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 »
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Canada denies mission creep after troops kill ISIS militants
Canada on Thursday denied it was being sucked into combat operations against ISIS militants after its troops in Iraq shot and killed rebels who fired on them. Canada said in October that it would join the U.S.-led bombing campaign in
Iraq asks for more weapons to fight ISIS
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called on the international coalition battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group to provide his country’s forces with more weapons to fight the militants. “Iraq needs weapons and the international community has
Al-Khodairy unveils new vision
Newly appointed Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Khodairy has unveiled a new vision for the Kingdom’s media to foster cooperation between the people and the authorities and to ensure development and improve quality. Speaking to the editors in chief
Yemeni President Hadi resigns from office
Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi resigned from his office on Thursday after Houthi rebels stormed his residence and clashed with government forces in recent days, the Al Arabiya News Channel reported After refusing Hadi’s resignation, the country’s parliament called for
Citizen shot trying to storm govt building
Security officers shot and injured a 40-year-old Saudi man trying to storm a building housing security agencies in Madinah on Thursday morning. Col. Fahd Al-Ghanam, spokesman of the Madinah Police Department, said the man ignored several checkpoints as he drove
Saudi U.N. envoy: Muslim communities should not be blamed for extremism
Saudi Arabia refused to ascribe the responsibility of Islamist extremism to the world’s Muslim communities, the Kingdom’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday. Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi said that those who
Govt bans Saudis from adopting Syria orphans
The Ministry of Social Affairs has banned Saudi families from adopting Syrian or other foreign children. “The ministry does not sponsor Arab children who lost their parents in conflicts, such as in Syria and Iraq. There are global humanitarian organizations
Sisi tells Davos 2015: ‘no one can monopolize the truth’
Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday that “no one can monopolize the truth,” referring to religious extremism plaguing the region and other parts of the world. “We must change the religious discourse and
Cairo court clears Mubarak brothers for release
A Cairo court ordered the release of ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s two sons on Thursday, Reuters news agency reported. Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, were freed from prison on Friday pending a corruption retrial, state media reported, according to Agence France-Presse.
Malaysian ISIS detainees isolated after preaching to prisoners
Malaysian authorities have removed detainees suspected of supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from the general jail population after some were found preaching the extremist IS ideology to fellow inmates, the home minister said Thursday. “They have
Property of 901 Brotherhood members confiscated, says judge
Property owned by 901 members of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood has been confiscated since the ouster of President Mohammed Mursi in July 2013, the state-run Ahram Online reported a judge as saying on Wednesday. The number was reduced from 906
Air strikes killed 6,000 ISIS fighters: U.S. ambassador
The U.S.-led airstrikes have “taken more than half” of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group’s leadership, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones told Al Arabiya News Channel in an interview aired Thursday. Jones described the airstrikes as
Bieber to get roasted on Comedy Central
LOS ANGELES: The hits just keep on coming. Or they will, anyway, when Justin Bieber gets roasted on Comedy Central. This is really happening, according to Ryan Seacrest: “yes I got confirmation @JustinBieber is getting roasted by @ComedyCentral in march…love
Rihanna wins legal battle over image rights
LONDON: Pop star Rihanna’s victory in a legal case against Topshop over the use of her image has been upheld by Britain’s Court of Appeal, which backed an earlier judgment against the British fashion chain. Three years ago Topshop, which
Aden airport reopens as Yemen crisis eases
Authorities in southern Yemen reopened Aden’s air and sea ports on Thursday, officials said, after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accepted some demands from the dominant Houthi group in a move expected to ease days of tension in the capital. Security
Kerry: Yemen president agrees to Houthi demands
Besieged Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi is accepting many demands of the Shiite Houthi rebel militia for constitutional change and wider power sharing after they took over his palace and replaced guards outside his private residence in Sanaa, top U.S.
Libyan rival parliament suspends UN-sponsored peace talks
A parliament set up in Libya to rival the elected assembly has suspended U.N.-sponsored peace talks because of what it called fresh violence from the country’s recognised government, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Last week, the United Nations launched a
Israel failed to minimize Gaza war deaths: report
Israeli conduct during last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip increased the number of civilian casualties, an independent report has said, by failing to differentiate between military targets and civilian populations. Despite claims to the contrary, the military did not
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