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
Iran row won’t affect Syria efforts: Envoy
Saudi Arabia’s decision to break off diplomatic ties with Iran will not affect its own efforts to secure peace in Syria and Yemen, said Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, Saudi ambassador to the UN, on Tuesday. “From our side it should have no
Iran’s economy will be hit hard, say experts
A number of economic experts have said that severance of Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and trade relations with Iran has made the latter the biggest loser. The volume of Saudi exports to Iran stood at nearly SR383 million by the end
UNSC condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran
The U.N. Security Council on Monday strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad by angry protesters. The statement by the 15-member council made no mention of the execution of Nimr al-Nimr and
Iran says it regrets attacks on Saudi missions
Iran has expressed “regret” over two attacks on Saudi Arabian diplomatic missions and says it will spare no effort in arresting and prosecuting those responsible. Iran’s UN envoy Gholamali Khoshroo said in a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday
U.N. Syria envoy heads to Saudi Arabia, Iran
The U.N. peace envoy for Syria traveled to Saudi Arabia on Monday ahead of a visit to Iran for talks aimed at calming tensions between the two regional heavyweights, the U.N. spokesman said. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
KSA halts trade, air links with Iran
Iranian Haj, Umrah pilgrims are welcome to visit holy sites Saudi Arabia took strong action against Iran on Monday by ending air traffic and trade links with the interventionist Gulf neighbor and demanding that Tehran “act like a normal country”
UAE downgrades diplomatic status of Iranian diplomats
The UAE on Monday downgraded Iran’s diplomatic representation and cut the number of envoys allowed on its soil, soon after two Gulf allies cut ties with the Islamic republic. The UAE’s foreign ministry said the decision was taken on the
Bahrain cuts ties with Iran, expels envoys
Bahrain on Monday decided to cut ties with Iran, a day after Saudi Arabia severed relations with the Islamic republic, the state-run Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. Bahrain gave Iranian envoys 48 hours to leave the kingdom, expressing similar sentiments
Executions of Sunni preachers, activists continue in Iranian
International human rights groups believe that Iran executed over 1,000 people last year – well above the 2014 tally – including preachers and activists from the Islamic Republic’s Sunni minority. Reports indicate that Iranian authorities put to death more than
Saudi cuts ties with Iran, expels Tehran envoys
Saudi Arabia announced late on Sunday that is officially severing ties with Iran after having two of its diplomatic posts were attacked in the Tehran and Mashhad. Saudi’s Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir, speaking in an address aired by Al Arabiya
UAE summons Iranian ambassador after Saudi embassy attacked
The UAE on Sunday summoned Iran’s ambassador after attacks on two Saudi diplomatic posts in the Islamic republic, the state-run Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. Demonstrators targeted the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday, in protest against Riyadh’s executions of
U.S. needs ‘more time’ to impose Iran sanctions
The White House expects Iran to finish work needed to trigger implementation of an international nuclear deal in the coming weeks, but Washington needs more time to prepare sanctions over its ballistic missile program, a U.S. official said on Saturday.
Saudi embassy in Tehran attacked by protesters
Reports have emerged saying that Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad have been attacked by Iranian protesters early Sunday following the execution of a Saudi Shiite preacher along with 46 others. Images shared on social media
Saudi summons Iran envoy over execution remarks
Saudi Arabia summoned Iran’s ambassador on Saturday over what it described as Tehran’s “hostile” reaction to executions carried out by the kingdom against terrorism convicts, the state news agency SPA reported. The foreign ministry statement, published on the official SPA
Iran defiantly plans on ‘expanding missile program’
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani ordered his defense minister on Thursday to expand Iran’s missile program, in defiance of a U.S. threat to impose sanctions over a ballistic missile test Iran carried out in October. Under a landmark agreement it clinched
Iran denies it fired rockets near U.S. warships in Gulf
Iran denied on Thursday that its Revolutionary Guards launched rockets near the U.S. aircraft-carrier Harry S. Truman and other warships as they were entering the Gulf on Saturday, rejecting a U.S. report as “psychological warfare”. “The naval forces of the
Rowhani says Iran has right to develop missiles
President Hassan Rowhani ordered his defence minister on Thursday to expand Iran’s missile programme, in response to a U.S. threat to impose sanctions over a ballistic missile test Iran carried out in October. “As the U.S. government is clearly still
U.S. preparing sanctions on Iran over missile tests
U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is preparing new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Iran’s ballistic missile program, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the potential sanctions would target about
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