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 28, 2014
Finance Ministry to discuss deficit financing with SAMA
RIYADH: The Finance Ministry will discuss with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) its options for financing the large state budget deficit expected next year, and may cover some of the shortfall with borrowing, Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf said. Responding
Royal Commission chief signs new Jubail deals
Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thunayan, chairman of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY), has signed two contracts worth SR403,500,000 to set up a residential complex for the commission staff in Ras Al-Khair Industrial City and improve Highway
Students ‘sparkle’ at annual exhibition
Novel International School (Almubioon International School) held the 5th exhibition and ISA project at its campus recently. The show was titled ‘Sparkle 2014’ (Project Day 2014). Children had been working on the project for the whole of the academic year.
Sri Lanka’s largest Muslim party defects gov’t
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s largest Muslim political party has defected President Mahinda Rajapaksa to support the opposition candidate in the January presidential election. The announcement by Sri Lanka Muslim Congress on Sunday will be a major blow to Rajapaksa’s campaign for
Haia intent on reforms despite pressures
President of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Abdullatif Al-Asheikh said the organization has come under pressures from extremists inside and outside the Haia forcing it to give up plans for development and reform.
UN hails young Saudi generation
Several volunteers of Princess Al-Anood Center for Youth Development (Warif) were honored for their “extraordinary” voluntary services at a function jointly held by Warif and the UN Development Program (UNDP). Warif, which works to instil a culture of volunteerism among
Taxi firm owners say will defy fare-by-meter rule
A number of taxi service companies have said that they will not force their drivers to comply with the new fare meters when they transport customers, citing the reduction of daily profits as few customers will be able to pay
Still no sighting of missing AirAsia plane after 12 hours
• Massive sea search underway for an AirAsia plane • Plane last seen on radar at 6:16 a.m. JAKARTA, Indonesia : A massive sea search was underway for an AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore
14-year-old ‘bomber’ plots escape from IS
BAGHDAD : A 14-year-old Syrian boy, clad in a vest lined with explosives, turned himself in to Iraqi authorities as he defected from the Islamic State terrorist group. According to an NYT report, Usaid Barho walked up to a Shiite
ISIS loses ground to Kurds in Syria’s Kobane
ISIS militant group has lost ground in the Syrian border town of Kobane, where Kurdish fighters now control more than 60 percent of territory, a monitoring group said Saturday. The strategically located town on the border with Turkey has become
Fires reach fifth oil depot in Libya’s al-Sidra port
More storage tanks were ablaze Saturday at one of Libya’s main oil terminals after a rocket attack by Islamist militants, officials said as the U.N. denounced attacks on oil installations. The rocket was fired on Thursday by militiamen from Fajr
Car bomb hits diplomatic security building in Libyan capital
A car bomb exploded Saturday outside the diplomatic security building in Tripoli but caused no casualties, a Libyan official said, with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claiming responsibility. Colonel Mubarak Abu Dhaheer, who heads the security
Palestinians held after firebomb injured Israeli girl: Shin Bet
Two Palestinians suspected of throwing a firebomb that wounded an 11-year-old Israeli girl and her father have been arrested in the West Bank, the Shin Bet security service said Saturday. The two, including a 16-year-old, were detained overnight Thursday-Friday, hours
Hamas chief lauds Turkey as ‘source of power’ for Muslims
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Saturday praised Turkey as a “source of power” for all Muslims in gratitude to Turkey’s leaders for supporting the Palestinian cause. “A democratic, stable and developed Turkey is a source of power for all Muslims,”
Iran tests suicide drone in military drill
Iran’s army said Saturday it has deployed a suicide drone for the first time in massive ongoing military drills near the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, the army’s chief commander
Cairo policeman killed in drive-by shooting
Gunmen on a motorbike killed a policeman and wounded another in a drive-by shooting in the Egyptian capital on Saturday, the interior ministry said. “Armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on the police before fleeing,” ministry spokesman Hani Abdel
Syria opposition dismissive of Russia peace talks
Syria said on Saturday it was willing to participate in “preliminary consultations” in Moscow aimed at restarting talks next year to end its civil war but the Western-backed opposition dismissed the initiative. Two rounds of peace talks this year in
Policeman shot dead in Cairo
Gunmen on a motorbike killed a policeman and wounded another in a drive-by shooting in the Egyptian capital on Saturday, the interior ministry said. “Armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on the police before fleeing,” ministry spokesman Hani Abdel
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