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 27, 2014
Minister: Algerian army kills suspect in Frenchman’s beheading
Algerian Justice Minister Tayeb Louh said on Wednesday that the army last month killed a jihadist suspected of taking part in the beheading of Frenchman Herve Gourdel. “One of the suspects was eliminated in October by the army during an
One British citizen killed in vehicle attack in Afghan capital
One British citizen was among five people killed in Thursday’s suicide attack on a British embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The other four killed in the blast were Afghans, the statement said.
Russia throws rights accusations back at U.S. with Ferguson unrest
Russia pointed on Wednesday to rioting in Ferguson and protests across the United States as evidence that its detractors in Washington were hypocrites and in no position to lecture Moscow on human rights. Issuing two statements on the unrest in
U.S. ‘horrified’ by Syrian regime raids
The United States said Wednesday it was “horrified” by Syrian regime air strikes in the stronghold Raqqaa that killed at least 95 people, slamming the government for its “continued slaughter,” Agence France-Presse reported. The U.S. State Department condemned the strikes,
Egyptian inquiry seeks changes to protest law
An Egyptian committee investigating political violence made a rare break on Wednesday with judicial support for heavy-handed state tactics, recommending the government should amend a law restricting protest. The government-ordered inquiry is investigating acts of violence after the army toppled
Fight with ISIS needs ‘Arab face’: U.S. lawmaker
A Republican lawmaker says the battle against the Islamic State group needs to have “an Arab face,” even as the U.S. leads airstrikes to help defeat the militant group. Congressman Rob Wittman said he agrees with a comment made by
ISIS fails to take Iraq’s oil-rich Kirkuk
The Iraqi army and Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by the coalition air force on Wednesday repelled a major attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, according to sources from the
Hollande urges Sisi to pursue ‘democratic transition’
French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday urged Egypt to pursue its “process of democratic transition,” during a visit to Paris by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “We want the process to continue, (a) democratic transition process which respects the roadmap
South Africa says Israel ‘defying world’ as Abbas visits
Israel is defying the world by “undermining” prospects for a two state solution through its settlements policy, South African President Jacob Zuma said Wednesday as he welcomed Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on a state visit. “The reality is that the
Qatar runs covert desert training camp for Syrian rebels
At a desert base, Gulf state Qatar is covertly training moderate Syrian rebels with U.S. help to fight both President Bashar al-Assad and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and may include more overtly Islamist insurgent groups, sources close
Lebanese FM: Cyprus may be jihadist transit point
Lebanon’s foreign minister says more attention should be paid to the possibility of Cyprus becoming a gateway for aspiring foreign jihadists to transit in and out of the Middle East. Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil warned after talks Wednesday with his
Gunmen kill three Egyptian soldiers in Sinai
Three Egyptian soldiers, including a colonel, were shot dead by gunmen in northern Sinai on Wednesday, the interior ministry said. Gunmen in a car ambushed the soldiers while they travelling in a pick-up truck in North Sinai’s provincial capital of
Turkey clears ex-general over alleged murder of former president
An Ankara court on Wednesday acquitted the only suspect in a case over the alleged poisoning of former president Turgut Ozal, who died in office in 1993, a defence lawyer said. Retired general Levent Ersoz, 60, has been on trial
Saudi Shoura Council forms anti-racism committee
The Shoura Council has established an anti-racism committee in response to reported inhumane treatment toward eight Shiites in Al-Ahsa, Al-Hayat reported. The matter was brought to the Council’s attention after the incident, although it is not clear whom the perpetrators
Ties between Saudi and Uganda shaky after maid abuse video
A video of a Ugandan maid abusing a child that was uploaded by a diplomat from the Saudi Embassy in Uganda has gone viral, Makkah daily reported. The diplomat said he intended for the video to reach the Saudi recruitment
Makkah entrances ‘should have multi-lingual signs’
Several citizens have called on local authorities to add signs in different languages at the entrance of the Makkah boundaries in the Al-Omrah neighborhood, Makkah daily reported. Sami Baqili, citizen, said a large number of visitors to the holy city
ISIS ‘prince’ killed in Iraq’s Hit
An air strike in west Iraq reportedly killed on Wednesday a senior figure in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported. Senan Meteeb, the so-called ISIS “emir” of the western Anbar province, was reportedly killed
Amitabh Bachchan shares ‘Shamitabh’ sketch online
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared a black-and-white sketch of R Balki’s upcoming film Shamitabh on his blog. The 72-year-old sports a pensive look with heavy beard in the sketch. “Yes… Notice the ‘Balki nisation’ of the Blog, as in
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