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 9, 2015
Saudis applaud role of Indian engineers
The Indian Engineers Forum (IEF) celebrated its annual event by holding a seminar on risk management at the Consulate General of India, with Indian Consul General B.S. Mubarak as the chief guest, and Faiz Al-Abideen and Fahad Ali Muttawa as
Diplomats honor Algerian envoy
Arab consuls general accorded farewell to Saleh Atiyah, Algerian consul general and dean of Arab Consuls General Group, in Jeddah. Honorary consuls, senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and representatives of regional and international organizations joined them at
Haia chief decries Arar attack
The suicide attackers who killed three Saudi soldiers this week have committed a “heinous crime” for which they would be punished in the Hereafter, said Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, chief of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention
Fee hike for seasonal work visas proposed
The Shoura Council’s human resources committee has proposed an increase in fees for seasonal visas, with SR1,000 for the visa and a further SR1,000 for an extension. The proposal is part of amendments to regulations governing visas for temporary and
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa concedes election defeat
COLOMBO : Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceded defeat in presidential elections, officials said, after a bitter campaign that saw Asia’s longest-serving leader brought down by allegations of corruption and a failure to bring about post-war reconciliation. After the island’s
London imam Abu Hamza to be sentenced for U.S. terrorism conviction
For years, the radical imam Abu Hamza al-Masri delivered incendiary sermons at a London mosque, using words that U.S. and UK authorities say helped inspire a generation of militants, including British would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid. On Friday, he will
Pings detected in hunt for AirAsia black boxes
Ping signals believed to be from the black box data recorders of crashed AirAsia Flight 8501 were detected Friday, a senior Indonesian search official said, offering strong hopes of explaining the disaster. “A ship detected the pings. The divers are
Family of policeman killed in Paris shooting request Muslim burial
The family of the Muslim police officer who was shot dead by hooded gunmen on Wednesday during a massacre in the office of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo wish to bury him in France’s only private cemetery for Muslim burials. According
French far-right leader calls for death penalty in Paris shooting aftermath
A day after the targeting of a French satirical magazine in Paris that left 12 people dead, France’s Front National leader announced Thursday that if elected she would propose a referendum to bring back capital punishment in the country. “I
U.S. lawmakers to reintroduce Iran sanctions legislation
Republican lawmakers said on Thursday they are close to reintroducing legislation seeking a voice in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program and to impose tougher sanctions against Iran, now that they control both houses of the U.S. Congress. Senator Mark Kirk
Prosecutor accepts appeal in Mubarak trial
Egypt’s top prosecutor accepted on Thursday an appeal in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak after charges against him of killing protestors were dropped in a November court ruling, Egypt’s al-Ahram Online reported. In a 135-page report, prosecutor Hisham
Minister: Turkey deported 1,056 ‘foreign fighters’
Turkey has deported 1,056 foreigners and put a travel ban on 7,833 others as part of its efforts to curb the recruitment of militants to neighboring Syria and Iraq, Hurriyet Daily News reported the country’s interior minister as saying on
Egypt to hold parliamentary election starting March 22-23
Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections will be held in two phases starting on March 22-23, the country’s election committee announced Thursday. The step would mark the end of Egypt’s transitional roadmap announced by the army after it toppled elected Islamist President
Iran press says France must review policy after deadly attack
France must review its policy towards the Middle East and the Muslim world following the deadly attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris, Iran’s press said Thursday. Several newspapers in the Islamic republic linked the attack to France’s
Extremists destroy 13th century Muslim tomb in Syria
Nusra Front Islamist militants linked to al-Qaeda have blown up the 13th century tomb of a revered Islamic scholar in southern Syria, Syrian state news agency SANA and monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported. The mausoleum of
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