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: News
Mattis tells Qatari counterpart not to escalate tensions with Arab neighbors
:: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday discussed with his Qatari counterpart Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah the importance of not escalating tensions with neighboring countries, a statement said. Earlier, Mattis described several Gulf countries and other states as having
Al-Assaf leads Saudi delegation
:: Ibrahim Al-Assaf, minister of state and member of the Cabinet, is leading the Saudi delegation attending the two-day Group of Twenty (G-20) Summit, beginning Friday in Hamburg, Germany. On behalf of King Salman, Al-Assaf will lead the Kingdom’s delegation
Egypt and Russia’s foreign ministers discuss Qatar
:: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri telephoned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday where the two officials discussed the Qatari crisis and stressed the their countries’ rejection of Doha’s support for terrorism. Ahmed Abu Zaid, spokesman for the Egyptian
Iraqi Kurdish leader says no turning back on independence bid
:: Iraq’s Kurdish leader said on Thursday that there was no turning back on a bid to achieve an independent Kurdish state, but he would pursue it through dialogue with Baghdad and regional powers to avoid conflict. Masoud Barzani, President
UAE: Qatar denying consequences of its policies is ‘strange”
:: The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, tweeted on Thursday that Qatar denying the “damages” caused by its policies toward Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries is “strange.” Gargash said there were “conspiracies that were
Gargash: The next steps will further isolate Qatar
:: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar al-Gargash, said in a tweet on Wednesday that the official Qatari response deserved the neglect it received at the conference, stressing that the next steps would increase the isolation of Doha.
Saudi Arabia starts private sector expat levy
:: Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it had begun taxing foreigners working in the private sector as part of fiscal reforms aimed at coping with a drop in oil revenues. Long a tax-free haven for expatriates, the Saudi economy was
Saudi minister says Qatar boycott to remain in place
:: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Wednesday that a boycott of Qatar will remain in place after the Gulf emirate rejected conditions to end a diplomatic crisis. “The boycott will remain,” he said at a news conference in
There would be no Iran without Revolutionary Guard, replies Soleimani to Rouhani
:: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard attacked Iranian president Hassan Rouhani following his latest criticism of the semi-military power over the economy. Qasem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force, said that no one has the right to weaken nor attack the
Will Qatar be suspended from the GCC if it rejects Arab demands?
:: Gulf states may be preparing to increase economic sanctions against Qatar, as well as widening its diplomatic isolation and suspending it from the GCC, the Guardian reported on Tuesday citing senior Gulf diplomats. The diplomats were speaking before ministers
Qatari FM: Measures expected by Arab states must be in line with intl law
:: Qatari Foreign Minister Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Wednesday that the expected punitive measures by Arab powers must be in line with the international law, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. He said there is a need to
Iraq PM fetes ‘victory’ in Mosul, but battle continues
:: Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi congratulated the Iraqi people and security forces on winning a “major victory” over militants in Mosul, but fighting in the city continued on Wednesday. More than eight months since the start of the operation to
Macron says will lift of state of emergency ‘this autumn’
:: French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he will “this autumn” lift a state of emergency in effect since the extremist attacks in Paris in November 2015 that killed 130 people. “I will re-establish the freedoms of the French people
King Salman calls for a Saudi-African summit
:: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has called to hold a summit with African leaders inside the Kingdom by the end of this year or early 2018. This comes after Saudi Arabia’s successful hosting of the Arab American Islamic
Gargash to Qatar: Either agree to safeguard Gulf interests or separate from GCC
:: Hours before Qatar’s deadline ended, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said that with regards to the diplomatic crisis, it is crucial that Doha either agrees on the common grounds that safeguard the interests of Gulf
UAE minister: Arab states still awaiting Qatar response to demands
:: United Arab Emirates foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan said on Tuesday that Arab countries boycotting Qatar over its alleged support for terrorism were still awaiting a response to their demands via mediator Kuwait. “I think it is
Germany urges Erdogan not to address Turks during G20 Hamburg visit
:: The German government urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to respect its request that he not address Turks living in Germany when he attends this week’s Hamburg summit of the world’s 20 largest economies. Ties between Berlin
Lebanese interior minister: Our army is not targeting Syrian refugees
:: Lebanese Interior Minister Nuhad al-Mashnouk said in an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya’s sister channel Al Hadath that he was “keen on the dignity and security of Syrian refugees,” stressing that the Lebanese army is not targeting Syrian refugees.
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