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 »
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Beyonce, Streisand to headline Harvey relief telethon
:: Beyonce, Blake Shelton, Barbra Streisand and Oprah Winfrey will headline a one-hour telethon to benefit Hurricane Harvey victims that will be simulcast next week on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CMT. The event will be telecast live at 8
‘Hitman’ stays on top amid the slowest box office in years
:: For the third consecutive weekend “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” was the top film in North American box offices, but the cinematic scene remained deep in the summer doldrums, according to final three-day numbers from website Exhibitor Relations. The US Labor
Apocalyptic horror ‘mother!’ was conceived in five days, director says
:: Darren Aronofsky’s horror film “mother!” about humanity’s unstoppable destruction of the earth was conceived in just five days, the US director said ahead of the film’s world premiere on Tuesday. Aronofsky, known for “Black Swan” and “The Wrestler”, said
Rap star Lil Wayne suffers seizures, is hospitalized: Reports
:: Grammy-winning rap star Lil Wayne was taken to hospital on Sunday after suffering a seizure and being found unconscious in his Chicago hotel room, TMZ said on its web site. Lil Wayne, 34, who has become one of the
The new city of Mecca
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: There are about one and a half billion Muslims around the world. If we assume that one billion of them would like to perform Hajj once in his life – which is a core tenet
How Egypt could turn its nightmares into dreams
By : Mohammed Nosseir :: Apparently, countries can have nightmares just as human beings do — but unlike human beings, they are blessed with the ability to escape these nightmares, or at least mitigate their effects. The Egyptian state is
A ‘China First’ strategy for North Korea
By : Bill Emmott :: Most pundits agree that the least bad way to deal with North Korea’s nuclear saber-rattling is a continued combination of tight containment and aggressive diplomacy. But fewer have recognized that the least bad military option
CNN scoop reveals Obama’s parting words to Donald Trump
:: The contents of the Inauguration Day letter written from Barack Obama to US President Donald Trump was revealed Sunday after CNN obtained a copy from “someone Trump showed it to,” according to the news organization. It is the last
Extremists change narrative to attract vulnerable youths to cause
:: The latest wave of terror attacks across Europe has drawn the spotlight on popular platforms being used as a recruiting tool for groups like Daesh to spread their message of hate and recruit young extremists with increasingly sophisticated narratives.
Film on rivalry of tennis greats Borg and McEnroe premiers in Stockholm
:: The film “Borg McEnroe”, which traces the fierce rivalry between tennis greats Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe on and off the court, premiered in Swedish capital Stockholm on Monday. The movie, starring Swedish actor Sverrir Gudnason as Borg and
Man to stand trial in UK accused of supplying hundreds of sims to foreign fighters
:: An Iraqi-born man living in the UK accused of providing hundreds of mobile phone sim cards to foreign fighters is due to appear at London’s Old Bailey on Sept. 21. Rabar Mala, 32, was remanded in custody last week
Madonna headed overseas – to a new home in Portugal
:: Madonna is heading overseas to a new home in Portugal. The Michigan native had been living in New York. She said on Instagram Saturday that she finds the energy of Portugal inspiring, and it makes her feel creative and
Clooney depicts American dream as nightmare in ‘Suburbicon’
:: Affable, handsome George Clooney was all charm at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, but don’t be fooled. The actor says his latest directorial effort, “Suburbicon,” is an angry movie for an angry country – his own. It’s a
‘Marvel’s Inhumans’ makes TV history
:: Superhero show “Marvel’s Inhumans” will make history on Friday when it becomes the first television series to debut in IMAX theaters before its broadcast premiere. The first two episodes of ABC’s collaboration with the Disney-owned movie studio have been
Celebrities join Harvey storm relief effort
:: Pop star Miley Cyrus and Oscar-winning actors Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio pledged funds to help victims of storm Harvey, while Beyonce on Thursday said she was sending a team to her Houston, Texas hometown to help with relief
Shah Rukh Khan tops Forbes list of Bollywood’s highest money-makers
:: Forbes magazine says Shah Rukh Khan is Bollywood’s highest money-maker, earning $38 million in the past year, thanks to movies such as “Raees.” “Sultan” star Salman Khan came in No. 2 on the magazine’s ranking of top-earning Bollywood actors
86,000 Iranian pilgrims at Hajj, while Qatari pilgrims up 30%
:: A Saudi official said that the number of Iranian pilgrims this year exceeded 86,000. Journalists from Iranian state television IRIB mentioned in their reports the smooth and high-quality facilities set up for pilgrims in the holy city. Meanwhile, the
A threat to us all from the rogue merchants of death
By : Baria Alamuddin :: Illicit military cooperation between North Korea and rogue states such as Iran and Syria is perhaps one of the major untold stories of our time. In the 1990s, before Iran’s nuclear program was common knowledge,
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