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: February 5, 2015
Riyadh: Maaz killing ‘inhuman’
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Wednesday called the burning alive of a Jordanian fighter pilot “inhuman and contrary to Islam.” In a message of condolence to Jordan’s King Abdallah, he said Saudi Arabia “learned with profound
Makkans elated as Prince Khaled takes charge
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday from Riyadh to take charge as the new governor of Makkah region. He was greeted on arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport by a large number of princes and government officials. People
70,000 gas cylinders supplied to Jeddah amid shortage
Saudi Arabia’s gas company said Wednesday that it has supplied 70,000 cylinders on 121 trucks from the gas plant in Yanbu to meet gas requirements of Jeddah. National Gas and Industrialization Company (GASCO) has stepped up production to meet growing
ISIS executes three of its Chinese militants: China paper
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has killed three Chinese militants who joined its ranks and later attempted to flee, a Chinese state-run newspaper said, the latest account of fighters from China embroiled in the Middle East
UK lawmakers: suppressing ISIS ‘more realistic’
Containing Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group may be a more realistic strategy than defeating it, a committee of British lawmakers said, calling on Britain to play a greater role in the fight against the militants in Iraq
Death toll from TransAsia plane crash in Taiwan rises to 31
The death toll from a TransAsia Airways plane that crashed into a Taipei river shortly after taking off has risen to 31, Taiwanese officials said on Thursday, and could rise further with 12 people still missing. TransAsia Flight GE235, carrying
EU chides Jordan for hangings after pilot killed
The European Union combined a statement of solidarity with Jordan over the killing of one of its military pilots by Islamist fighters with criticism of its immediate execution of two Iraqi jihadists. “While all efforts must be made to counter
Houthi rebels say they will begin forming new Yemeni government
Houthi rebels said Wednesday they will begin forming a new Yemeni government after the country’s political parties failed to meet a three-day deadline set by the Shiite militia to resolve the power vacuum, Al Arabiya News channel reported. The rebels
U.S. slams mass sentencing of 230 Egyptians
The United States condemned life sentences meted out Wednesday to more than 200 Egyptian activists over the 2011 revolt against former president Hosni Mubarak. Egypt is a key ally of the U.S. in counter-terrorism operations in the Sinai, but Washington
Gunmen kill 12 Libyans, foreigners at oilfield raid
Gunmen killed 12 people, among them two Filipino and two Ghanaian nationals, after storming a remote, Libyan oilfield, a Libyan official said on Wednesday. “Most were beheaded or killed by gunfire,” said Abdelhakim Maazab, commander of a security force in
Jordan vows to step up fight against ISIS
Jordan vowed on Wednesday to boost its role in the international coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) following the group’s horrific execution of a captive Jordanian pilot. “We are talking about a collaborative effort between coalition
Shiite militants close to Iraqi govt accused of sectarian cleansing
A number of Iraqi politicians have claimed that Shiite militias with links to the government in Baghdad are attacking residents from the Sunni community, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday. “There is gross and widespread sectarian cleansing,” Ayad Allawi, one of Iraq’s
Jordan king cites Clint Eastwood in revenge vow
While local reports revealed Wednesday that the Jordanian King Abdullah will authorize airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, a U.S. official described the Arab monarch as citing a Hollywood movie character when expressing his wrath
Pentagon pick eyes end to Jordan arms delays
President Barack Obama’s nominee for defense secretary on Wednesday vowed to cut through “red tape” slowing U.S. arms deliveries to Jordan, which plans to step up its fight against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) after the killing of
Turkey: U.S. ‘sorry’ for not taking advice on Syria
U.S. officials told their Turkish counterparts that Washington is “sorry” for not taking Ankara’s proposals on increasing radicalism in Syria and Iraq into consideration, Hurriyet Daily reported Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu as saying on Wednesday. “U.S. officials, including [Secretary
ISIS selling, crucifying, burying children alive in Iraq: U.N.
Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are selling abducted Iraqi children at markets as sex slaves, and killing other youth, including by crucifixion or burying them alive, a United Nations watchdog said on Wednesday. Iraqi boys
Turkey arrests ‘first Turkish ISIS suspect’
Authorities in Turkey arrested a man suspected of working for the Islamic State (IS), in what local media said was the first arrest of a Turkish citizen linked to the jihadist group. The man, identified as Musa Goktas from Ankara,
U.S. board weighs transfer of Yemeni detainee from Guantanamo
A U.S. national security panel weighed on Wednesday whether a suspected al Qaeda fighter from Yemen with a history of disciplinary problems should remain at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. The Pentagon said the prisoner, Khalid Ahmed Qasim, 38, may
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