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: Americas
‘Blade Runner’ reboot races to top of box office
:: Long-awaited sequel “Blade Runner: 2049” snatched the box office top spot this weekend — three and a half decades since “Blade Runner” hit the big screen in 1982, industry estimates showed Sunday. But with takings of $31.5 million in
US rapper Nelly arrested over tour-bus rape allegations
:: Grammy Award-winning rapper Nelly was arrested Saturday after a woman accused him of raping her in his tour bus, police in the northwestern state of Washington said. Just before 4 am local time a woman called the emergency 911
Mystery behind note found in the Las Vegas gunman’s hotel room
:: Investigators believe a note found in the Las Vegas gunman’s hotel room contained a series of numbers that helped him calculate more precise shots, a law enforcement official said. Vice President Mike Pence appeared at a prayer service in
Democrats rule out Trump’s request for border wall funding in help for ‘Dreamers’
:: Congressional Democrats rejected President Donald Trump’s requests on Sunday that renewed protection for “Dreamers” — people brought illegally to the United States as children — include funding for a border wall and money for thousands more immigration officers. “We
US, Turkey mutually suspend visa services in escalating row
:: The United States and Turkey on Sunday scaled back visa issuing services in each other’s countries in a deepening diplomatic row sparked by the arrest of a Turkish staffer at the American mission in Istanbul. The American embassy in
Trump says will not move US embassy to Jerusalem for now
:: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will not go ahead with his controversial pledge to move the American embassy to Jerusalem until after pushing for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. “I wanna give that a shot before I even
Trump says North Korea diplomacy has failed, ‘only one thing will work’
:: US President Donald Trump said Saturday that diplomatic efforts with North Korea have consistently failed, adding that “only one thing will work.” Trump has engaged in an escalating war of words with North Korean strongman Kim Jong-Un, trading insults
Top Hollywood studio executive under a cloud as firm probes allegations
:: Co-chairman Harvey Weinstein was taking an indefinite leave from the Weinstein Co, the film production company said on Friday, adding it will conduct an internal investigation into the New York Times’ report of sexual harassment allegations against one of
Google launches new phones, speakers with ‘real time translation’
:: Google on Wednesday unveiled the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling its commitment to the hardware business as it competes with a surge of devices from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc. Google’s
Google’s sister company Deepmind forms ethics unit for artificial intelligence
:: DeepMind, the Google sibling focusing on artificial intelligence, has announced the launch of an “ethics and society” unit to study the impact of new technologies on society. The announcement by the London-based group acquired by Google parent Alphabet is
Lights, camera, action – London’s Film Festival opens
:: Red carpets are being unrolled as the British capital prepares to play host to some of international cinema’s big names for the 12 days of the London Film Festival. The opening night gala is the European premiere of “Breathe”,
Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize
:: Nuclear disarmament group International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fueled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran. “The
Trump: Iran has not lived up to spirit of nuclear deal
:: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had not lived up to the spirit of the nuclear deal agreed with world powers and suggested he would reveal his decision on whether to certify the agreement soon. “We must
Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal, official says
:: President donald trump is anticipated to announce quickly that he will decertify the landmark worldwide deal to cut back iran’s nuclear program, a senior management professional said on thursday, in a step that doubtlessly could reason the 2015 accord
Tillerson: I never considered leaving post of top diplomat
:: Secretary of state rex tillerson declared wednesday that he by no means considered forsaking his activity as president donald trump’s pinnacle diplomat, disputing what he referred to as “faulty” reports that he become on the verge of resigning earlier
Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock wired $100,000 to partner in Philippines
:: Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock transferred $100,000 to his girlfriend in the Philippines who travelled there last month, authorities in Manila said Wednesday, citing the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said the FBI,
Mattis says will try to work with Pakistan ‘one more time’
:: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States would try “one more time” to work with Pakistan in Afghanistan before President Donald Trump would turn to options to address Islamabad’s alleged support for militant groups. Relations
US defense chief suggests sticking with Iran nuclear deal
:: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday offered qualified support for the Iran nuclear deal, ahead of an announcement by President Donald Trump on whether to stick with the agreement. While deferring to the president’s review, Mattis said he
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