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
King: Zero tolerance for terror
Emphasizing the need to map out a strategic plan to combat terrorism, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman stated on Sunday that Saudi Arabia will not wait idly by while extremists tarnish the image of Islam. “Saudi Arabia
IDEX ‘promotes global peace’
Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman, chief of the Royal Court, attended the opening of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX2015) in Abu Dhabi. He toured the exhibition of aircraft, tankers and military hardware manufactured by international companies. The
S. Korea president to visit Saudi Arabia early March
South Korea’s president will visit Saudi Arabia early next month, the Saudi Press Agency said on Sunday. The state-run agency said the visit by President Park Geun-hye, planned to begin on March 3 and end March 5, comes within the
Kerry and Zarif aim to narrow gaps in nuclear talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif try to narrow gaps in another round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Sunday as they press to meet a March 31 deadline for a political framework
Yemen’s Hadi seeks to resume duties as president
Yemen’s president sought to resume his duties as head of state on Sunday, holding his first public engagement with state officials since he fled house arrest in Sanaa by the Houthi group that dominates the northern half of the country.
Top Muslim cleric urges education reform to curb extremism
The head of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious seat of learning, called on Sunday for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious extremism. Speaking at counter-terrorism forum in the Saudi holy city of
Sisi: Egypt-Gulf ties strong despite bid to divide allies
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Sunday attempts at harming ties between Egypt and Gulf countries had failed and that there was a pressing need for a united Arab force to counter the growing challenges facing the region such as Islamist
AKP rejects motion to probe ISIS activities in Turkey: report
Turkey’s ruling AKP party has rejected a parliamentary motion calling for a probe into the activities of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Turkey, the country’s Hurriyet Daily reported on Sunday. The daily quoted Nazmi Gür, a
Sydney siege report signals tighter immigration curbs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls on Sunday when he released the first report into a siege last December in Sydney’s Lindt cafe, in which two hostages and the gunman were killed. The legal system “had let
Grand mufti: Fighting terror is Islamic duty
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has stressed the importance of rallying all efforts from media and educational institutions to combat terrorism. “The misuse of the religion by extremists is greatly damaging the image of Islam,” he said. Such actions
Turkish army ‘evacuates’ tiny Syrian enclave
A Turkish convoy has completed an operation in Syria to evacuate the garrison at a tiny enclave where the tomb of the forefather of the Ottoman empire stands, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing two unnamed senoir Turkish officials. Despite the
Russia expansionism could pose ‘existential threat’: NATO general
Russia could try to seize territory from NATO states off the back of fighting in Ukraine, the military alliance’s deputy commander in Europe said Friday. Gen. Adrian Bradshaw, NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, spoke as Germany and France pushed
U.S. warns on viability of Palestinian Authority if Israel blocks funds
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday expressed concern about the viability of the Palestinian Authority if it does not soon receive tax revenue which has been withheld by Israel. The funds have been held back from the Authority
Militants in Libya ‘direct threat’ to Europe: French PM
Militants in Libya pose a “direct threat” to Europe, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said in Madrid on Saturday. “I would like to cite the question of Libya and the direct threat to our security of the creation — under
Rockets fired on Libya’s Labraq airport
Rockets were fired at an eastern Libyan airfield used by an anti-Islamist general but fell short, the facility’s manager said Saturday, according to Agence France-Presse, adding that there were no casualties or damage. Unknown assailants fired four rockets at the
Kim guides military drill near sea border with South Korea
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un has guided a military drill simulating an attack and seizure of a frontline South Korean island, Pyongyang’s state media said Saturday. The drill came as tensions grow ahead of an annual U.S.-South Korea joint Key
Zekra Alwach becomes Baghdad’s first female mayor
A woman has been named as mayor of Baghdad for the first time, a government spokesman said Saturday, amid widespread corruption and rampant violence. Zekra Alwach, a civil engineer and director general of the ministry of higher education, becomes the
Syria forces execute 10 children of alleged rebels: monitor
Ten children were among at least 48 people killed in a Syrian village earlier this week as regime forces executed the families of five alleged rebels, a monitoring group said Saturday. The killings took place in the village of Rityan,
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