of el-Arish, the provincial capital of northern
Children below 10 may face Haj ban
Children below the age of 10 may be barred from performing Haj from next year. According to a report in a local newspaper, the subject came up for discussion during a recent meeting between the heads of pilgrim establishments and
30-hour ordeal of 400 Saudia passengers ends
Some 400 Riyadh-bound passengers stranded at the Islamabad airport for 30 hours arrived at the King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) on Saturday morning after their plane finally took off from Pakistan. The Saudia flight SV723 from Islamabad to Riyadh was
U.S. and Europe call for a halt of Libya violence
The United States and four European countries jointly called on Saturday for an end to violence in Libya. The governments of France, Italy, Germany, Britain and the United States said in a statement that they “agree that there is no
Abbas vows legal measures to stop al-Aqsa ‘attacks’
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Saturday legal measures would be taken to prevent Jewish settlers from attacking Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, having said their presence desecrates the site. His remarks follow a recent spate of clashes between Palestinian youths
Saudi officials seize half ton of ivory at Riyadh airport
Customs officers at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh intercepted half a ton of ivory being smuggled from Africa to east Asia, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. They found 588 pieces of different shapes and sizes weighing about
ISIS commits ‘fatal’ blunders in Kobane battle
Forces loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group have committed grave strategic mistakes in their fight to take control of the Syria-Kurdish town of Kobane, an analyst wrote in an opinion article for CNN. In
Riyadh Metro poses technical challenges to contractors
The Kingdom is set to construct the Riyadh Metro at a cost of $22 billion to provide a safe, efficient and fast means of public transport. However, the project poses stiff technical challenges, according to a Saudi civil engineer teaching
KSA, Germany to widen cultural ties
Representatives from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) and the German government held talks here Wednesday to improve cultural ties. Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the SCTA, met with newly appointed German Ambassador Boris Ruge at the
Saudi students complete training program in US
Four Saudis and one student from the United Arab Emirates have just completed the 2014 Global Externship Program under the Northrop Grumman Corporation and University of Maryland in Baltimore County in the United States. “The program gives international students exposure
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