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
Has racism really become a thing of past?
By : Saad Dosari It is the 21st Century and a lot of us brag about what we, humans, have been able to accomplish throughout these years. The whole world is connected through fiber optics and satellites, robots can perform
How the U.S. engages with international Muslim communities
By : Shaarik H. Zafar This past summer, I was appointed Special Representative to Muslim Communities at the State Department. As Special Representative, I am charged with driving Secretary Kerry’s engagement with Muslim communities around the world on issues of
IS executes Shiite fighters near Baghdad
BAGHDAD: Islamic State fighters executed 12 Shiite militiamen north of Baghdad after heavy fighting for control of a rural village, security sources said on Sunday. Army and police officials said Iraqi security forces and the Shiite militia fighters launched an
Moroccan lawmaker dies after being hit by train
A Moroccan lawmaker close to Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane was killed in a train accident Sunday, his party said. The incident involving State Minister Abdellah Baha occurred at about 6:00 pm (1800 GMT) in the city of Bouznika, his Justice
U.S. hands over ‘Taliban commander’ to Pakistan
U.S. troops in Afghanistan said Sunday they had handed over three Pakistani detainees to Islamabad, while a security source said one of them was a senior Pakistani Taliban commander. “Acting on behalf of the United States government, we transferred custody
Uber cab driver in India arrested after suspected rape
Indian police on Sunday arrested an Uber cab driver suspected of raping a female passenger and said they would take legal action against the U.S. online taxi service for failing to run background checks on him. The suspect was held
Smart taxis in all cities in 45 days
Under new laws for public taxis that come into effect in 45 days, commuters in the Kingdom will no longer hail cabs on the streets. Taxis will be provided with the most advanced communication technology, so passengers can call a
70 Ethiopian migrants drown in shipwreck off Yemen coast
Seventy Ethiopian migrants have drowned after their boat sank near the entrance to the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, the Yemeni Interior Ministry said. The boat capsized in bad weather off the port city of al-Makha, near the
Workers go 5 months without pay
Fifty-four Asian workers — 34 Indians and 20 Nepalese — have lodged a complaint with the Jubail labor office against their sponsor, Khaled Fahad Shaddy Est., an Abqaiq-based manpower company, for not paying them their salaries and detaining them in
Canada on high alert after ISIS video threat
Canada’s public safety minister on Sunday urged the country be vigilant after the release of an online video in which a man believed to be a Canadian fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) called on Canadian
Shoura takes on SR250bn-a-year shadow economy
The Shoura Council is currently debating a new law to fight tasattur or illegal business activities conducted by expatriates in the name of Saudis. The law is significant as the country’s shadow economy is estimated at nearly SR250 billion annually.
U.N. urges more countries to host 180,000 refugees
More than 30 humanitarian organizations launched an appeal on Monday for countries to take in around 180,000 refugees from the Syrian conflict, according to Agence France Presse. If countries would welcome 180,000 refugees, and an accompanying aid package and economic
Bridge on Palestine Street opens
The long-awaited bridge project on Palestine Street at the intersection of Dallah and Prince Miteb Street (Arbaeen) that links Palestine Street with the Makkah highway was opened for vehicular traffic on Sunday. The news of the inauguration by Jeddah Mayor
U.N. envoy to meet Syria rebels over Aleppo ceasefire
The U.N.’s envoy to Syria will meet in Turkey with rebel leaders from Aleppo to discuss a possible freeze in fighting in the war-torn city, his spokeswoman said on Sunday. Staffan de Mistura “will travel very soon to Gaziantep (in
Syrian foreign minister to visit Tehran
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem will visit Tehran this week for a conference on combating extremism that will also be attended by his Iraqi counterpart, Iranian state media said Sunday. Moallem was set to meet with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim
109 Saudis among 135 held for abetting terror
Security forces have arrested 135 people accused of belonging to terrorist organizations in different regions, the Interior Ministry has announced. The majority of the offenders, 109, are Saudis, while the remaining detainees are from different countries including Sudan, Yemen, Egypt,
Saudi Arabia records higher number of women forced to marry relatives
Saudi Courts reported an increase in “tahjeer” cases where the male relative of a woman strikes an agreement with her guardian to marry her without consultation and she is then banned from marrying anyone else, Al-Hayat daily reported. Courts in
2018 to mark completion of GCC rail link
The GCC railway link project, which has been given top priority by the bloc’s leaders, would be completed by 2018, said Abdullatif Al-Zayani, GCC secretary-general. “The railway will increase trade and economic exchange between the member states,” he pointed out.
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