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: December 2014
Sydney Siege gunman’s partner has bail revoked after review
The partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis had her bail revoked Monday after Australian authorities requested a review amid public anger that the pair were on the streets. Amirah Droudis, 35, had been on bail for a year
N. Korea threatens to strike White House
North Korea threatened it would launch strikes against the United States as it accuses President Barack Obama of “recklessly” spreading rumors of a Pyongyang-led cyber-attack, the Associates Press reported. A statement from North Korea’s National Defense Commission warned of strikes
Egypt security forces kill five militants
Egyptian police killed five members of the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis militant group during clashes on Sunday, Agence France-Presse reported. The militants “opened fire” after security forces raided a farm where they were hiding and preparing bombs, Egypt’s interior ministry said
Malaysia ISIS recruits ‘take out loans’ to fund trip
Malaysian supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have applied and received bank loans to finance their trip to join the militant group, Malaysia’s New Straits Times reported. At least five of the ISIS supporters barred from
Defected Syrian Gen. Tlass says Assad ‘sold Syria to Iran’
A senior Syrian army general who defected in 2012 said in a recent interview that President Bashar al-Assad had sold out Syria to Iran and opted to use repression and violence as a means of snuffing out dissent right from
Assad tells Iran’s Larijani he backs local truces
Syria’s President Bashar al Assad told a top official from key supporter Iran Sunday his regime is working on “reconciliations” to end the brutal civil war, state news agency SANA said. His regime refers to local truces agreed between troops
GCC, Arab League commend King Abdullah for cementing Arab unity
Qatar has pledged its “full support” to Egypt, an official statement said, ending more than a year of regional isolation over its support for Cairo’s ousted Islamist president. “The security of Egypt is important for the security of Qatar… the
Egypt court tries 26 men for ‘debauchery’
An Egyptian court on Sunday tried 26 men for alleged debauchery after accusing them of homosexual activity at a Cairo public bathhouse in a case that sparked international condemnation. The handcuffed defendants, many of whom were crying, arrived at a
No conspiracy behind oil price fall: Al-Naimi
ABU DHABI: Gulf countries on Sunday blamed “irresponsible” non-OPEC producers for a plunge in global crude prices, but voiced confidence that markets would rebound. World prices have fallen almost 50 percent since June, mainly due to a supply glut, the
PM accuses EU of ‘dirty campaign’ against Turkey
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday accused the European Union of starting a “dirty campaign” against Turkey by criticizing the arrests of opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey’s already stalled membership bid to join the EU has suffered
Lebanon says it needs French helicopters quickly to fight militants
Lebanon hopes France will deliver helicopters to its army faster than planned so it can fight militants encroaching from neighboring Syria, Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam said in an interview on Sunday. France and Lebanon signed a $3 billion Saudi-funded
Hundreds of Gazans enter Egypt as Rafah reopens
Around 630 Palestinians left Gaza and entered the Egyptian Sinai through the Rafah crossing on Sunday after Cairo authorized a temporary reopening of the border, a Palestinian official said. It was only the second time in two months that Egypt
Iraq Kurd chief hails victories against ISIS
U.S.-led forces attacked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets on Sunday with 13 air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria, using fighters, bombers and other aircraft, the U.S. military said. Four of the Iraq strikes were near
Egyptian jailed for 10 years for spying for Israel
An Egyptian court has jailed a Suez Canal shipping services manager for 10 years on charges of spying for Israel about naval movements through the strategic waterway, state media reported. The court in the canal city of Port Said also
Jordan hangs 11 men after eight-year death penalty moratorium
Jordan executed 11 men convicted of murder by hanging on Sunday, the interior ministry said, as it ended an informal eight-year moratorium on the death penalty. “Eleven criminals convicted in different cases of murder were executed at dawn,” the official
Essebsi campaign claims Tunisia election victory
Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi’s campaign team said initial indications showed he had won Sunday’s run-off election by a clear margin over rival Moncef Marzouki, in an announcement that was contested by the rival campaign team of the incumbent
Raul Castro says detente won’t change Cuban system
Three men who served long U.S. prison terms for spying received a standing ovation in Cuba’s parliament Saturday, shaking their fists in victory as President Raul Castro declared that detente with Washington won’t change the communist system he leads. The
Egypt’s powerful intelligence chief replaced
Egypt’s powerful intelligence chief, a longtime mentor of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, was removed and replaced by his deputy, security officials said Saturday Gen. Mohammed Farid el-Tohamy, in his mid-60s, was seen as a hardliner in the government crackdown against Islamists
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