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 16, 2014
Prince Mohammed lauds efforts focusing on life of Saudi kings
Prince Mohammed bin Fahd, chairman of the Higher Committee for Seminars and Activities on the History of the late King Fahd, praised King Abdul Aziz Foundation for their astounding work to document the history of the Saudi kings. The prince
Around 180 Syrian soldiers, jihadists killed in battle for base
Around 100 Syrian soldiers and 80 Islamist fighters were killed during a two-day battle in which insurgents took the Wadi al-Deif military base, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Tuesday. The Britain-based group said Islamist insurgents
British embassy in Cairo reopens after nine-day hiatus
The British Embassy in Cairo reopened on Tuesday after suspending public services nine days ago for security reasons, the embassy said in a statement. “I am very grateful for the close co-operation from the Egyptian Government which has made this
ISIS in Iraq release pictures of mass execution
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group on Monday released pictures of the execution of 13 men described as anti-jihadist Sunni tribal fighters near the northern city of Tikrit. Three pictures published on a jihadist forum and pro-ISIS
Seven held in Spain, Morocco in probe on women militants
Seven people were arrested in Spain and Morocco on Tuesday in a probe into a network recruiting women to join the jihadist Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Spain’s interior ministry said four women, one of them a minor,
At least 95 killed in Taliban school attack
A Taliban attack on an army-run school in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday left at least 95 dead and many others wounded, Agence France Presse reported, quoting a Pakistani officials. Earlier, the health minister for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the restive northwestern province where
U.N. humanitarian chief: Syria parties are killing not protecting civilians
The U.N. humanitarian chief accused the warring parties in Syria on Monday of ignoring Security Council demands to protect civilians, citing a doubling of the number of people killed from 100,000 in February to close to 200,000 today and around
Libyan air strikes pound targets at Tunisian border
Libya’s recognized government conducted air strikes against rival government forces trying to seize major oil ports in the east and against targets in the west on Monday, witnesses said. Libya has had two governments and parliaments since a group called
Indian workers stranded for ‘incomplete documents’
Thousands of newly recruited Indian domestic workers have found themselves stranded in India due to incomplete agreement papers. Work visas in the domestic area are being issued by the Saudi authorities and are being endorsed by its diplomatic missions in
Egypt to try MB supporters in military courts
At least 339 alleged supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, including four top leaders, were referred to military court by an Egyptian prosecutor, judicial sources said, according to Reuters news agency. The public prosecutor in the Suez Canal city of
Jeddah municipality, Aramco spar over flood projects
The mayor of Jeddah has sent a letter to Saudi Aramco accusing it of failing to deliver on delayed floodwater drainage projects, which he claimed is not the responsibility of the municipality. According to media reports, in his letter Hani
Islamist rebels capture 2 key army bases in Syria
Al-Qaeda-linked and other Islamist fighters captured two key Syrian army bases on Monday in the northwestern province of Idlib after two days of intense battles with government troops that killed dozens on both sides, activists said. The fall of the
Shoura suggests linking salaries to price index
The Shoura resolution has recommended an increase in salaries of government employees in tune with a hike in inflation rates. The 150-member Shoura Council has passed a proposal to revise the salary scale of the country’s civil servants, taking into
Growing number of Swiss jihadists heading overseas
Some 22 people have left Switzerland to fight abroad as jihadists since May, including eight in the past fortnight, the Swiss intelligence agency said Monday. This represents almost one third of the 62 who have left to fight since 2001,
Riyadh hostage drama: Cop slain
RIYADH: A security officer was killed in an operation to free three foreign laborers taken hostage by a gunman in the national capital, according to a police statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Monday. Police said an
Iraqi prime minister makes first visit to UAE
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday made his first visit to the United Arab Emirates since taking office in early September as he seeks to expand cooperation with the wealthy, Western-allied Gulf nation. The Emirates, a seven-state federation that
Hotel deal to provide jobs for hundreds of nationals
Three hundred Saudi youth are to be employed in the hospitality sector under a new franchise system agreed between two of the industry’s biggest players. Addressing a press conference in Riyadh on Sunday, Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Issa, chairman of Dur
Top separatist shot dead in South Yemen
A separatist activist was shot dead in southern Yemen Monday as secessionists staged a day of civil disobedience, witnesses and activists said of a killing Amnesty International called an “execution.” Khaled al-Junaidi, a prominent figure in the Southern Movement, was
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