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 22, 2015
Swedish king offers to contribute in resolving issue with Saudi Arabia
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf expressed concern over his country’s diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia, offering to help in resolving the issue, local media reported on Saturday. The spat was triggered when Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom launched an attack
Third Tunisia museum gunman on the run
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Sunday that a third gunman involved in an attack that killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, at a Tunis museum last week was on the run. Confirming reports that there had been a
Nine British medical students ‘headed to Syria’
Nine British medical students have travelled to Syria, to allegedly work in hospitals controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Britain’s Observer newspaper reported on Saturday, according to Reuters news agency. The group of four women and
Yemen’s Houthis take parts of Taez, Hadi sees ‘coup’
Houthi fighters opposed to Yemen’s president seized parts of the country’s third largest city of Taez amid growing concern about a conflict diplomats say risks drawing in neighboring oil giant Saudi Arabia and its main regional rival Iran. The U.N.
Obama says Israel vote won’t affect Iran nuke talks
Israel’s elections, which saw Benjamin Netanyahu clinch a third term, will not greatly affect Barack Obama’s defense of any deal reached with Iran, the U.S. president said. “I don’t think it will have a significant impact,” Obama told The Huffington
Denmark could face nuclear attack if joins missile shield: Russian envoy
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark said Saturday that the NATO country’s navy could be targeted by nuclear missiles if it joins the Western alliance’s anti-missile shield. The threat made by Ambassador Mikhail Vanin in an opinion piece he wrote for the
Russian forces kill seven terror suspects in Dagestan
Russian security forces said on Saturday that they had killed seven suspected terrorists in an operation in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan which has been plagued by an Islamist insurgency. Security forces launched a special operation after receiving information
Jeddah Metro to have unique architectural designs
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal is set to approve designs for the new public transportation project which have been completed by the transportation committee in Jeddah, as announced by Jeddah Mayor Hani Aburas. The designs feature artistic touches which contribute
King Salman meets senior GCC officials
Saudi King Salman met on Saturday several senior Gulf Arab officials, including the crown princes of Bahrain and Abu Dhabi as well as the prime minster of Qatar and Kuwait’s deputy premier, the Saudi Press Agency reported. According to the
World powers hail resumption of Libya dialogue
European powers and the United States welcomed renewed dialogue between Libya’s rival political factions, amid U.N.-mediated talks aimed at reaching an agreement to form a unity government in the strife-torn country. In a joint statement, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Britain
Drug abuse threatening society, warns Islamic scholar in Riyadh
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance has urged imams to focus on the harmful effects of narcotics in their Friday sermons. Sheikh Khalaf Al-Matlaq, who delivers sermons at the Dubhat District Mosque in Riyadh, said smoking and
U.S. evacuates special forces from Yemen
The United States evacuated almost 100 special operations forces in addition to its remaining personnel in Yemen due to the deteriorating security situation in the country, U.S. State Department officials told reporters late Saturday. The decision follows a series of
Tunisia says ‘developments’ in museum massacre probe
Tunisian authorities said Saturday there were developments in the investigation into the attack on the national museum claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group that killed 20 foreign tourists. “There are developments in the case, but
Iraqi Sunnis accuse Shiite paramilitaries of burning homes outside Tikrit
Two Iraqi local officials and a police officer accused Shiite paramilitary forces on Saturday of burning and looting homes in the town of al-Dour after capturing the area during a military campaign to oust the Islamic State of Iraq and
Kurdish militant leader says armed struggle with Turkey ‘unsustainable’
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan said on Saturday his militant group’s three-decade insurgency against the Turkish state had become “unsustainable” but stopped short of declaring an immediate end to its armed struggle. In a message relayed by Kurdish politicians
Syria exiled opposition to snub Moscow peace talks
Syria’s exiled opposition announced Saturday that it had declined an invitation from Russia to attend peace talks in Moscow with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. A Russian foreign ministry spokesman told AFP this week Syrian government and opposition representatives
Iraq Kurd leader vows to avenge beheaded fighters
Massud Barzani, the president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, vowed on Saturday to avenge three Peshmerga fighters beheaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group. “We promise the families of these martyrs that their blood will
Yemen crisis ‘may snowball’
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman met on Saturday with top representatives of different Gulf countries to tackle regional affairs and exchange views on security aspects. The king received Bahraini Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Abu
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