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 Shoura speaker meets media personnel
:: President of the Shoura Council Abdullah Al-Asheikh on Monday received a number of reporters, writers and participants in the fourth dialogue session on the comprehensive relationship between Shoura Council and media. Al-Asheikh welcomed his guests at his office in
How Saudi Arabia tackles border spillover from the Yemen war
:: Gas masks lie abandoned among rusting debris in a shell-pocked Saudi military outpost on the border with war-torn Yemen, an enduring flashpoint in more than two years of fighting against Houthi militias. The post in Al Khubah, a deserted
$8.2 billion in aid provided to Yemen since April 2015
:: Saudi Arabia has provided $8.2 billion in aid to Yemen since April 2015 according to the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid. “We have supported more than 80 projects in favor of the children of Yemen,” a
Saudi Crown Prince congratulates Sisi on Egypt’s qualification to World Cup
:: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has congratulated Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Egypt’s qualification to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years. The 2018 World Cup is set to take place in Russia. The
Saudi Arabia ‘has fired thousands’ of extremist imams
:: Saudi Arabia has dismissed several thousand imams from mosques for spreading extremism, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir told Russian journalists in Moscow on Sunday. “We will not let anyone spread the ideology of hatred, to finance that kind of ideology
Ties with Saudi Arabia ‘as old as Pakistan’: PM
:: Relations with Saudi Arabia are “as old as Pakistan is,” Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told News Agency. As such, it was “natural” for him to make his first visit after assuming office on Aug. 1 to the Kingdom,
King Salman arrives in Riyadh after a fruitful 4-day Russia state visit
:: King Salman returned to Riyadh on Sunday after a four-day historic state visit to Russia, which had seen Saudi-Russian ties reaching new heights. The king arrived at the King Salman Airbase in Riyadh on Sunday night and was welcomed
Riyadh governor launches SR730m education projects
:: Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar on Thursday launched a number of educational projects worth more than SR730 million ($194.7 million). The launch coincided with the Riyadh General Administration of Education’s celebrations on Thursday of the Kingdom’s 87th National
Saudi King Salman receives honorary doctorate during Russia visit
:: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was granted an honorary doctorate on Saturday by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, operated by Russia’s Foreign Ministry. The institute’s award acknowledges the king’s role in strengthening relations between Saudi Arabia and Russia
Arab coalition says UN report on Yemen was fed misleading material
:: The Arab coalition fighting against Houthis in Yemen, issued a statement on Friday claiming that a UN report on children and armed conflict was fed misleading material from “non-independent sources.” While expressing its satisfaction and appreciation for the UN
Saudi efforts lift US sanctions on Sudan
:: Saudi Arabia has succeeded in persuading the US administration to lift economic sanctions imposed on Sudan. A US official said on Friday, that the United States has lifted 20-year economic sanctions on Sudan, attributing it to improvements in human
Russian institute to confer honorary doctorate on King Salman today
:: King Salman will be granted an honorary doctorate on Saturday by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), which is operated by Russia’s Foreign Ministry. “MGIMO is proud to welcome the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques during
US selling $15 bln THAAD missiles to Saudi Arabian
:: The US government has approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of the advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system for $15 billion, the State Department said Friday. “This sale furthers US national security and foreign policy
UN report on Yemen recognizes Houthi violations of children rights
:: The Saudi envoy to the United Nations, Abdullah al-Muallimi, commended the positive aspects of a UN report on child victims in Yemen. The annual UN report on children in armed conflict named the Iran-allied Houthi militias and Al-Qaeda in
King Salman: We are determined to push Saudi-Russian ties to greater heights
:: King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Friday held talks with the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. “We are determined to push these relations to greater heights, and in this context we would like to pay
Saudi FM meets Duma foreign relations panel
:: Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair Friday met with the head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Russian Duma, Leonid Slutsky, at the Duma in Moscow on the sidelines of the State visit to the Russian Federation by
2000 mining licenses in Saudi Arabia worth $66 billion
:: The Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Khalid bin Abdul Aziz al-Falih said that 2000 mining licenses have been provided to the private sector with a total value on of $66 billion in Saudi Arabia.. “The number of
Saudi Prince calls for clarity in Iranian nuclear deal
:: Everyone should be concerned about Iran’s continued development of its missile program, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki Al-Faisal said in an interview with the Persian TV program “Voice of America.” Speaking to presenter Setareh Derakhshesh, Al-Faisal said there needed to
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