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: Africa
Acwa Power targets 2016 IPO on Kingdom’s bourse
Saudi Arabia-based power and water project developer, Acwa Power, is aiming for a stock market floatation on the Saudi bourse sometime next year, its chief executive said. The company, which has $27 billion worth of assets, with another $17 billion
Millions face hunger due to climate change
At least 10 million poor people face hunger this year and next because of droughts and erratic rains linked to record global temperatures and an expected “super” version of the evolving El Nino weather pattern, aid charity Oxfam has warned.
Suspected Islamist rebel accused of Timbuktu destruction appears at ICC
A suspected Islamist rebel accused of destroying ancient monuments in Mali’s Timbuktu appeared before the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, the first person to face charges for damaging mankind’s cultural heritage at the court. The ICC has been examining events
Morocco reacts to Sweden by blocking Ikea store opening
Morocco’s first Ikea will not be opening its doors to shoppers on Tuesday, as had previously been planned, after the kingdom’s authorities blocked the event due to a lack of permits, local media reported. Authorities also called off the opening
Head of Kenyan mission lauds KSA’s Haj efforts
Hussein Sharif, the vice-chairman of the Kenyan Haj Mission, has highly praised the efforts made by the Kingdom during this Haj season, and for the good organization and management of all Haj operations since the arrival of the guests of
S.African peacekeeper killed, four wounded in Sudan’s Darfur
One South African peacekeeper was killed and four wounded when a convoy they were escorting came under fire in Sudan’s Darfur region, the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission said on Monday. The attack took place on Sunday near Mellit, in North
15 civilians killed in Boko Haram attack in Niger
Fifteen civilians were killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants on a border village in southeastern Niger, state television reported Friday, the latest deadly raid by the militant group. The attack followed two months of calm in the area
Burkina coup leaders sign deal with army to stand down
Burkina Faso coup leaders agreed to return to their barracks and said they would restore the deposed president to power, signing a deal with the army that apparently defuses a tense standoff sparked by last week’s putsch. The breakthrough came
Burkina Faso army enters capital to disarm coup leaders
Burkina Faso soldiers marched into the capital Ouagadougou without resistance late on Monday as army leaders began surrender talks with the elite presidential guard that staged a coup against the government last week. Burkina Faso had been preparing to head
Violence erupts at Burkina Faso hotel where mediators gather
Violence broke out at a central hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital on Sunday where talks were taking place with regional mediators as demonstrators opposed to last week’s coup clashed with supporters of the military. The clashes erupted as crowds in
10 critical mistakes in 2014’s Ebola outbreak
Associated Press investigation has found that the World Health Organization and other responders faced avoidable obstacles in their efforts to stop the spiraling Ebola outbreak last summer in Kenema, a pivotal seeding point for the virus and a microcosm of
Bomb blasts rock restive Nigerian city of Maiduguri
Three bomb blasts on Sunday rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the stronghold of Boko Haram, the army said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. “There were three improvised explosive devices explosions at Gomari and Ajilari general
In Niger, U.S. soldiers quietly help build wall against Boko Haram
Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger’s Diffa region had never held a summit to confront the threat – perhaps with good reason. “One person could come here and kill us
Libya coast guard seizes tanker, detains 12 Russians
Libya’s coast guard said Thursday it had intercepted a Russian-flagged tanker suspected of carrying an illegal shipment of petrol and detained 12 crew members from Russia. “We received a signal on the presence of a ship transporting an illegal cargo
Death toll rises to 150 in South Sudan oil tanker blast
At least 150 people died near the town of Maridi in South Sudan when a crashed oil tanker exploded as a crowd scooped up spilled fuel, reports said Friday. Senior local official John Ezkia told South Sudan’s Eye Radio that
Blast in Somalia’s Kismayu port city kills three soldiers
A blast claimed by the Somali militant group al-Shabaab killed at least three soldiers who were waiting to collect their salaries at a military camp in the port city of Kismayu on Thursday, police and the group said. “So far,
Libya peace talks hit snag over proposed deal amendments
Delegates for Libya’s internationally recognized government said on Tuesday it was recalling its team from U.N.-backed peace talks with rivals, complaining about amendments to a draft agreement meant to end their conflict. It was the latest setback for United Nations
Mexico says eight citizens died in Egypt
Mexicos Foreign Relations Department said Tuesday that embassy personnel in Egypt have identified six more bodies as those of Mexican citizens killed in air attack by Egyptian police and military forces. The deaths of two Mexicans had earlier been confirmed,
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