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 »
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Biden announces new aid for Syrian refugees
Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged from a nearly four-hour meeting Saturday, offering no indication that the U.S. and Turkey had bridged their differences about how to deal with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Arabic language award winners to get SR1.5m
Higher Education Minister Khaled Al-Anqari recently announced SR1.5 million in cash prize for the winners of a new award honoring individuals who have advanced the Arabic language. Al-Anqari had announced the new categories within the International Awards for the Service
U.S. plans to arm Iraq’s Anbar tribesmen
While Iraq’s premier ordered on Saturday more air support for security forces and allied tribesmen fighting jihadists, Washington plans to buy arms for Sunni tribal members in the western province of Anbar including AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds. The
Philippine labor official to meet with Fakeih
Philippine Labor Secretary Erlinda Dimapilis-Baldoz is due to visit the Kingdom at the end of the month and is expected to meet with her Saudi counterpart, Minister Adel Fakeih. “A request for such a meeting has been forwarded to the
Riyadh residents upbeat about transport projects
Riyadh’s residents have been complaining about heavy traffic during peak hours, but many are upbeat about the prospect of good results once major road projects are completed. “Traffic snarls and missed appointments are normal due to road construction projects, but
Bomb blast near Egypt train station
A bomb went off near a train station in southern Egypt Saturday night, as police found three other explosive devices planted on railway tracks in the region, the government said. A charred body was found near the railway station in
‘Media have to live up to society’s expectations’
The head of the Saudi Radio and Television Commission, Abdul Rahman Al-Hazza, has said that the media industry will have to live up to the high expectations of its audience in light of the impressive technological changes taking place on
PM: Tunisia presidential vote offers hope to Arab states
Tunisia’s first presidential election since the 2011 revolution is a ray of hope for Arab Spring countries, Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa said Saturday, on the eve of the historic poll. Sunday’s first multi-candidate presidential election is seen as the final
ACD meet postponed
The ministerial conference of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) that was scheduled to be held in Riyadh on Nov. 25 has been postponed to a later date, according to informed sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The conference was
U.S., Turkey discuss transition away from Assad
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said he and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan he had discussed a transition of power in Syria away from President Bashar al-Assad during a four-hour meeting in Istanbul on Saturday. Turkey has been a reluctant partner
20 more jobs to be nationalized
Authorities have taken steps to nationalize more jobs in travel, tourism and hotel industries, petrochemicals, carpentry and plumbing sectors as part of efforts to reduce the number of unemployed nationals. The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) said Saturday it
Up to 300 Swedes fighting with ISIS: official
As many as 300 Swedes could have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) insurgency, whose brutal tactics in Iraq and Syria have shocked the world, Sweden’s intelligence chief said Saturday. “A hundred cases of people who have
Gitmo Saudi comes home after 12 years
A Saudi Arabian inmate at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba was repatriated Saturday, leaving 142 prisoners still at the jail President Barack Obama has pledged to close, the Pentagon said. Mohammed al-Zahrani is the latest of seven prisoners
Monitor: U.S.-led strikes have killed 910 people in Syria
Air strikes by U.S.-led forces in Syria have killed 910 people, including 52 civilians, since the start of the campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other fighters two months ago, a group monitoring the conflict said
Rains wreak havoc on Jeddah roads
Torrential downpour lashed Jeddah on Friday night and Saturday morning, wreaking havoc across several areas and disrupting family plans for the weekend. Rains caused flash floods as cars waded through deep waters and others found themselves marooned. “We received 36
Turkey trains Kurdish Peshmerga forces in fight against ISIS
Turkish soldiers are training Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq and will give similar assistance to a new national army unit in Baghdad as part of the struggle against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a senior Turkish official
Outcome of Iran nuclear talks ‘completely open:’ German FM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Saturday that the outcome of Iran’s nuclear talks with six world powers was “completely open.” Despite huge gaps in the negotiations, “we have never been closer in more than 10 years,” Steinmeier said as
Berlin says 550 Germans joined jihadist cause in Syria and Iraq
Hundreds of Germans have left their home country to fight alongside jihadists in Syria and Iraq, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said. “We estimate 550. Just a few days ago we had 450,” the minister told German television channel Phoenix
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