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 14, 2015
India’s “Common Man” Arvind Kejriwal takes office in Delhi
NEW DELHI – A two-year-old anti-graft party took office in the Indian capital on Saturday, promising to fight divisive politics in a challenge to the federal government of Narendra Modi that has faced criticism for attacks on churches and other
UAE evacuates embassy in Yemeni capital
The United Arab Emirates announced the closure of its embassy in Sanaa on Saturday and evacuated staff over security concerns following the takeover of power by the Houthi militant group. The move comes after Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany,
About 700 migrants rescued from boats near Libya
Two commercial ships and an Italian coastguard vessel rescued about 700 migrants from overcrowded boats near the Libyan coast on Friday, days after more than 300 people died trying to make the crossing to Europe. Rome’s coastguard command center organized
Iran’s Khamenei sent Obama ‘secret letter’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to overtures from U.S. President Barack Obama amid nuclear talks by sending him a secret letter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Citing an Iranian diplomat, the paper said the Iranian
Riyadh shuts down embassy in Sanaa
Saudi Arabia, Italy and Germany shut down their embassies in Yemen on Friday amid growing political uncertainty as Yemen’s top UN envoy warned that the Arab world’s poorest nation is at a crossroads between civil war and disintegration. “Due to
Iraqi army repels attack on base hosting U.S. Marines
The Iraqi army on Friday repelled an attack by Islamic State if Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants on an air base in Anbar province housing hundreds of U.S. Marines, Iraqi and U.S, military officials said. “The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)
GCC to meet in Riyadh on Yemen crisis
Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are expected to gather in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Saturday for an extraordinary meeting. The meet is likely to focus on the latest developments in Yemen. The GCC has rejected
End of road for bogus accountants in Kingdom
The Saudi Organization for Certified Legal Accountants has announced a new system to verify the authenticity of academic and professional certificates given by peers. According to Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Moghames, the organization’s secretary-general, an agreement has been signed with Data
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