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
Bahrain foreign minister: Qatar must distance itself from Iran
:: Bahrain’s foreign minister reiterated on Thursday a demand that Doha distance itself from Iran and stop support for “terrorist organizations”. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and several other countries severed relations with Doha on Monday, accusing
Bahraini king: Saudi protects us in light of Qatari, Iranian interference
:: Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, said in a statement on Wednesday that Manama has always chosen to be on the side of Riyadh to protect its country against Qatari and Iranian
Attackers raid Iran’s parliament, open fire at Khomeini tomb
:: Attackers raided Iran’s parliament and opened fire at the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini a few kilometers south of the capital on Wednesday morning, in near simultaneous assaults that killed at least 12 people, media reported. Tasmin news agency said
Saudi FM: Actions against Qatar in the interest of Doha itself and region
:: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Wednesday that the decisions taken by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and a number of Arab and Islamic countries against Qatar were in the interest of Qatar itself and the region, affirming
UAE minister Gargash ‘cannot rule out’ more steps against Qatar
:: A UAE official said on Wednesday he ‘cannot rule out’ more steps against Qatar, although he hopes the country would not have to take further action. “We hope that cooler heads will prevail, that wiser heads will prevail and
Saudi FM: Iran must be punished for its interference in the region
:: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir said Iran must be punished for its interference in the region and support for terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda, Al Arabiya News Channel reported him as saying early Wednesday. Jubeir, who is in Paris
Trump says perhaps isolating Qatar ‘beginning of end of terrorism’
:: United President Donald Trump has said Middle East leaders pointed the finger toward Qatar when probed on who was responsible for terrorist financing in the region. In a series of tweets posted on Tuesday, Trump said it his recent
Kuwaiti Emir discusses latest GCC development with King Salman in Saudi
:: Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Tuesday as Kuwait-led mediation efforts are taking shape in the crisis of severing ties with Qatar. Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa is set
UAE minister Gargash tweets on what lies behind decision to cut Qatar ties
:: The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, posted on Monday a series of tweets in response to the Saudi and UAE’s decision to sever ties with Qatar. He called it a “difficult and inevitable day,” adding
Trump UK state visit to go ahead despite criticism of London mayor
:: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he saw no reason to cancel Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain after the US president criticized Mayor Sadiq Khan’s response to the London Bridge killings. Trump has lambasted Khan on
Saudi cabinet says Qatar ‘violated charters and neighborly ties’
:: The Saudi Council of Ministers stressed on Monday that the decision to cut diplomatic and consular ties with Qatar, came from the practice of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign rights guaranteed by international law and the protection of national security from
Doha in distress: how the crisis unfolded
:: A diplomatic crisis of unprecedented scale erupted in the Gulf and wider region Monday, as eight governments dramatically cut ties with Qatar over its alleged support for extremist groups. Residents of Qatar were seen “panic buying” and some supermarket
Reasons why Saudi, UAE, Bahrain, Yemen and Egypt severed ties with Qatar
:: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Yemen and Egypt severed ties with Qatar on Monday morning, following a diplomatic rift in the Gulf region in recent weeks. Saudi Arabia According to the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia has taken this
UAE announces it is cutting all diplomatic ties with Qatar
:: Following news from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates has also announced it is severing all ties with the state of Qatar. The UAE has given Qatar’s diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi 48 hours to leave the
Saudi Arabia severs all ties with Qatar, closes off borders
:: Saudi Arabia has joined Bahrain in severing all ties with the State of Qatar in the latest developments of Doha’s widening rift with its Gulf neighbors, a statement from Saudi Press Agency has confirmed. Following news from Bahrain, the
Putin: External interference aggravates situation in Syria
:: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the situation in Syria has been aggravated due to the external interference. “It is easy to separate the moderate opposition from terrorist groups,” Putin said in his speech at the St.
Palestinians pour into Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers
:: Thousands of Palestinians poured into Jerusalem to attend the first Friday prayers of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam’s third-holiest site, AFP correspondents reported. Many had queued from before dawn at the Israeli
Trump pulls us out of global climate change accord
:: President Donald Trump declared Thursday that the United States will withdraw from the 2015 Paris accord and try to negotiate a new global deal on climate change. “I promised I would exit or renegotiate any deal which fails to
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