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
Iran extends visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees
Iran said it had agreed to extend temporary visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees for six months, lifting a threat to send them back home to a country facing attacks by resurgent militants. Afghanistan — struggling to cope with hundreds of
Egypt bars entry of U.S. scholar critical of govt
U.S. scholar and former diplomat Michele Dunne, known for her staunch criticism of Egypt’s authorities, said she was barred from entering Egypt Saturday. Dunne told AFP in an email she had been invited to be a panelist at a conference
ISIS beheads four men for blasphemy in Syria
A self-declared police force loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria decapitated four men in western Syria after accusing them of blasphemy, a rights group monitoring the Syrian conflict said on Saturday. The men were beheaded in the
Yemen troops kill Saudi-bound Qaeda suspects dressed as women
Yemeni troops on Saturday shot dead five Al-Qaeda suspects disguised as women who fired at a soldier during a checkpoint inspection of their Saudi-bound bus, officials said. Another suspect was wounded along with the driver in the shooting at Harad,
ISIS shoots down Iraqi helicopter killing pilots
Iraqi officials on Saturday said Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants shot down Iraqi helicopter near Samarra, killing two pilots onboard and raising fresh concerns about the extremists’ ability to attack aircraft amid ongoing U.S.-led coalition airstrikes. The
SRK, Kajol relive DDLJ moments
MUMBAI: ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, which made superstars out of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, has completed 1000 weeks and SRK believes the film has lived so long because the story is relevant even today. The two stars got together
Angelina gets chicken pox, cancels ‘Unbroken’ promotion
LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker and actress Angelina Jolie said on Friday she has chicken pox and will not be able to attend events for World War Two drama “Unbroken,” her second film as director. “I just want to be clear and
Clooney knew about Sony hack attack?
LOS ANGELES: Actor George Clooney had predicted the major hack attack against Sony Pictures employees, according to a leaked e-mail of a studio executive. The major security breach made headlines over the past few of weeks after activists illegally gained
EU bans export of jet fuel used by Syrian air force
European Union governments agreed on Friday to ban the export of jet fuel to Syria from Sunday, saying it was being used by the Syrian air force for indiscriminate attacks against civilians. The ban also covers finance and insurance related
Saudi authorities arrest suspect behind attack on German diplomats
Saudi authorities have arrested the suspect involved in the shooting of two German diplomats earlier this year, the Saudi Press Agency reported. In January, two German diplomats survived a shooting attack on their car while on a visit to eastern
EU confirms new Iran nuclear talks on Dec. 17
The European Union confirmed Friday that talks between Iran and world powers on Tehran’s nuclear program will resume on December 17 in Geneva. The talks, first announced in a report from Iran on Thursday, will be at the level of
Iraq seeks delay of $4.6bn Kuwait war reparation
Iraq is seeking to postpone a final $4.6 billion installment of reparations for its 1990-91 occupation of Kuwait, Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters, as it faces a cash crisis caused by falling oil prices and war with ISIS. Since
Tribal chief: ISIS seizes 15 villages in Iraq’s Anbar
Radical militant group ISIS is in control of 15 villages in the Iraqi province of Anbar, a tribal figure told Al Arabiya News. Sheikh Naeem al-Ku’oud, one of Anbar’s tribal notables, said ISIS recaptured these villages after they were previously
IS-trained trio held for attack on Dane
The Interior Ministry has arrested three men for allegedly shooting and wounding a Danish expatriate in Riyadh last month. Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki said in a statement on Thursday that preliminary investigations have revealed that the three
GCC to unify pay for citizens working in member countries
GCC member states are planning to unify salary structures for jobs occupied by their nationals currently based in non-native member states. It was not immediately clear whether the plan to unify the salary slabs of the GCC citizens were discussed
Tabuk making rapid recovery after rains
Tabuk and its neighboring areas which were hit hard by heavy rain on Tuesday, are rapidly recovering with authorities working around the clock to drain accumulated rain water from the streets. Civil defense teams rescued nearly 200 people although there
Iran says nuclear talks to resume in Geneva Dec. 17
Iran will resume negotiations with world powers in Geneva next week aimed at reaching a deal over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program, its deputy foreign minister said Thursday. Top-level talks will begin on Wednesday, Dec. 17, with meetings at the deputy
Abbas backs Egypt crackdown on Gaza tunnels
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said he supported Egypt’s crackdown on tunnels linking the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to the Sinai Peninsula and any other action the country took to protect itself from militants, according to a media report Thursday. “We have
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