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
Snapchat results failed to click with Wall Street
:: Shares of Snapchat parent Snap sank to new lows on Thursday after the company reported a hefty quarterly loss and user growth, which missed Wall Street expectations. Revenue at the California-based company more than doubled to $182 million while
Kuwait refutes ‘existence of large numbers of North Korean workers’
:: Kuwait’s foreign ministry rejected “recent media reports” on the “existence of large North Korean expatriate workers in Kuwait.” Previously, The Associated Press said that Kuwait will continue to grant visas to North Korean laborers whose wages allegedly aid Pyongyang
Saudi King check on US Sen. John McCain’s health on a telephone call
:: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held a telephone call to Senator John McCain to check on his health. Senator McCain thanked the King for his noble feelings. Previously, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said that his ongoing treatment
North Korea details Guam missile plan and brushes off Trump’s warning
:: North Korea dismissed as a “load of nonsense” warnings by U.S. President Donald Trump that it would face “fire and fury” if it threatened the United States, and outlined on Thursday detailed plans for a missile strike near the
Kaspersky Lab to withdraw Microsoft antitrust complaints
:: Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday it would withdraw antitrust complaints made in Europe against Microsoft after the US technology giant agreed to change how it delivers security updates to Windows users. Both companies simultaneously announced
Brangelina – Are they getting back together?
:: Seems like Brangelina is making a comeback. Almost a year after filing for a divorce, actress Angelina Jolie has ‘stalled’ her divorce from husband and actor Brad Pitt, Us Weekly magazine reported yesterday. Speaking to Us Weekly, a source
Taylor Swift’s mom wanted to keep groping allegation private
:: Taylor Swift’s mother said she didn’t call police to report allegations that a radio station DJ groped her daughter before a concert because she didn’t want the moment to define the pop star’s life. Likewise, a liaison for Taylor
Jennifer Lawrence opens up about boyfriend Darren Aronofsky
:: Jennifer Lawrence has opened up about her relationship with director Darren Aronofsky. Aronofsky directed Lawrence in “mother!” which was shot last year and comes to theaters next month. Lawrence tells Vogue magazine she and Aronofsky began dating after filming
Tillerson: Trump’s tough talk aims to send message to North Korea
:: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson played down President Donald Trump’s incendiary warning to North Korea on Wednesday, saying he was just trying to send a strong message in language its leader would understand. Tillerson, speaking to reporters before
Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ parallels North Korean rhetoric
:: President Donald Trump ventured into North Korean territory with his vow to respond to threats from the isolated dictatorship with “fire and fury” unparalleled in history. Trump’s remarks seemingly implying a nuclear strike came Tuesday as a report revealed
Calvin Harris tops Forbes list of highest-earning DJs for fifth year
:: Scottish musician Calvin Harris ruled Forbes’ annual list of electronic cash kings on Tuesday as he was named the highest-paid DJ for the fifth consecutive year, outpacing Dutch DJ Tiesto and newcomers The Chainsmokers. Harris, 33, brought in $48.5
N.Korea considers missile strike on Guam after Trump’s warning
:: North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the US Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met
Anti-ISIS operations enter fourth year
:: The US-led coalition campaign to destroy the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria enters its fourth year this week, and the Pentagon believes the militants’ defeat is inevitable. On August 8, 2014 two FA-18 jets launched from the USS
Saudi ambassador to Washington: US, allies realize magnitude of Iranian threat
:: In his first media interview since taking the post of Riyadh’s ambassador to Washington, Saudi Prince Khaled bin Salman told The Washington Post that the United States and its allies realize “how big the Iranian threat is to international
Tunisian actor reportedly in talks to star in Aladdin as the villain Jafar
:: Dutch-Tunisian actor Marwan Kenzari is reportedly in negotiations for a potential role as Jafar in Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin. News of his potential role has been going viral in the Arab world, with many excited for the adaptation
Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry to perform at MTV VMAs
:: Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, the Weeknd and host Katy Perry will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards later this month. MTV announced Monday that Lorde, Shawn Mendes, Fifth Harmony and Thirty Seconds to Mars will also hit the
Hackers demand millions in ransom for stolen HBO data
:: Hackers using the name “Mr. Smith” posted a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online Monday, and demanded that HBO pay a ransom of several million dollars to prevent further such releases. The data dump included what appear to
Google employee’s anti-diversity memo prompts company rebuke
:: Google executives over the weekend rushed to denounce an engineer’s memo that ascribed gender inequality in the technology industry to biological differences, a view that sparked outrage at the internet giant and inflamed tensions over sexual harassment and discrimination
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