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 6, 2014
ICC says won’t prosecute over Israel’s deadly Gaza flotilla raid
The International Criminal Court will not prosecute over Israel’s raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010 in which 10 Turkish activists died, despite a “reasonable basis to believe that war crimes were committed”. Chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said that there
Fifth Tunisian soldier dies in bus shooting
The death toll from a gun attack by suspected militants on soldiers traveling in a bus in northwestern Tunisia rose to five on Thursday, the defense ministry said. The fifth victim “had severe wounds and died,” spokesman Rachid Bouhoula told
Libyan court dissolves parliament
Libya’s supreme court dissolved the country’s internationally recognized parliament on Thursday, setting the stage for more political chaos in the violence-wracked nation. Libya’s elected parliament, the House of Representatives, has been operating from the eastern city of Tobruk since an
Don’t forget the prison that is the Gaza Strip
By : Daoud Kuttab For a few days last week Gaza Strip turned into a large prison. Ever since Oct. 24, the Rafah crossing point has been closed by the Egyptians following the huge attack on the army in north
Obama: core principles the same after Republicans’ wins
After Republicans took control of Congress on Wednesday, President Barack Obama said the core principles of his administration will remain the same, but promised to work constructively with them, including on issues like the fight against Ebola and the Islamic
Fighting extremism must not be left to the hesitant
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Saudi security forces in six cities pursued terrorist cells linked to the terror attack in the town of al-Ahsa where seven citizens died this week. During a confrontation with gunmen, two members of the security forces
U.S.-led air strikes hit al-Nusra in Syria
Air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition set up to fight Islamic State targeted the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in northwest Syria overnight, an organization that tracks violence in the Syrian civil war reported on Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Canada mulls ban on polygamist immigrants
For those who like to have more than one wife and a fresh new citizenship, Canada may be slipping off the list. The North American country – which is considered by some as one of the top destinations for those
U.S. denies pressing Saleh to leave Yemen
Washington on Wednesday denied reports that it was pressuring Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been threatened with U.N. sanctions for obstructing peace, to leave the country. Saleh’s party, the General People’s Congress, said the ex-leader, who stepped
Obama: ‘too early’ to say if U.S. is beating ISIS
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday it was too early to say whether a U.S.-led military coalition is winning against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. “I think it’s too early to say whether we are winning because
Recuperating in Germany, Qaboos greets nation on N-Day
MUSCAT: Oman’s Sultan Qaboos, in Germany for medical treatment since July, said on Wednesday he would miss annual celebrations of his birthday this month. Omanis have been praying for the safe return of their 73-year-old ruler after nearly four months
Blast in Egypt train kills two policemen
A new bombing just 100 meters from a Cairo presidential palace wounded a female passer-by Thursday morning, just hours after a train bomb killed three people, security officials said. The blast followed an attack on a train north of the
Report: Iran building ‘new Hezbollah’ in Syria
Iran is working to unite Shiite foreign militias fighting in Syria under one organization that could serve as a “parallel army” to that of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, pro-opposition news website Siraj Press reported on Wednesday. The new organization, described as
Hamas militant slams car into pedestrians
A militant from Palestinian Islamist group Hamas slammed a minivan into a crowd waiting for a train Wednesday in Jerusalem, killing one person and wounding 13. Just hours later, the Israeli military said a Palestinian motorist drove into a group
India to foreign CEOs: ‘We’re waiting for you’
NEW DELHI: India’s finance minister is urging foreign investors to help plug enormous gaps in the country’s infrastructure blamed for holding back growth. “We are waiting for you,” Arun Jaitley told a roomful of international and Indian CEOs attending the
Meet the man grooming Cairo’s donkeys
In the shadow of Cairo’s medieval aqueduct, Mohammad Mustafa teaches his 5-year-old son the family’s trade, one shear at a time. Mohammad is one of Cairo’s donkey barbers, an expert in trimming and styling horses, camels, mules, sheep, goats, dogs
Toyota racing to record profit, but China flashing red signal
TOKYO: Toyota said it was on track to book a record $17.5 billion full-year net profit, as Japan’s major automakers wrapped up a bumper earnings season, but the industry is facing headwinds from slower demand at home and in China.
Guard who got ‘too close’ to Obama out of job
A security guard fired after President Barack Obama’s trip to Atlanta said Monday that he lost his job because he snapped a picture of the presidential motorcade to send to his mother and is humiliated by news reports wrongly claiming
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