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 »
Category Archives: Iran
Iranians, refugees detained at several US airports
Unites States authorities have stopped and detained refugees at airports on Friday soon after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close the nation’s borders to immigrants from Iran and six other Muslim-majority nations. Some of the refugees were
Iran’s Rowhani to Trump: ‘Now is not the time to build walls’
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said on Saturday it was no time to build walls between nations and criticised steps towards cancelling world trade agreements, without naming new US President Donald Trump. Trump on Wednesday ordered the construction of a US-Mexican
Five Iraqis, one Yemeni barred from Cairo-New York flight
Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday following United States President Donald Trump’s ban on the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at Cairo airport
Conservatives step up pressure on Rowhani
The Iranian judiciary is heading to prosecute the Iranian President Hassan Rowhani’s brother, Hossein Feridon, as well as the son of his assistant, on corruption charges. Graft cases implicating people close to Rowhani have been stepped up under pressure from
Kuwait: Tehran positive, willing to cooperate
“We have seen a positive attitude from the Iranian side and a willingness to cooperate,” says Kuwaiti deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah said in his first comment after his country’s outreach to the Iranian government on behalf of the GCC.
Ahmadinejad reneged on pact with Saudi, recalls Rafsanjani aide
Iranian website Jamaran published on Wednesday an interview with Ghoulam-Ali Rajai, former chairman and advisor to Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died two weeks ago at the age of 82. In the interview, Rajai accused former Iranian President
Afghanistan: Iran is supplying Taliban with rockets to strike us
Iran continues to provide the Taliban with missiles to hit Afghan forces, the governor of Helmand province told Afghanistan’s daily newspaper Hayat Allah Hayat. He stated that ten rockets were fired by the Taliban at government headquarters in Helmand province,
Iran: Trump’s comments ‘psychologically’ influenced the nuclear deal
The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday, in its fourth report on the nuclear agreement between Tehran and the six major powers, that the comments of President-elect Donald Trump, have psychologically affected the implementation of the agreement. The Iranian Foreign
‘No sense’ in renegotiating nuclear deal: Iran president
President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday there was no chance of Iran renegotiating the nuclear deal with world powers if US President-elect Donald Trump demands it. “The nuclear deal is finished, it has been approved by the UN Security Council and
Obama warns Trump not to scrap Iran nuclear deal
US President Barack Obama on Monday marked the first anniversary of the nuclear deal with Iran by emphasizing its “significant and concrete results” and warning against undoing a pact supported by the world’s major powers. In language that seemed clearly
Iranian anti-aircraft forces fire shots at non-military drone
Iran’s anti-aircraft forces fired shots at a drone in central Tehran on Monday, the governor of Tehran Province was quoted as saying by Tansim news agency, but he said the unmanned aircraft was not military. “It has not been a
How a Saudi minister responded to Iran’s new envoy in Iraq
Saudi minister of state for the Gulf region Thamer Al-Sabhan slammed Iran’s recent appointment of an envoy in Iraq and its statement calling for shutting down the Saudi consulate in Iraq. “Iran appoints a war criminal and (one of the)
Iran arrests corruption fugitive, Alireza Monfared, after international manhunt
An Iranian man accused of helping to embezzle billions of dollars while the country evaded international oil sanctions has been arrested after a lengthy international manhunt, media reported Monday. Alireza Zibahalat Monfared, 43, is accused of involvement in Iran’s biggest-ever
US ‘hostility’ grows despite nuclear deal, says Iranian official
US “hostility” to Iran is growing day by day despite Tehran’s nuclear deal, a senior Iranian official said on Sunday, ahead of the first anniversary of the historic accord. “The United States has done whatever it can to slow down
Iran appoints the Quds force advisor as Iraq envoy
Iran appointed Brigadier Iraj Masjadi, commander adviser of the ‘Quds Force’ of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, who is on the list of international terrorists, as an ambassador to Iraq, instead of the current ambassador Hassan Danaii Far, who is also
Burial of Iran’s Rafsanjani turns into anti-Russia protest
Iranian reformists on Tuesday turned the funeral of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani into an opportunity to protest against Russia, the Iranian regime’s ally in Syria. At one point, groups were heard chanting “Death to Russia,” rather than the traditional
Bailed murder suspect kills six in Iran rampage
A murder suspect freed on bail killed six people including a policeman and three family members in a shooting rampage Wednesday in central Iran, media reported. The 26-year-old entered two houses in Arak and shot eight people with a Kalashnikov,
Iran ‘disregarded invitation calls’ for Hajj arrangements talks
Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah confirmed that it has sent its counterparts to all the Muslim countries, including Iran, to arrange the pilgrimage of their missions this year. According to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, the Saudi Ministry pointed out that
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