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: March 16, 2015
Security fears: US shuts diplomatic missions
Operations at the US Embassy in Riyadh and its consulates in Jeddah and Dhahran have been halted in the wake of “heightened security concerns,” it was announced on Sunday. According to Stewart Wight, a spokesman of the embassy, “all consular
ISIS claims Tripoli attack, car bomb in Misrata
Militants loyal to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claimed a bomb attack on a police checkpoint in the Libyan capital on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks in Tripoli. A car bomb also exploded in
Britain: Assad has no role in Syria’s future
Britain insisted Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad had no place in Syria’s future, after the United States conceded it would have to negotiate with him to end the country’s civil war. “Assad has no place in Syria’s future,” a Foreign
$142bn shot uplifts El-Sissi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi on Sunday boisterously marked the final day of a major economic conference that has injected billions of dollars’ worth of aid and investment in his country, while still acknowledging that Egypt’s road to recovery will
King urges all-out fight against corruption
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has urged all citizens, government authorities and organizations to fight corruption and protect integrity. Addressing the International Anti-Corruption Conference here on Sunday, Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar, who read out the
Blair ‘poised to step back’ from Mideast role
Tony Blair is poised to step back from his role with the diplomatic Middle East Quartet, the Financial Times reported Sunday, citing several people familiar with the situation. The former British prime minister has discussed his position with U.S. Secretary
Kerry concedes U.S. must talk to Assad to end war
The United States will have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to end the civil war now entering its fifth year, Secretary of State John Kerry conceded in an interview that aired Sunday. “Well, we have to negotiate in
Ex-hostage: ISIS built ‘Guantanamo’ for prisoners
Extremists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) staged mock executions of Western captives held in a Syrian compound intended to be the jihadist answer to Guantanamo, former hostage Javier Espinosa revealed Sunday. Writing in his El
King Salman welcomes Afghan president in Riyadh
Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz welcomed on Sunday Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani at King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh. At the airport, Ghani was also received by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, governor of Riyadh Region,
Son of ex-Iranian president gets 15 years jail
The son of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after being tried for security offences and financial crimes, state media said Sunday. Mehdi Hashemi was accused of involvement in protests that followed
Three British teenagers detained in Istanbul trying to join ISIS: officials
Three British teenagers have been detained in the Turkish city of Istanbul while planning to cross the border into neighbouring Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Turkish officials said on Sunday. The three, who have
Sisi says won’t cling to power if Egyptians call for change
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al Sisi said Sunday he would not wait around if Egyptians demanded new change in leadership in the country. “Egyptians are able to make changes … If the Egyptian people wanted to change [their leader] again
Iraq army says coalition strikes on Tikrit needed
Air strikes by the US-led coalition would help win the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from the Islamic State group, one of the operation’s commanders said Sunday. Staff Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saadi said he had asked the
Iraq says busted ISIS Baghdad bombing network
Iraqi intelligence said Sunday it had arrested 31 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who were responsible for planning and carrying out 52 attacks in Baghdad. It said in a statement that the operation was conducted
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