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
Australia launches anti-ISIS support missions in Iraq
Australian air force personnel have completed their first operational missions in Iraq as part of efforts to combat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria extremists. Defense said a Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft and refueller aircraft supported missions flown
Syria-linked militants release Lebanese soldier
Islamist militants have released a Lebanese soldier they seized last month from a town at the border with Syria where they have clashed with the Lebanese army, security sources and state media said on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear
Saudi Arabia readies for hajj pilgrimage
Around 1.3 million Muslims have been converging on the holy city of Makkah from all over the world to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage, which begins Thursday. The Directorate General of Passports in Saudi Arabia said it has finished entry
Al Hilal reaches Asian Champions League final
Al Hilal advanced to the AFC Asian Champions League final on Tuesday despite a 2-1 away defeat by 10-man Al Ain in their semifinal second leg. The Saudi Arabian side, 3-0 up from the first leg, came through 4-2 on
ADA lists Riyadh Metro benefits for residents
The Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) unveiled a host of new benefits of the Riyadh metro to the capital city’s residents, in addition to what had earlier been announced. “There are 5.7 million residents in Riyadh,” an ADA spokesman said. “This
Oil swoons below $95 as gasoline expires, dollar weighs
World oil prices tumbled to their lowest in more than two years on Tuesday, with U.S. crude posting its biggest daily decline since 2012 as expiring October gasoline futures tumbled 4.5 percent and the U.S. dollar rose. New York RBOB
Netanyahu to seek assurances from Obama on Iran
President Barack Obama and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu meet for a new round in their often-tense relationship on Wednesday, facing differences over Iran diplomacy and Middle East peace efforts as well as complications from the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State militants.
Police defend handling of protests in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s police on Monday defended their use of tear gas and other tactics to control protests that have paralyzed the city’s financial district, appealing to the thousands gathered to demand more democracy to stop the unprecedented mass act of
Taliban unleash twin suicide attacks in Kabul
Two Taliban suicide bombers hit army buses in Kabul on Wednesday with initial reports of six people killed in the twin attack, police said, one day after the new Afghan government signed a deal for U.S. troops to stay in
Pentagon calls for patience in Iraq, Syria war
The U.S. military cannot bomb the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) into “obscurity,” it cautioned Tuesday, appealing for patience in its escalating attempts to defeat militants in Syria and Iraq. “No one said this would be easy or
Al-Sudais: Don’t tarnish Haj with sectarianism
President of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque, Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, has warned that pilgrims risk deviating from Islamic injunctions if they use the Haj for political and sectarian gatherings. There is no room for arguments and
ISIS frees 70 kidnapped Kurdish students: monitor
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist on Tuesday freed more than 70 Kurdish school children its fighters kidnapped in northern Syria in May, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Britain-based group said parents had reported
Jamrat bridge can hold 500,000
The newly expanded Jamrat bridge in Mina can accommodate 500,000 pilgrims per hour during the Haj season, said Prince Mansour bin Miteb, minister of municipal and rural affairs. “The streets leading to Jamrat, however, cannot hold these many pilgrims. As
Britain releases images of strikes against ISIS
British fighter planes on Tuesday launched their first airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) positions in Iraq, targeting a weapon position and armed truck, the UK’s defense ministry said. “Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft have been
ISIS selling Iraq’s artifacts in black market: UNESCO
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has taken over large swathes of land in Iraq and Syria, is selling ancient Iraqi artifacts in the black market to finance its military operations in the region, Iraqi and Western
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