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 20, 2014
Saudi Prince Miteb meets Obama during U.S visit
Saudi National Guard Minister Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud said there was complete agreement between Riyadh and Washington when it came to issues relating to the Middle East region, following a meeting with President Barack Obama. Prince Miteb
The new plan for Syria: A two-year truce
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed I could not understand United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura’s plan for resolving the crisis, leaks of which have recently been published. The leaked plan suggests there are two contradictory projects being considered
Iran still not backing up nuclear claims: watchdog
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said on Thursday that Iran had failed to provide explanations about suspected atomic bomb research, as a deadline looms for a comprehensive deal between Iran and six world powers to end the long-running
Historical landmarks threatened by Prophet’s Mosque expansion
Power outage notices on the doors of a number of mosques including the historical Sajdah Mosque have left historians fearing that they might get demolished to make way for the Prophet’s Mosque expansion project, Makkah daily reported. Local authorities erected
Under Modi, Israel and India forge deeper ties
At the U.N. General Assembly in New York last September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set aside time for a critical meeting. But it wasn’t President Barack Obama he was keen to see. It was Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Hard to reach Iran nuke deal by Nov. 24: U.S., UK
American and British officials have voiced pessimism about a deal being reached between world powers and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program by the Nov. 24 deadline set for the talks. In the United States, Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken
Mini Magneto? Russian boy claims to attract metal with body
A Russian schoolboy has attracted international attention by claiming he has superpowers like those of X-Men’s Magneto after being knocked out by a massive electric shock on his way home from school. Nikolai Kryaglyachenko, 12, says he was walking home
Mobile video traffic to rise 10-fold by 2020
Mobile video traffic will increase tenfold and constitute 55 percent of all mobile data traffic by 2020, the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report – a comprehensive update on mobile trends leveraging big data from live networks worldwide –
Getting resourceful about resource scarcity
By Kristel van der Elst and Nicholas Davis You have been exposed to numerous scientific reports, convincing op-eds, detailed industry briefings, alarming investors’ notes, and speeches by the world’s top experts on natural resources. Yet you’re still not sure whether
How serious is Spain about recognizing Palestine?
By Salma El Shahed The Spanish parliament voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution urging Madrid to recognize Palestine, becoming the third legislative house in the European Union to take such a step after the UK and Ireland. The edict,
SR2.5bn to be disbursed to build 6,204 housing units
On an approval made by the Ministry of Housing, the Real Estate Development Fund (REDF) on Wednesday announced that it will disburse SR2.5 billion as loans to build 6,204 new housing units throughout the Kingdom. REDF Director General Yusuf Al-Zohaibi
‘Islam has nothing to do with IS group’s atrocities’
Top Saudi leaders joined representatives of other faiths in condemning violence by the so-called Islamic State (IS) at a conference organized in the Austrian capital by the King Abdullah International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) on Wednesday. The
French ISIS fighters call for terror at home
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group has released a video showing several French-speaking fighters calling on Muslims in France to launch a terror campaign at home. The video, which according to the Guardian was released by
U.N. Security Council adds Libya’s Ansar al-Sharia to terror list
The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday added to its terror list a Libyan Islamist group accused of involvement in the September 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans. The Security
Indonesian capital gets a Christian governor
A Christian has been appointed governor of Indonesia’s Jakarta, the capital city of the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, the Associated Press reported. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama’s is the city’s first Christian governor in 50 years, despite protest from
Egypt militant arrested on return from Syria
Egyptian authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of a jihadist who returned home from the Syrian conflict to train Islamist militants in the use of explosives. Hani Shahine had fought in the ranks of the Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda’s franchise in
No Belgians in ISIS execution video: officials
Authorities in Belgium said Wednesday they had ruled out the presence of any Belgian nationals in a video by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) that shows the beheadings of Syrian military personnel. Belgian officials had been analysing
Cyprus on lookout for Syria-bound militants
Cyprus has intensified screening procedures at its ports, airports and checkpoints to prevent Europeans from passing through the country en route to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a security official said. The security official
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