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 14, 2014
U.S. sends prosecutors abroad to track jihadists from Syria
Dozens of U.S. prosecutors are being sent to the Balkans, Middle East and North Africa to help track down jihadist fighters returning from Syria, the outgoing attorney general said Thursday. Washington has repeatedly voiced concern about hardened Islamists emerging from
Kashmir killings: India jails 7 soldiers for life
NEW DELHI: An Indian military court has sentenced seven soldiers to life in prison for killing three Kashmiri youths in a rare ruling against the army, the tense region’s top official said Thursday. Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the
Terror attacks kill five, wound 16 across Egypt
Two Egyptian policemen and three soldiers were killed in a terror attack in Sinai on Thursday, while a bomb explosion at a metro train in Cairo injured 16 people. In the Sinai attacks, militants set up roadblocks and stopped vehicles
Surgeon who performed botched sterilizations taken into custody
RAIPUR, India: An Indian doctor who conducted mass sterilizations that killed 13 women has been arrested, after saying he was being made a scapegoat for a controversial family planning scheme. R. K. Gupta was taken into custody as anger mounted
France’s Fabius says key questions remain on Iran nuclear deal
France said on Thursday that important questions still needed to be resolved regarding Iran’s nuclear program but that it hoped to reach an agreement by Nov. 24. “I hope that we will be able to achieve an agreement but there
Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for protest leaders
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has issued warrants for cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and populist cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri over violence during anti-government protests, officials said Thursday, though it did not appear likely either would be apprehended soon. Judge Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi
Syria airstrike kills nine, including children
Activists say at least nine people were killed, including three children, in a Syrian government airstrike that targeted a rebel-held town near the capital Damascus. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were likely more dead in Friday’s
G-20: Kingdom’s focus on global economic growth, job creation
Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, arrived in Brisbane on Thursday with a high-power delegation for the G-20 Summit that will focus on the key challenges of global economic growth, job creation and shielding nations from financial
Syria’s opposition warns of upcoming food shortage
Syria’s Western-backed opposition on Thursday called on international donors to help stave off a food crisis in the country where drought and civil war have caused a dramatic drop in wheat production this year. The United Nations predicted earlier this
E-governance mandatory, no excuse for delay: Muqrin
Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin, second deputy premier, has urged all government bodies to switch to electronic systems, saying that they cannot have any excuses for delays because the state has poured massive resources into these new technologies. Prince Muqrin made
Yemeni president’s dismissal from party disputed
Senior figures in southern Yemen of the General People’s Congress rejected Thursday a move to dismiss President Abdrabuh Mansur from the party. The political bureau of the GNC, headed by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, had announced Hadi’s sacking on
ISIS chief releases audio after death reports
The Islamic State group Thursday released an audio recording it claimed was of chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, days after reports suggested he was wounded or killed in a U.S. air strike. In the 17-minute message, purported Baghdad made no direct
Hagel says air war against ISIS will intensify
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Thursday the U.S.-led air war against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will intensify and that the American people must prepare for a long and difficult struggle. Hagel defended the U.S. strategy
Saudi Crown Prince arrives in Australia for G20 summit
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in the northern Australian city of Brisbane on Thursday, joining world leaders for the G20 summit. Leaders of G20 countries this year will discuss economic growth, employment and ways to avoid financial
Hezbollah recruits non-Shiites for ISIS fight
Hezbollah, a radical Islamist movement, is recruiting Druze, Christian and Sunni men to fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Lebanese daily news website the Daily Star reported Wednesday. The recruitment process, which is taking place in
Devil’s luck and celebs
Celebs often hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. Living in the spotlight usually has its share of ups and downs. While the going is good, they look like they can pull off anything, even get out of unfortunate wrong
Rihanna teases new music at military base
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Rihanna won’t say when she plans to release new music but she is confident about what it sounds like. “I can’t give you any hints of when it will drop. It’s going to be great, that’s all I’m
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