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: December 2, 2014
French parliament votes on Palestine recognition
French lawmakers are set to vote on Tuesday to call on the government to recognize Palestine, a symbolic move that will not immediately affect France’s diplomatic stance but demonstrates growing European impatience with a stalled peace process. While most developing
U.S. not ready to enforce Syria no-fly zone
The United States is not ready to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria, the White House said Monday, after reports it was in talks with Turkey about setting up a refugee safe haven in the north of the country. White
U.S. says strikes hit ISIS garrison, ‘electronic warfare’
Warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group hit dozens of jihadist vehicles and bases, including an “electronic warfare garrison,” in four days of strikes, the U.S. military said Monday. Between Nov. 28
King orders $54 million food aid for Yemenis
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah ordered, on Monday, food aid worth $54 million support 45,000 poor Yemeni families. This was disclosed by Saudi Ambassador in Sanaa Mohammed Saeed Al-Jaber during a meeting with Yemeni Minister of Planning
Saudi Arabia warns oil market speculators
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that its oil policy was based on economic principles, as speculation continued to swirl after last week’s OPEC meeting of political motives aimed at other producers. It also warned market speculators. “The Kingdom’s oil policy
Prince Miteb: Our borders are a red line
Minister of the National Guard Prince Miteb bin Abdullah said that US President Barack Obama expressed his appreciation and respect for Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah during the minister’s recent visit to America. Obama also called the
U.S. Air Force pilot killed in Mideast: military
A U.S. Air force pilot died on Sunday when an aircraft crashed while returning to its base in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Monday. The cause of incident involving a F-16 Fighting Falcon is
Iraqi PM retires 24 interior ministry officers
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday said he has retired 24 senior interior ministry officers, a day after he vowed to widen a crackdown on corruption in the crisis-stricken country. According to Abadi’s official Twitter feed, the move is
Syria claims terror groups used chlorine as weapon
Syria’s vice foreign minister denied Monday that his government ever used chemical weapons or chlorine during the country’s brutal civil war and warned that terror groups are using such weapons. Faysal Mekdad was speaking at a meeting of the Organization
ISIS kills 16 Iraqi border guards near Syria
At least 16 Iraqi border guards were killed Monday in a dawn assault by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants at their post close to the Syrian frontier, provincial and security officials said. “Sixteen border guards, including a
‘No return to old Egypt,’ Sisi says after Mubarak verdict
After a court dropped murder charges against ousted president Hosni Mubarak, current President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday there would be no return to an old Egypt, Agence France-Presse reported. “The new Egypt, which emerged from the January 25
Islamist militants ‘behead’ Tunisian policeman
An off-duty Tunisian policeman was beheaded by Islamist militants after he was kidnapped near the Algerian border late on Sunday, officials said on Monday. The policeman was allegedly seized along with his brother by 10 militants who attacked the car
Thousands rally for South Yemen independence
Thousands of people demonstrated on Monday in South Yemen’s main city of Aden demanding independence at a time when Shiite Houthi rebels are expanding their control over the country. The demonstrators marched towards the governorate building, prompting police intervention and
Syrians to ‘go hungry’ after WFP suspends aid
The U.N.’s World Food Program on Monday suspended a food voucher program serving more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees, citing a funding crisis after many donors failed to meet their commitments. The program allowed Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey,
Egypt militant group ‘kills’ U.S. oil worker in Sinai
An Egyptian militant organization allied with the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American oil worker. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which now refers to itself as the Sinai Province, said on its official Twitter account late
Syrian warplanes kill 19 in Deraa province
At least 19 people were killed, including seven women and two children, when Syrian government warplanes struck the town of Jassim in the southern province of Deraa on Sunday, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Dozens of others
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