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: April 22, 2015
Education must: Crown prince
The strength of a nation and its ability to compete globally depends on the education of its youth at university level, according to Crown Prince Muqrin, deputy premier. Opening a forum and exhibition on inventions at King Saud University (KSU)
Pakistani PM arriving tomorrow to discuss Yemen
Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif will arrive in the Kingdom on Thursday to meet Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and discuss the evolving situation in Yemen. The visit assumes significance because it comes in the backdrop of Pakistan
Turkey calls for more help to stop foreign fighters.
Turkey appealed for more help Tuesday in cracking down on foreign fighters flooding to join militant ranks in Iraq and Syria, revealing it had placed 12,800 people on a no-entry list. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with his U.S.
Royal recognition for educational progress
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has emphasized the remarkable progress achieved by Saudi education sector as a result of the relentless efforts of its rulers and citizens since the time of King Abdul Aziz. “In the past,
Coalition declares successful end of Decisive Storm
The Saudi-led international coalition declared Tuesday the end of its military campaign four weeks after launching airstrikes on the Houthi positions in Yemen, saying the militia’s threat to the Kingdom and its neighbors had been neutralized. The coalition has “ended
White House welcomes end of ‘Operation Decisive Storm’
The White house said on Tuesday it welcomed Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it would end air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen and back political peace talks. “The United States welcomes today’s announcement by the government of Saudi Arabia and
Yemen’s Hadi thanks Saudi-led military alliance
President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi on Wednesday thanked Saudi Arabia and coalition forces for supporting legitimacy in Yemen, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. “I extend on my behalf and on behalf of the Yemeni people sincere thanks and appreciation for the
New Zealand seeks U.N. resolution on Israel-Palestine
U.N. Security Council member New Zealand is working on a draft resolution to revive long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. France has begun consultations on a text that would outline the parameters of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, but
Report: ISIS group besieges 228,000 in Syrian city
A new United Nations report says ISIS has more than 225,000 Syrians under siege in a single city. The latest monthly report by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the last time the U.N. was able to reach the besieged western neighborhoods
White House avoids calling Armenian deaths ‘genocide’
The White House avoided referring to the mass World War I killings of Armenians as genocide Tuesday, as a diplomatic row raged ahead of the tragedy’s 100th anniversary. White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and one of President Barack
Obama: We warned Iran not to send Yemen arms
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the U.S. government had sent “very direct messages”to Iran warning it not to send weapons to Yemen that could be used to threaten shipping traffic in the region. The Pentagon said on Tuesday the
Syria safe zones sought by U.S. senators
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called on President Barack Obama on Tuesday to create and enforce humanitarian safe zones in Syria, amid international concerns about the dire conditions faced by millions of people displaced by the war. “The staggering human
US: No reason to believe ISIS chief wounded
U.S. forces have no reason to think ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was wounded in an air strike against an Iraqi target last month, the Pentagon said Tuesday. British daily The Guardian had earlier reported that the militant, who styles
Two Egyptian policemen killed by unidentified gunmen in Cairo
Two Egyptian policemen were killed after being shot by unidentified gunmen in Cairo on Tuesday evening, an Interior Ministry spokesman told Reuters. “Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on a car carrying Colonel Wael Tahoon in the district of Ain Shams
2015 may be the year Cyprus is reunified, say Turkey, U.S.
Turkey and the United States voiced hopes Tuesday that 2015 could be the year when a long-elusive diplomatic solution is finally found to the decades-old division of Cyprus. “This is a problem that just has gone on for far too
Saudi airstrikes ‘removed’ threats posed to Kingdom
Anti-Houthi coalition airstrikes in Yemen removed any threat posed to Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries, the Kingdom’s ministry of defense said on Tuesday. Sorties reportedly targeted and destroyed ballistic missiles operated by Houthis and militias loyal to deposed leader Ali
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