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 24, 2014
Government approves educational projects worth SR200 million
Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal approved a number of projects in seven provinces. They are worth SR200 million. The ministry stated that the projects include the establishment of a number of schools in Madinah and many multipurpose halls in several
IS shoots down Jordanian warplane, captures pilot in Syria
AMMAN, Jordan: Islamic State group fighters on Wednesday shot down a warplane from the US-led coalition over Syria and captured its Jordanian pilot, activists and Jordanian officials said. Jordan’s military, in a statement, confirmed that one of its planes crashed
Drug traffickers posing as cops nabbed
Jazan police arrested two drug smugglers on Monday impersonating border guards, and found two bags of heroin and an unspecified amount of qat in their car. The officers arrested the two after inspecting their vehicle on the Sabya-Jazan Road when
‘Food prices to reflect decline in price of oil’
Saudi traders and experts have said that the effect of the declining oil prices will reflect on food prices only after a period of four to six months due to the large quantities purchased at higher prices. They said that
Libya may become ‘next Syria,’ warns foreign minister
Libya, torn by a growing political divide that threatens to engulf its oilfields, could become the next Syria if it does not patch its divided government and get help battling Islamic militants, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, according
Lawyer: Sudan investigates detained opposition figures
Sudan’s prosecutor has begun investigating two political detainees on 10 charges “of crimes against the state” more than two weeks after they were detained, their lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. Farouk Abu Issa and Amin Makki Madani were arrested in
Official: Afghan forces kill 150 Taliban fighters in 12-day fighters
At least 151 Taliban fighters have been killed by government forces during 12 days of fighting in the volatile east, near the border with Pakistan, the police chief of Kunar province said Tuesday. Gen. Abdul Habib Sayedkhaili said at least
Eastern European diamond thieves arrested in Dubai
Dubai police said Tuesday it has arrested an Eastern European gang for stealing diamonds and gold jewelry worth $3.27 million, state-run news agency WAM reported. The police team carried out a sting operation codenamed “The Prince” to catch the robbers,
Hundreds of civilians killed in months of fighting in Libya
Hundreds of civilians in Libya have been killed in fighting since late August, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning commanders that they could face prosecution for possible war crimes. The conflict has driven at least 120,000 people from their
Egypt keeps Rafah crossing open for a third day
Egypt kept its Rafah border crossing with Gaza open for a third day on Tuesday, state media said, after nearly 2,000 people used the terminal in the first two days. The Rafah crossing, the only access point to the Gaza
Algeria army kills militant behind Frenchman murder
The Algerian army confirmed on Tuesday that it has killed the head of the militant Jund al-Khilafa group that decapitated a Frenchman in September. The body of Abdelmalek Gouri, who claimed responsibility for the beheading of Frenchman Herve Gourdel, was
Saudi names six women as deputy chairpersons of Shura committees
The Shura Council reconstituted on Monday its 14 specialized committees for the third year of its Sixth Session, which will begin its business on Thursday. As many as six women members were chosen as deputy chairpersons of the committees. The
Three-day week for Saudi women in remote schools
A three-day work week for women teachers in schools in remote areas, to be applied from next semester, may also cover male teachers, according to the Ministry of Education. The decision to cut the working week for women teachers in
Report: First woman leader in Saudi Arabia’s Holy Mosques Presidency
Fatimah Al-Rashoud has become the first woman to occupy a leading position at the General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, Makkah daily reported. Due to the growing need for women leaders in the kingdom’s organizations and the active role
Five explosions rock Yemeni capital
Two militants were killed after five bombs exploded on Tuesday in Sanaa’s old quarter, where many supporters of the Houthi group live, according to a Yemeni security official, Agence France-Presse reported. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but
U.S. State Department’s Guantanamo envoy resigns
The State Department envoy responsible for negotiating prisoner transfers from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is resigning, officials said on Monday, even as President Barack Obama is promising a stepped-up push to close the facility. The surprise
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