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 17, 2015
King Salman holds talks with Qatar’s emir in Riyadh
King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia held talks on Tuesday with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in Riyadh. The visit came after Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and Kuwait emir Sheikh Sabah
New era in Saudi-UAE ties
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, deputy commander of the UAE armed forces, held talks in Riyadh on Monday, opening a new era in Saudi-UAE strategic ties. “King
KSA condemns Houthi coup
The Kingdom’s Council of Ministers has reiterated its condemnation of the Houthi coup in Yemen and called for a peaceful resolution of the political impasse based on the Gulf initiative and the Yemeni national dialogue. At its weekly meeting at
Ministries join efforts to tackle ‘tasattur’
The Ministry of Labor in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry will coordinate as part of a joint strategy to deal with commercial fraud (tasattur), namely expatriates operating their own businesses in the name of Saudis as well
Egypt urges U.N. mandate for Libya coalition
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday urged the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution allowing for an international military intervention in troubled Libya, Agence France Presse reported. “There is no other choice. Taking into account that the Libyan
GCC slams ‘heinous’ killings of Egyptian Copts by ISIS
The Gulf Cooperation Council on Monday condemned as a “heinous” crime the recent killing of a group of Egyptian Copts at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Saudi Press Agency reported. “[GCC Secretary-General] Dr.
Disabled Saudi students to get training in US
The King Salman Center for Disability Research (KSCDR) signed a deal on Sunday with an American university to provide special training for disabled Saudi students, including high school graduates. This was disclosed by Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman of KSCDR,
UAE jets take out ISIS oil depots, return safely
UAE F-16 jets based in Jordan attacked oil refineries under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militant group, the country’s official state news agency WAM reported. The jets, which took off from an airbase in Jordan,
Egypt asks anti-ISIS coalition to intervene in Libya
Egypt asked the international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to extend their operations to Libya, a day after the group released a video claiming to show the execution of 21 Egyptian Copts there. “Egypt renews
France signs deal with Egypt for export of jets
France on Monday signed its first export contract for Rafale fighter jets, with Egypt agreeing to buy 24 of the warplanes, an AFP correspondent said. Eric Trappier, chief executive officer of France’s Dassault Aviation, signed the multi-billion-euro contract at a
Iraqi PM Abadi hails ‘acceleration of support’ against ISIS
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Monday there had been a recent “acceleration of support” from the U.S.-led coalition in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. In an interview with the BBC, Abadi said
Morocco suspends Libya flights, closes airspace to Libyan planes
Morocco has suspended all flights between Moroccan cities and Libya and closed its airspace to Libyan airplanes because of security concerns, the Moroccan government said on Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc had already suspended its flights to Libya in July when
Hezbollah chief admits his militia is fighting in Iraq
Lebanon’s Shiite movement Hezbollah is fighting the militant Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Iraq, its chief Hassan Nasrallah revealed for the first time Monday in a speech beamed to supporters in southern Beirut. “We may not
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