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: November 5, 2014
U.S. slams Egypt’s human rights record at U.N. meeting
The United States has sharply criticized Egypt’s human rights record at the start of a United Nations meeting reviewing the country’s performance for the first time since the 2011 ouster of longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak. U.S. Ambassador Keith Harper told
Lebanese Parliament extends own term until 2017
Lebanon’s parliament extended its own mandate until 2017 on Wednesday, a move protesters camped outside and rights groups say denies citizens their democratic privileges. Lebanese politics has become deadlocked amid security concerns resulting from Syria’s civil war next door. Parties
77% Saudi men support home employment for women: Study
Around 82 percent Saudi women prefer working from home while 77 percent of Saudi men are open to the idea, according to a study conducted by the Khadija Bint Khuwailid Center. Most women aged 25 to 44 prefer working from
Saudi culture and information minister relieved of duties
Saudi Arabia’s culture and information minister was relieved of his duties on Wednesday in line with a royal decree, the country’s state-run news agency reported. The decree, carried by the Saudi Press Agency, said Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja was relieved
Syria al-Qaeda chief threatens Lebanon over Hezbollah role
The head of Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, has threatened neighboring Lebanon in a new audio message warning that the “real battle” in the country has yet to begin. In the audio message distributed online on Tuesday night, Abu Mohamed
Israeli police reopen Al-Aqsa after clashes
Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian protestors after police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque trying to remove protestors who staged a sit in there, Al Arabiya News Channel correspondent reported. Demonstrators threw stones at Israeli police who entered “several meters” inside the
First Afghanistan foreign fighter in U.S. for trial
A Russian was brought before a U.S. court Tuesday to face terrorism-related charges after being held for years in Afghanistan as a suspected foreign fighter. Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin, who was flown out of Afghanistan on Monday, was the first foreign
Republicans win U.S. Senate in blow to Obama
Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate, capturing seats from Democrats in elections Tuesday shaped by deep voter discontent with President Barack Obama. With Republicans retaining their majority in the House of Representatives, Obama will spend his final two years
Senior al-Qaeda operative ‘killed’ in U.S. strike in Yemen
A senior al Qaeda official wanted by the United States and a local leader of the militant group’s affiliate, Ansar al-Sharia, were killed in a drone strike in central Yemen overnight, tribal sources said on Wednesday. Nabil al-Dahab, leader of
Israel displayed ‘shocking disregard’ for Gaza civilians, rights group says
The Israeli military displayed “shocking disregard” for civilian lives in Gaza during its devastating 50-day war on militants in the Palestinian territory, Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday. Israel rejected the London-based rights group’s findings, saying it produced “no
Palestinians to submit U.N. resolution ‘this month’
The Palestinian leadership will submit a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council this month calling for an end date for Israeli occupation, a senior official said on Tuesday. The text, which the Palestinians have been discussing for weeks, is
Western states urge blacklist of Libya militants
France, Britain and the United States on Tuesday asked a Security Council committee to add Libyan Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia to a U.N. terror list for its ties to al-Qaeda. Ansar al-Sharia is already on the U.S. terror list for
Canada fighter jets strike ISIS heavy vehicles in Iraq
Canada’s first airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants in Iraq destroyed heavy engineering equipment used to build up group’s defenses and divert water from the Euphrates River, an official said Tuesday. Lieutenant-General Jonathan Vance told a press
British troops to ‘train’ Iraqi forces for ISIS war
Britain is preparing to send troops to Iraq to train local security forces in their war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, The Times newspaper reported Wednesday. The British newspaper reported that officers are set to
France adopts new anti-jihadist law
France adopted Tuesday an anti-terrorism law which will slap a travel ban on anyone suspected of planning to wage jihad after the upper house Senate gave its final stamp of approval, Agence France-Presse reported. The travel ban included in the
Iran dispatches warships to Gulf of Aden
Iran’s navy has dispatched a group of vessels to the Gulf of Aden in order to protect the Islamic Republic’s “maritime interests,” the country’s official news agency reported on Tuesday. IRNA said the naval group – consisting of a destroyer
Yemen Shiite leader dismisses U.N. sanctions threat
The leader of Yemen’s powerful Shiite Houthi rebels, who control the capital and are currently battling al-Qaida militants, on Tuesday brushed off the threat of U.N. Security Council sanctions, saying “we are not afraid.” Abdel-Malek al-Houthi delivered his speech after
Mortar bomb lands in Egypt’s Sinai
A mortar bomb landed in Egypt’s northern Sinai late Tuesday, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported. A military source said the attack in the provincial capital of al-Arish did not cause any casualties. “The landing mortar bomb caused an explosion” near Al
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