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 8, 2015
Several attacks on Muslim targets after magazine killings
Muslims places of worship in two French towns were fired upon overnight, leaving no casualties, Agence France-Presse reported prosecutors as saying on Thursday. Three blank grenades were thrown at a mosque shortly after midnight in the city of Le Mans,
Boko Haram leader threatens Cameroon in YouTube video
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has threatened Cameroon in a video message on YouTube, warning that the same fate would befall the country as neighbouring Nigeria. The video, which was posted on Jan. 5, is directly addressed to Cameroon’s President
Policewoman killed after man fires on police outside Paris
A police officer was killed and a street sweeper gravely wounded on Thursday after a man wearing a bullet-proof vest opened fire with an automatic rifle outside Paris, police said. The attacker in the pre-dawn shooting Thursday remained at large,
FBI director gives new clues tying North Korea to Sony hack
The FBI director revealed new details Wednesday about the stunning cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., part of the Obama administration’s effort to challenge persistent skepticism about whether North Korea’s government was responsible for the brazen hacking. Speaking at the
Hollande: ‘Unity is France’s best weapon’
French President Francois Hollande described “unity” as his country’s “best weapon” after suspected extremist militants killed 12 people in an against a satirical paper in Paris on Wednesday. “Nothing can divide us, nothing should separate us. Freedom will always be
CSE to send female students for summer workshops in Germany
The Council of Saudi Engineers (CSE) plans to send female engineering and architectural students from three universities in the Saudi capital next summer for training workshops in Stuttgart, Germany. “This plan is in accordance with the program of the CSE
Paris shooting suspects spotted in northern France
Two brothers suspected of having gunned down 12 people in an Islamist attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were spotted Thursday morning and are armed, Agence France-Presse reported sources close to the manhunt as saying. The manager of a petrol
‘Kingdom doing joint projects with FAO’
The Kingdom is currently implementing 16 projects under the FAO-Saudi Technical Cooperation Program, according to Mouhab Fouad Alawar, FAO information and communication officer. “Under the program, the Kingdom has been given agricultural development goals related to food security and the
U.N. okays Palestine joining ICC, U.S. objects
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon confirmed Wednesday that the Palestinians would officially become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1, in a move the United States voiced objection to. The official announcement of the date of the
20 cooking gas stations shut
More than 20 cooking gas stations have been closed in Jeddah over the past month for violating safety regulations. This was revealed by director of the Civil Defense in Jeddah Salim Matrafi recently. He said that the role of the
Report: Two Saudis behind attack along Iraq border
Two Saudis nationals were identified among the four gunmen who were involved in a deadly attack on a Saudi border patrol on the frontier with Iraq, London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Wednesday. The newspaper quoted unidentified official sources as
300 stranded Indian workers going home
A group of about 300 Indian workers, who were stranded after being duped by their recruitment agencies in India, are set to leave the Kingdom for their home country, with their sponsor finally agreeing to pay for the return journey
Iraq: attacks in and around Baghdad kill 8
Iraqi officials say eight people have been killed in bomb blasts and a shooting attack in and around the capital Baghdad. Police officials say a bomb exploded Wednesday night near a falafel restaurant in Baghdad, killing three people and wounding
Mataf expansion to be ‘completed before Haj’
The ongoing expansion of mataf, or circumambulation area around the Kaaba, would be completed before this year’s Haj, said Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, on Wednesday. Inspecting the Haram expansion project here, he
Saudi Arabia condemns ‘cowardly terrorist’ shooting in Paris
Saudi Arabia condemned on Wednesday the shooting at a French newspaper in Paris that killed at least a dozen people, including 10 journalists, the Saudi Press Agency reported. “Saudi Arabia denounces this cowardly terrorist act which Islam as well as
Green light for Saudi women diplomats
The Foreign Ministry does not oppose the notion of having Saudi women serve as ambassadors overseas, a ministry official has said. Women can fill these senior positions as long as they have the qualifications to do so, said Osama Nugali,
Canada opens doors to 13,000 Syrian, Iraqi refugees
Canada has agreed to resettle another 10,000 Syrian and 3,000 Iraqi refugees over the next three years in response to a UN plea for help, the immigration minister announced Wednesday. This meets 10 percent of the latest UN refugee agency’s
Deadly winter storm ‘Huda’ hits Middle East
Unusually powerful winter storms and torrential rain have swept through the Middle East and North Africa region, claiming the lives of three people, including two children, in addition to forcing the closure of access routes and sparking traffic chaos across
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