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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Palestinian president Abbas leaves hospital after ‘routine checkup’
:: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was discharged from hospital in the Israel-occupied West Bank on Saturday after a brief “routine checkup”, the official Wafa news agency reported. The 82-year-old president “was admitted to hospital in Ramallah for a routine checkup
Trump replaces Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with Gen. John Kelly
:: United States President Donald Trump on Friday ousted his beleaguered chief of staff Reince Priebus, replacing him with retired Marine Corps general and current Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. Priebus has been under fire for weeks, seeing one White
Qatar appeals to UN, while US calls for dialogue
:: Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani called the United Nations to help in resolving the Gulf crisis. The Qatari minister said to the reporters after meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who stressed that the international organization
Saudi UN envoy receives fellowship program participants
:: Saudi Arabia’s UN Ambassador Abdullah Al-Mouallimi has received participants of the Saudi Charitable Fellowship Program “Shaghaf” at the UN headquarters in New York. The program is a partnership between the Riyadh-based King Khalid Foundation and the Bill & Melinda
Moscow orders US to reduce its diplomatic presence in Russia
:: Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday announced counter measures in response to tough new sanctions proposed by the United States, ordering Washington to reduce its diplomatic staff. Moscow ordered the US to reduce its diplomatic presence in Russia to 455
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif resigns after Supreme Court order to disqualify him
:: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday resigned from his post, his office said, hours after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him over corruption claims against his family. The Supreme Court said Sharif is not fit to hold office
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos becomes world’s richest, unseating Bill Gates
:: Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has unseated fellow tech billionaire Bill Gates as the richest person in the world, profiting from the e-commerce company’s meteoric stock rise to reach a fortune of $90.6 billion, Forbes reported. Amazon shares
Trump to ban transgender US military personnel
:: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ban transgender people from the US military, a move appealing to some in his conservative political base. The surprise announcement by Trump came in a series of morning Twitter posts. Trump
Jordan king calls for Israeli embassy shooter to face trial
:: Jordan’s king on Thursday called for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure a security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Israeli embassy in Amman at the weekend face trial. Abdullah II urged Netanyahu to “take responsibility and
Egypt: Boycotting countries will not back down on Qatar demands
:: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that the the four boycotting countries, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, would not back down on their demands from Doha, reported Al Arabiya. According to a statement issued by
Saudi King Salman asserts Palestinians’ right to enter al-Aqsa Mosque
:: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had a telephonic conversation with US authorities in order to resolve the al-Aqsa clashes over Israeli security measures last week. The Saudi King contacted US President Donald Trump and urged for the opening of al-Aqsa
Maliki’s Russia visit sparks controversy in Iraq
:: Former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki’s recent visit to Russia, which his office said was a protocol engagement, sparked controversy in Iraq as it reopened the wounds of what is described as corrupt military deals between the two sides.
Rex Tillerson staying on as top US diplomat
:: Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson does not plan to step down, the State Department said Tuesday, quashing reports citing differences with the White House. Since taking the helm of the State Department in February, the former ExxonMobil chair has
Rouhani: Iran will respond in kind to US breaches of nuclear deal
:: President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran would respond in kind to any breach by the United States of the 2015 nuclear deal after the House of Representatives passed a new sanctions bill. “If the enemy steps over
Qatar may resort to international law if the boycott continues
:: Qatar might resort to legal measures that have not been determined yet, if the Arab Quartet continues to hold its position against Doha, Qatari Minister of State for Defense Khalid al- Attiyah stated in an interview with Russian RT
Turkey’s Erdogan says Israel damaging Jerusalem’s “Islamic character”
:: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel on Wednesday of inflicting damage on Jerusalem’s “Islamic character”, in comments likely to further inflame regional tensions in a dispute over the Al-Aqsa mosque. The dispute over security at the mosque compound –
Saudi crown prince meets with US CentCom commander Joseph Votel
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met with the Commander of the US Central Command General Joseph Votel in Jeddah. Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is also Saudi Arabia defense minister, met with Votel on Tuesday at
UAE Minister: Qatar’s discourse lacks traditional Gulf essence
:: The United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for Foreign Affairs has hit out at what he called a “Qatari discourse void of any essence” known by Gulf traditions. “The current discourse in Qatar is arrogant and high pitches and
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