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
Bangladeshi expats hold Victory Day celebrations
Bangladesh celebrated its 43rd Victory Day at the premises of the Bangladesh embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday. On the occasion, Ambassador Mohamed Shahidul Islam urged his countrymen to uphold the image of their homeland and to abide by the rules
Cuba welcomes Castro’s announcement of renewed U.S. ties
Bells tolled in celebration and teachers halted lessons midday as President Raul Castro told his country Wednesday that Cuba was restoring relations with the United States after more than a half-century of hostility. Wearing his military uniform with its five-star
Shoura suggests training for errant Haia men
Members of the Shoura Council have attributed the mistakes recently made by some members of the Haia to a lack of awareness, a lack of knowledge of how to deal with foreigners and other members of society, as well as
‘Massive’ spending to continue despite 50% oil price drop
Saudi Arabia will continue massive public spending despite a 50 percent drop in the price of oil, which provides the bulk of its revenue, said Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf. The minister said the 2015 budget is ready and would be
Islamist call for Algerian author’s death stirs outrage
An Islamist call for author Kamel Daoud to be condemned to death for alleged apostasy has stirred outrage in Algeria, reviving dark memories of the country’s brutal civil war. Salafist activist Abdelfatah Hamadache Ziraoui has called on his Facebook page
Al-Ghamdi ‘faces’ lawsuit
A number of Saudis in Jeddah are planning to file a lawsuit against Ahmed Qassim Al-Ghamdi, a leading scholar, for allegedly encouraging women to show their faces and appear before the public in style. Al-Ghamdi’s opponents also believe that his
EU should keep sanctions against Hamas: U.S.
The United States on Wednesday urged the European Union to keep up its sanctions against Hamas, saying there was “no change” in US policy. “We will continue to work closely with the European Union on Hamas-related issues. We believe that
Afghans fighting in Syria alongside regime: monitor
Shiite Muslim militiamen from Afghanistan have been fighting in Syria for months alongside President Bashar al-Assad’s troops, a monitoring group said Wednesday. Afghanistan is home to a Sunni Muslim majority but nearly one-fifth of the population is Shiite, mainly Farsi-speakers
Pakistan resumes death penalty for terrorists
Pakistan announced Wednesday it will end its moratorium on the death penalty in terror-related cases, the prime minister’s office said a day after Taliban militants killed 141 students and school staff in the country’s bloodiest ever terror attack. “The prime
Ninth Egyptian dies of H5N1 bird flu: ministry
A 20-year-old Egyptian woman died from bird flu on Wednesday, the ninth death in the country from the virus out of 18 identified cases, the Health Ministry said. Ministry spokesman Dr Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the woman came to a
Iraq requests one-year deferral on Gulf War reparations
Iraq, reeling from low oil prices and war with Islamic State, has requested a one-year deferral of a $4.6 billion reparations payment for destroying Kuwait’s oil facilities during its 1990-91 occupation, a U.N. official said on Wednesday. Kuwait and major
Egypt refers to trial 26 suspected homosexual men
Egyptian prosecutors swiftly referred 26 men to trial Wednesday on charges connected to their suspected homosexuality after they were arrested in a much publicized raid on a Cairo bathhouse, an official said. The official from the prosecutors’ office said the
Iraq Kurds in push to retake Sinjar area from ISIS
Iraqi Kurdish forces launched a broad offensive on Wednesday aimed at recapturing areas near the Syrian border that have been held by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants for months, officials said. Among the goals is the Sinjar area,
Hackers invoke 9/11, threaten Sony film release
LOS ANGELES: Hackers invoked the 9/11 attacks Tuesday in their most chilling threat yet against Sony Pictures, warning cinema-goers not to see a film which has angered North Korea. There were growing signs that the threat may work, as Sony
Monitor: Over 230 bodies found in mass grave in eastern Syria
More than 230 bodies of people believed to have been killed by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants have been found in a mass grave in Syria’s eastern Deir al-Zor province, a group monitoring the country’s war said on
Beyonce sued over smash hit
NEW YORK: A Hungarian singer from the Roma community is suing Beyonce over the smash hit “Drunk in Love,” saying the superstar sampled a folk tune without permission. The song off Beyonce’s Grammy-nominated self-titled album begins with an Eastern-sounding a
Not funny! Cartoons deadlier than films, study says
LONDON: Children’s cartoons depict death more often than films for adults, and their main characters are more than twice as likely to be killed off, according to research released on Wednesday. The study found the main characters in children’s cartoons
Posthumous reward for slain cop
Riyadh police under a directive from Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif announced a posthumous reward of SR1.1 million to the family of slain police sergeant Mohamed Naif Al-Zineidi who sacrificed his life in a shootout on Sunday. Maj. Gen.
Loading ...
You must be logged in to post a comment.