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 3, 2015
Lebanon imposes visas on Syrians for first time
Lebanon is to impose visa restrictions on Syrians for the first time after being overwhelmed by an influx of more than 1.1 million refugees, according to documents published online. The new regulations, posted on the website of the General Security
Al-Qaeda suspect dies days before U.S. trial
A suspected al-Qaeda militant accused over the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania died on Friday, only a few days before he was due to stand in tri in New York, according to his lawyer. Nazih Abdul-Hamed
ISIS seizes dozens of northern Iraq residents
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group seized dozens of men from two villages in northern Iraq on Friday while searching for people who burned its flag, officials and residents said. An intelligence officer said that a
Iran, 6 powers move closer to nuke talks deal
Iran and the United States have tentatively agreed on a formula that Washington hopes will reduce Tehran’s ability to make nuclear arms by committing it to ship to Russia much of the material needed for such weapons, diplomats say. In
Lebanon’s U.N.-backed Hariri tribunal extended
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has added a three-year extension to the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon prosecuting suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The tribunal, which was inaugurated in 2009, will continue its
Disease-fighting body decentralized
Health Minister Mohammed Alhayazie has decentralized the command and control center (CCC) to all health departments nationwide, and moved the body’s headquarters to Riyadh. The directors of the 20 departments would now report to the headquarters in the capital city.
U.S., allies target ISIS in 23 air strikes
The United States and allies staged 23 air strikes on ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Friday. A dozen strikes near the Syrian cities of Kobane, Raqqah and al-Hasakah destroyed ISIS
In defense of mosque
STOCKHOLM : Swedes expressing solidarity with Muslims have staged manifestations after a series of recent attacks on mosques. In the city of Uppsala, where anti-Muslim rhetoric was scrawled onto a mosque wall on Thursday, hundreds of people pasted red paper
Radical Marxist group claims Istanbul palace attack bid
An outlawed Turkish Marxist group on Friday said it was behind an attempted attack on an Ottoman-era Istanbul palace that formerly held the offices of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) said one of its members
Wanted terrorist arrested
The Ministry of Interior has announced that security forces have arrested a man on its list of 23 most wanted criminals in Awamiya in the Eastern Province. Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki said that Montathir Ali Saleh Al-Sabti was arrested on
Syrian opposition to discuss Russian peace plan
The main Western-backed Syrian opposition group opened a three-day meeting Friday to discuss a range of issues, including a Russian initiative to hold peace talks in Moscow to broker a resolution to Syria’s civil war. The Syrian National Coalition is
Prophet’s birthday celebration ‘sinful’
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has warned against celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him), saying that it is a superstitious practice that was illegally added to the religion. “It is a bida (a sinful religious
At least 19 killed in rebel fire on Syria’s Aleppo
At least 19 people were killed overnight by Syrian rebel fire on government-controlled parts of the northern city of Aleppo, a monitor said on Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the dead included at least five children, three
Turkish minister slammed over ‘career of motherhood’ comment
Turkey’s Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu on Friday faced a barrage of criticism on social media after suggesting that women should prioritize the “career” of motherhood before anything else. “Women of the world have the career of motherhood that no one
Trial opens of Turkey police accused of spying on Erdogan
The trial opened at an Ankara court on Friday of 13 former Turkish police officers accused of setting up bugs to eavesdrop on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while he was prime minister. The defendants are accused of carrying out and
U.N. extends Lebanon tribunal’s mandate for three years
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon is to grant the Special Tribunal for Lebanon another three years to try those responsible for the 2005 murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. The tribunal, which was inaugurated in 2009, will continue its
King Abdullah in stable condition
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, who is suffering from pneumonia, is in a stable condition but needs assistance to breathe with a respirator, a Royal Court statement said on Friday. The royal court said the king wanted
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