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: Middle East
Trump responds positively to idea of new Iran deal floated by UK’s Johnson
:: US President Donald Trump responded positively to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s idea of creating a new nuclear deal with Iran, saying that he respected Johnson and was not surprised he had floated the idea. “He does want a
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince congratulates King Salman on Saudi Arabia’s National Day
:: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated on Sunday Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Arabians on the occasion of the Kingdom’s 89th National Day. “Your day is our day, your joy is
Netanyahu, Gantz in unity talks; may rotate as Israel PM
:: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz launched negotiations on Monday over a proposed Israeli unity government and a key politician said the focus was on who would lead it first under a rotation deal. After failing
UN chief rejects claim he didn’t condemn China over Muslims
:: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly rejected claims by five human rights groups that he hasn’t condemned the Chinese government’s detention of more than a million Muslims in the Xinjiang region, saying he has spoken out forcefully. “I don’t
French FM says Houthi account of Saudi Aramco attacks ‘not very credible’
:: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday that Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia’s account of the Saudi Aramco attacks is “not very credible.” “Yemen’s rebels have announced they have triggered this attack. That is not very credible, relatively
Pentagon: US continues to arm Kurds in Syria
:: The United States continues to provide Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria with arms and vehicles, despite the creation of a buffer zone with Turkey along the border, a US defense official said Wednesday. The US supplies the materials to
Pompeo: Attacks on Saudi oil facilities an Iranian ‘act of war’
:: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations an “act of war” against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missile and drone wreckage and cited other evidence they said
Kremlin: Putin talks with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, discusses attacks
:: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed weekend attacks on Saudi Aramco’s oil infrastructure by phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. Putin and the crown prince expressed their commitment to bilateral cooperation on stabilizing
Iran’s Zarif rejects as ‘distraction’ US accusations over Saudi attacks
:: Iran dismissed US accusations over weekend attacks of Saudi Arabia’s oil sites as a distraction from the realities in the Middle East, Iran’s Students News Agency ISNA quoted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying on Wednesday. “The US
Iran will give ‘crushing’ response to any attack: Top security official
:: Iran wants to reduce tensions in the Middle East after attacks on oil sites in Saudi Arabia, but any aggression will meet a crushing response, the Etemad daily newspaper quoted the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali
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 threaten global security and stability. The Crown Prince
Iran may not attend UN summit in New York: Reports
:: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his delegation may not be able to attend an annual UN meeting in New York because the US government has not issued visas to them, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on
Rouhani says ‘Yemenis’ attacked Saudi oil facilities as a ‘warning’
:: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that “Yemenis” attacked Saudi Aramco oil facilities as a “warning,” Iranian news agencies reported. Rouhani says the Iran-backed Houthis had attacked Saudi oil facilities at the weekend as a “warning”, in response
Iran warns against any attack, says ‘response won’t be limited to its source’
:: Iran’s retaliation to any military attack will not be “limited to its source,” Tehran said in an official note to Washington, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday. “In an official note to the United States via Swiss
US eyes UN action over Saudi Aramco blasts
:: The United States hopes that the UN Security Council takes up the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations for which Washington blames Iran, a senior US official said Tuesday. The official said that Saudi Arabia, as the target of
Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli police for allegedly wielding knife
:: A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli security forces on Wednesday after she allegedly brandished a knife at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the northern West Bank, Israeli police and medical sources said. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said
Saudi Arabia joins international maritime security alliance
:: Saudi Arabia joined on Wednesday the International Maritime Security Construct – a US-led international alliance that aims to protect merchant ships and ensure freedom of maritime navigation and international trade, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cited an official source
US Secretary of State Pompeo to travel to Jeddah and Abu Dhabi
:: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, to discuss the recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities and coordinate on efforts toward countering Iranian aggression in the
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