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: January 2, 2015
Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear facilities, prisoners
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India on Thursday exchanged lists of their nuclear sites under an agreement barring them from attacking each other’s atomic facilities in the event of war, officials said. The annual New Year’s Day exchange was established under a
Palestine seeks ICC probe into ‘Israeli war crimes’
The Palestinian Authority has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate crimes committed in the Palestinian territories since June 13, 2014, ICC sources have said. The investigation if launched could focus on the atrocities committed during the 50-day war
Thousands lose jobs as Madinah hotels are demolished
The multibillion-riyal expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah has seen several hotels demolished, resulting in the loss of 12,000 jobs, a local Arabic daily newspaper reported Thursday. Ghani Al-Ansari, the head of the tourism committee at the Madinah Chamber
Gunmen kill 3 Sunni clerics in Iraqi city of Basra
Gunmen killed three Sunni clerics near the mostly Shiite city of Basra in southern Iraq, a government spokesman said Friday, an apparent sectarian attack that drew immediate calls for calm. Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan told The Associated Press that
Al-Jasser: Slide in oil price could lead to review of five-year plan
Minister of Economy and Planning Mohammed Al-Jasser has said that the government will review the current five-year development plan if oil prices continue to fall affecting revenue to finance the planned projects. “We are following oil market developments. Making changes
Saudi TV anchors begin donning hijab
The Saudi Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) has begun implementing a new dress code for its women TV anchors effective from Thursday, say sources. The code demands that they wear black headscarves and abayas. However, their abayas would be decorated on the
New phase of Nitaqat announced
The third phase of Nitaqat Saudization program will be implemented on Rajab 1 (April 20) with advanced systems to create more jobs for citizens in the private sector, said Labor Minister Adel Fakeih on Thursday. Addressing students and staff at
Official: Fire extinguished in Libya’s al-Sidr port
A fire that has raged in the al-Sidra oil port in eastern Libya for one week has been put out, an official said, according to the Al Arabiya News Channel. Al-Sider and its adjacent Ras Lanuf terminal have been closed
More days off OK’d
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved an amendment to the law regulating public holidays and vacations for civil servants. “If the National Day falls on Saturday, which is a weekly official holiday, Sunday will be given
Egypt backs Saudi decision to reject degrees of 800 doctors
Egypt’s health authority has supported Saudi Arabia’s decision not to recognize the master’s degrees of 800 Egyptian doctors. Khairy Abdul Daiem, head of the Egyptian Doctors’ Syndicate, said that the decision was taken following an examination of their credit hours
GCC closes door on chronically ill expats
Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries have decided to only hire expatriates who are medically fit, to reduce pressure on their health services. This follows reports that about 10 percent of 2 million workers recruited annually by these states suffer
Egyptian court orders retrial of Al Jazeera journalists
Egypt’s highest court has ordered a retrial of three jailed journalists working for Al Jazeera television, citing procedural flaws in last year’s trial, defense lawyers said on Thursday. Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian national Baher Mohamed were
Syria opposition group: Assad must go for any peace plan to work
A new Syrian opposition group linked to a prominent cleric said on Thursday President Bashar al-Assad would have to step down as part of any political solution to the civil war, setting out its position ahead of possible peace talks
Death toll of Yemen anti-Houthi bomb blast rises to 49
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a religious celebration by Shiite militia supporters in central Yemen has risen to 49, hospital sources said on Thursday. Medics told AFP 49 people were killed and 70 wounded in Wednesday’s
Man detained after attempted bomb attack on Turkey PM’s office
A man carrying an automatic weapon was detained near the Turkish prime minister’s office in Istanbul on Thursday after he threw a homemade bomb at police, local media reported. The bomb failed to explode and the man, aged around 30,
‘Kidnapped Italian Women in Syria’ appear in video
Two women identifying themselves as Italian aid workers kidnapped in Syria have appeared in a video urging their government to seek their release. The video, filmed in mid-December, appeared online Wednesday night and purportedly shows Vanessa Marzullo and Greta Ramelli,
Over 15,000 killed in Iraq in 2014: govt
At least 15,000 people have been killed in Iraq in 2014, government figures showed on Thursday, according to Agence France-Presse. Figures compiled by the health, interior and defense ministries put the death toll at 15,538, compared with 17,956 killed in
Monitor: over 76,000 killed in Syria in 2014
More than 76,000 people were killed in the Syrian civil war in 2014, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday. The Britain-based monitoring group said 33,278 civilians were among those killed last year in the conflict, which started
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