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: February 2015
Kerry to meet Iran FM in Munich for nuclear talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet his Iranian counterpart Friday on the sidelines of security talks in Munich, as a late March deadline looms for a framework nuclear deal. Kerry arrived in southern Germany late Thursday, flying
ISIS growing in Libya, warns Libyan official
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group is gaining ground in Libya and a new international approach is needed to address the growing threat, a senior Libyan official said Thursday. Aref Ali Nayed, Libya’s ambassador to the United Arab
Jordan releases leading al-Qaeda mentor, ISIS critic
Jordanian authorities released an imprisoned spiritual leader linked to al-Qaeda, Sheikh Abu Mohammad al-Maqdisi, on Thursday, a security source said. There was no immediate announcement of the reason for his release two days after the al-Qaeda offshoot Islamic State of
Yemen factions fail to break political deadlock
Yemeni parties failed to break a political deadlock on Thursday and agreed to resume talks on Saturday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Earlier reports suggested that most factions had agreed to set up an interim presidential council to manage the
U.N. plan for local ceasefires in Syria ‘frozen’: diplomats
A United Nations plan for local ceasefires in Syria is deadlocked, with Damascus feeling it does not need to make concessions to disparate armed groups, Western diplomats familiar with the talks said. Since October, U.N. Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura
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
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