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: Riyadh
Saudi Cabinet acclaims royal order to form anti-corruption committee
:: The Saudi Cabinet on Tuesday appreciated the royal order to form a supreme committee chaired by the crown prince to identify violations, crimes, individuals and entities involved in public corruption cases. The Cabinet stressed that royal order emanates from
Saudi Economic Affairs Council reaffirms commitment to the rights of individuals and corporates
:: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presided over a regular meeting of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs at Al-Yamamah Palace on Tuesday. The council reviewed the recent royal decree to establish a supreme committee for the investigation
Saudi crown prince promotes new commander of naval forces
:: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promoted today Vice Admiral Fahd bin Abdulla Al-Ghufaili to the rank of admiral. Admiral Al-Ghufaili was appointed as Commander of the Saudi Naval Forces on Saturday by a royal decree. The Crown Prince
Saudi crown prince accuses Iran of direct military aggression
:: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accused Iranian regime of direct military aggression against Saudi Arabia by supplying its Houthi militias with missiles, Saudi Press Agency reported. “The involvement of the Iranian regime in supplying its Houthi militias with
Saudi Banks freeze over 1,200 accounts in corruption probe, number still rising
:: Saudi Arabian banks have frozen more than 1,200 accounts belonging to individuals and companies in the kingdom as part of the government’s anti-corruption purge, bankers and lawyers said on Tuesday. They added that the number is continuing to rise
Trump voices confidence in Saudi King, Crown Prince over corruption probe
:: US President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed a move by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to arrest royals, ministers and investors in an anti-corruption drive last week. Trump tweeted on Monday that he had
US praises Saudi Arabia for exposing Iran’s role in Yemen
:: The United States on Monday praised Saudi Arabia for “exposing” Iran’s role in Yemen and Tehran’s provision of missile systems to Houthi militia fighting there, following the interception of a missile fired towards the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday.
Saudi minister: Lebanese government ‘declaring war’ on Saudi Arabia
:: Saudi minister of Gulf affairs, Thamer al-Sabhan, said on Monday that Lebanon had declared war against Saudi Arabia because of what he described as aggression against the Kingdom by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. “We will treat the government of
Al-Jubeir: Saudi Arabia will not allow any attacks on its security
:: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir stated on Monday, that Iranian interventions harm security of neighboring countries and threaten international peace and security. He added that Saudi Arabia will not allow any attacks on its security, reported Al
OIC pledges to cooperate with UNESCO for protection of cultural heritage
:: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday pledged to cooperate with UNESCO in fighting intentional destruction and illegal trafficking of the cultural heritage in conflict zones. Addressing the 39th session of UNESCO’s general conference in Paris, OIC Secretary-General
Saudi King Salman receives resigned Lebanese PM Hariri
:: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz received resigned Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Monday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Hariri quit on Saturday, saying he believed there was an assassination plot against him and accusing Iran with its Lebanese
King Salman expresses condolences to Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz
:: Saudi King Salman expressed his condolences to Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud following the tragic death of his brother Prince Mansour bin Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz, deputy governor of Asir, and his companions in a plane crash,
Condolences pour in over deputy governor of Asir Prince Mansour bin Muqrin’s death in air crash
:: Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, deputy governor of Asir region, has been killed in a air crash, the Royal Court announced on Monday. The prince, accompanied by officials, boarded a helicopter to tour a number of coastal projects west of
Saudi minister: Lebanon becoming ‘platform for terrorism’ is unacceptable
:: Saudi Arabia’s Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer Al-Sabhan said in a tweet on Monday that Lebanon will never be what it once was after Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation. He continued to say that the Gulf “will not accept
Iran ‘arming Houthis to attack Saudi Arabia, UAE’
:: Iran is supplying Houthi militia with arms to attack Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Col. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, said on Sunday. Al-Maliki also said the coalition would pay a financial reward for information
Saudi Arabia freezes accounts of detained corruption suspects
:: Saudi authorities have announced that they will be freezing the bank accounts of suspects detained in the kingdom on corruption charges. Officials said that there is “no preferential treatment” in the handling of their cases. The Saudi Center for
New ambassadors received by Saudi King Salman
:: Saudi Arabia’s new ambassadors to EU, OIC, Iraq and Lebanon took the oath on Sunday before King Salman in his office at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. The oath was taken by the Kingdom’s permanent representative to the OIC Zuhair
Coalition closes Yemen airports, ports temporarily
:: The Arab coalition closed off the land, sea and air ports in Yemen early Monday after a missile targeted Riyadh, hours after an ISIS-claimed militant attack in Aden killed at least 17 people. In a statement, the coalition accused
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