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: May 11, 2015
Assad’s intelligence chief Ali Mamlouk arrested for coup plot
Intelligence chief of Syria’s National Security Bureau Ali Mamlouk has been placed under house arrest and has been removed from his position, after suspicions that he was plotting a coup, a further sign that Bashar al-Assad’s regime is struggling. Mamlouk,
Saudi strike force arrives on Yemen border
Saudi Arabia has announced that a strike force has arrived on the border with Yemen, as the operation to quell Houthi militias in the country continues. Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz said Sunday that the Saudi-led air war was launched
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
Yemen’s Houthi militia and Saudi forces traded heavy artillery and rocket fire in border areas on Monday, residents said, a day before a five-day humanitarian truce was due to take effect. The Houthis said they fired Katyusha rockets and mortars
Turkish ship attacked as it approached Libya’s Tobruk
A Turkish dry cargo ship was shelled from the Libyan coast as it approached Tobruk port and then attacked from the air as it tried to leave the area on Sunday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The ship’s
KSA’s nonoil sector set for robust growth
The Saudi economy will continue with its strong performance in 2015, despite the lower oil prices as the nonoil private sector will record robust growth amid diversification of the national economy and the Saudi stock market (Tadawul) opening up to
Gulf states agree to push value-added tax project
Officials of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council agreed at the weekend to keep working toward the introduction of a value-added tax around the region, in a sign that low oil prices may be strengthening support for the idea. A meeting
Yemen’s Saleh declares support for Houthi militias
Yemen’s deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh claimed his support for Houthi militias after aids from the Saudi-led coalition on his house in Sanaa. “I was not an ally of Ansar Allah [the Houthis ] but today I am announcing from
Indian Tamil leader Jayalalithaa cleared of corruption
The head of India’s largest Tamil party was cleared of corruption, a verdict that sparked wild celebrations by supporters and paved the way for the return of one of the country’s most powerful politicians. Former film star Jayalalithaa Jayaram was
King urges all-around education for growth
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has stressed the need for quality in education in line with the development plans and needs of the labor market and also for sustainable development, said Public Education Evaluation Commission (PEEC) Gov.
Umm Al-Qura grads reminded of their duties
Umm Al-Qura University organized the 63rd graduation ceremony for 6,926 students of the Makkah region and its subsidiary provinces of Aljmom, Laith and Qunfudah for the academic year 1435/1436 AH on Thursday. The graduation ceremony awarded the students with diplomas
17-year-old terrorist suspect appears in Australian court
A 17-year-old boy arrested last week when police allegedly found three homemade bombs in his family home in Australia’s second-largest city appeared in a children’s court on Monday charged with terrorism offenses. The boy, who as a juvenile suspect cannot
Rains hit Jazan hard
Thunderstorms which recently hit Jazan fell a number of electricity poles and blocked roads in several mountainous areas. The Civil Defense in Jazan said in a press statement that Dayer, Fifa, Al-Ardha, Al-Ebadi, Al-Harth and other areas witnessed heavy rains
Two dead after powerful typhoon passes north Philippines
Two people were killed after a powerful storm grazed the country’s northeastern tip over the weekend, civil defense officials said Monday. Many of the people evacuated from the storm’s path started to return home late Sunday night, after Noul —
Jailed: 13 Islamists who chopped off professor’s hand in India
Ten suspected Islamic extremists are facing eight years in prison for chopping off the hand of a college professor in 2010 in the Indian state of Kerala, the local NDTV reported. The court also sentenced three others connected with the
Jeddah raids net 100,000 illegals
More than 100,000 foreign workers were arrested in Jeddah in six months since the beginning of 1436H, Jeddah police announced on Sunday. According to Jeddah police chief Maj. Gen. Masoud Al-Adwani, the security campaign, which was carried out by police
Job visas via Ajeer for Yemenis with corrected status
The Yemeni Embassy in Riyadh and its consulates have received large numbers of illegal Yemenis who are taking advantage of the new directive to correct their status. The Yemeni expatriate must come to the Passport Department in the region where
Turkish premier crosses into Syria to visit Ottoman tomb
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu slipped across the border into Syria on Sunday to visit a historic tomb that was relocated earlier this year away from militant-controlled territory. Davutoglu, accompanied by his defense minister and army commanders, made the surprise
Egyptian tribes pledge to battle Islamist militants
Thirty Egyptian tribes based in Sinai said on Sunday they would confront militant groups including an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) affiliate that has killed hundreds of soldiers and police, in a boost to Egypt’s efforts to improve
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