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 12, 2015
Lebanese police raid prison after bomb attacks
Lebanese security forces stormed a unit of the country’s largest prison on Monday where Islamist militants are detained, security sources said, as authorities searched for those responsible for a double suicide attack at the weekend. Inmates torched mattresses to protest
UNSC condemns Lebanon suicide blast
The U.N. Security Council condemned on Sunday a suicide bombing in Lebanon in the “strongest terms” after an attack on a cafe in the northern city of Tripoli killed nine and wounded 37. In the unanimous declaration, the Security Council’s
Veteran Algerian al-Qaeda militant hails Paris killings
Veteran Algerian militant and former al-Qaeda fighter Mokhtar Belmokhtar praised a deadly assault on a French satirical newspaper and urged Muslims in the West to carry out similar attacks, a monitoring service said on Monday. In a statement distributed on
Kuwait plans $155bn projects despite plunge in oil prices
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s government has announced plans to spend 45.5 billion dinars ($155 billion) on projects over the next five years despite the plunge in world oil prices, a lawmaker said. The spending is slated to cover 523 key projects
Modi vows ‘unlimited’ economic reforms
GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised “truly unlimited” reforms in his bid to transform India’s economy into a global powerhouse as he showcased his fiefdom to global political and business leaders. Speaking at a major investment summit in the
Japan readies record $800bn budget, curbs bond sales
TOKYO: Japan’s government will propose a record budget for next fiscal year of more than $800 billion but cut borrowing for a third year, government officials said, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to maintain growth while curbing the heaviest
IS militants’ surprise blitz kills 24 Kurd peshmergas
ARBIL: Islamic State militants have killed at least 24 members of the Kurdish security forces in a surprise attack in northern Iraq, Kurdish officials said, in one of the deadliest single battles for the Kurds since last summer. Three Kurdish
Armacell sets up new plant in Bahrain
Armacell, a world leader in flexible insulation foams for the equipment insulation market and leading provider of engineered foams, has announced that it will build a new manufacturing facility in Bahrain. The new plant, which will be located at the
Peshawar schools reopen after Taliban massacre
Schools in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar re-opened Monday morning for the first time since a Taliban raid massacred 150 people, mainly children, with returning students expressing defiance tinged with apprehension. The December 16 attack on the Army Public School
Bashir launches reelection bid
Khartoum: Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir launched his bid for reelection Sunday, facing little threat to his quarter century in power despite an ailing economy, multiple insurgencies and allegations of war crimes. Bashir’s supporters view him as a strong hand capable
Former Pakistani Taliban militants join ISIS, video shows
An online video purportedly shows dozens of former militants of the Pakistani Taliban pledging allegiance to ISIS and beheading a man they identified as a Pakistani soldier. The video is bound to raise alarm bells over whether ISIS is tapping
Ministry tells evening schools to follow rules
The Ministry of Education has issued new regulations to organize the examination system in private evening schools, including punitive procedures for irregularities in correcting examination papers. The ministry’s move aims to curb violations in some private evening schools which award
No ‘credible’ intel Al-Qaeda behind Paris attacks: U.S.
The United States has yet to determine the party behind this week’s deadly attacks in Paris, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday. “At this point, we don’t have any credible information that would allow us to make a determination
Governor visits Riyadh schools
Riyadh Governor Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, accompanied by Director of Administration of Education in Riyadh Region Mohamed Al-Murshed, visited some schools in Riyadh on Sunday where students sat their exams. The visits were aimed at addressing any
German minister calls for anti-Islam rally to be canceled
Germany’s justice minister is calling on organizers of anti-Islam rallies in Dresden to cancel a planned protest Monday out of respect for the victims of the terror attacks in France. The weekly rallies are organized by a group called the
Duty-free shopping facility now at KFIA
Yusef Al-Dahri, director of King Fahd International Airport (KFIA), opened the World Duty Free (WDF) shop at the airport. This is the first such shopping facility in the Eastern Province. “World Duty Free shopping at the airport will add great
Support of internet firms against terror ‘essential’
Interior ministers from a range of nations gathered in Paris Sunday called for an “essential” cooperation from Internet companies to tackle terrorism. “We forcefully noted the need for greater cooperation with Internet companies to guarantee the reporting and removal of
Riyadh meet to focus on importance of Arabic
On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Khodairy will open the 19th conference of Arab ministers of culture in Riyadh on Monday. Al-Khodairy said delegates from more than 30 countries
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