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 6, 2015
U.S. delays sending 1,500 troops to Iraq: report
The United States has delayed its plans to deploy 1,500 more troops to conflict-stricken Iraq, due in part to a lack of a budget and opposition from congress, officials quoted by online U.S. news outlet World Tribune reported on Sunday.
King Abdullah ‘recovering from illness’
Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, on Monday reassured the public about the health of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. Presiding over a Cabinet meeting in Riyadh, Prince Salman thanked local and international well-wishers
Libyan planes bomb oil tanker in Islamist-held port
The air force of Libya’s internationally recognized government said Monday that it carried out a deadly weekend air strike on an oil tanker in the Islamist-held eastern port of Derna. The air force opened fire “after the crew refused to
Libya appeals for arms to battle militias
Libya’s internationally recognized government on Monday appealed for weapons to combat militias which have seized parts of the oil-rich but conflict-wracked nation, at an emergency meeting of the Arab League. “We call on the international community to assume its legal
Bomb wounds four policemen in Egypt’s Sinai
Four Egyptian policemen were wounded on Monday by a bomb in the volatile Sinai Peninsula, security sources said. The explosive was planted at the entrance of an apartment building in the provincial capital of al-Arish, said the sources. Security forces
Syrian opposition body elects new leadership
Syria’s Western-backed political opposition group, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces has elected a new leader widely seen as not tied to the body’s international sponsors. Khaled Khoja was elected president in a close vote late Sunday
Three Saudi guards killed on Iraq frontier
Three Saudi Arabian border guards including a senior officer were killed on the kingdom’s frontier with Iraq following a “terrorist” attack, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The unidentified attackers opened fire at a border patrol near Arar, in the
Solar plane heads for UAE ahead of round-the-world trip
PAYERNE, Switzerland: A sun-powered plane was loaded onto a cargo carrier in Switzerland late Monday heading for the Middle East from where it will attempt a revolutionary round-the-world trip. The air carrier transporting Solar Impulse 2 was due to leave
Amal disputes Egypt threat story
LONDON: British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has disputed a story reporting how Egyptian officials warned her she risked arrest last year if she released a report in Cairo critical of the judiciary. In an article for the Huffington Post,
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