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 9, 2014
Al-Qaeda says tried to kill U.S. envoy to Yemen
Al-Qaeda said Saturday it had tried to assassinate the U.S. ambassador to Yemen with two bombs that were discovered minutes before they were due to explode. The explosives were planted Thursday outside the house of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, the
AP story on Saudi women driving a hoax?
A story reported by the Associated Press on Friday claiming that Saudi Shura Council has recommended to the government lifting a de-facto ban on women’s driving was previously reported in Arabic press in details six years ago, in 2008. The
Fresh Iraq blasts kill at least 31 in Baghdad
A wave of car bombs struck Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 31 people, Agence France-Presse reported security and medical officials as saying. The six car bombs, which hit five different areas of the Iraqi capital, also
Indian worker dies due to alleged lack of medical care
An Indian expatriate worker who came to the Kingdom to work as a ladies tailor died allegedly due to being denied medical treatment by his sponsor. His fellow workers are also demanding to be repatriated home, citing poor living conditions
Top EU diplomat says Palestinian state needed
The European Union lent support Saturday to Palestinian statehood efforts with the bloc’s new foreign affairs chief saying a Palestinian state was needed to prevent a repeat of this year’s Gaza war. “We need a Palestinian state — that is
Labor Ministry fines thousands of firms
The Ministry of Labor fined more than 74,500 establishments with penalties over SR12.80 million during 2014 so far, for violating labor laws. According to officials, there were 10,700 violations of article 39 of the labor law (which refers to working
U.S.-led air strikes hit ISIS-held oil field in Syria
U.S.-led air strikes hit positions belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the north and east of Syria, including an oil field, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. The air strikes against ISIS
Indian expats felicitate NRI philanthropist
A cross-section of the Indian community felicitated prominent NRI (non-resident Indian) educationist and social worker Nadeem Tarin for being awarded an honorary doctorate by India’s prestigious Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Tarin, who has lived in the Kingdom for more than
Saudi authorities foil attack related to al-Ahsa killings
Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested 33 people with reported links to the al-Ahsa killings, disrupting plans of another attack by the same cell, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The suspects were reportedly convicted of terrorism-related charges in the Kingdom prior
KSA, Korea agree on expertise exchange
The Minister of Justice Mohammed Al-Essa held talks with his South Korean counterpart on issues of common interest in Seoul recently. Al-Essa was on an official trip to Korea where he met with the president of the South Korea National
Tower of London’s poppy installation creates national sensation
Standing in the Tower of London moat alongside three generations of his family, David Woodrow stared out at a sea of red ceramic poppies and struggled to hold back the tears. The poppy exhibition at the Tower of London has
CIA tweets ‘Argo’ errors on Iran anniversary
LOS ANGELES: The CIA on Friday good naturedly highlighted the inaccuracies in Oscar-winning Iran hostage drama “Argo,” in a series of tweets to mark the anniversary of the 1979 crisis. The 2012 film tells the story of a bold Central
Kudrow surprised by return of ‘The Comeback’
NEW YORK: Lisa Kudrow has no problem slipping in and out of her character Valerie Cherish when talking about the return HBO’s “The Comeback.” (The series follows Cherish, a washed up B-list actress desperate for fame and relevance who is
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