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
US military drawing up options should Syrian regime use chemical weapons
:: America’s top general on Saturday said he was involved in “routine dialogue” with the White House about military options should Syria ignore U.S. warnings against using chemical weapons in an expected assault on the enclave of Idlib. Marine General
Nikki Haley says Trump to lead UN Security Council talks on Iran
:: US President Donald Trump plans to lead a meeting of the heads of state of the United Nations Security Council on Iran in late September, his envoy Nikki Haley announced Tuesday. With the United States now holding the presidency
Trump to Iran: ‘Never ever threaten US again’
:: President Donald Trump on Sunday hit back at bellicose comments by Iran’s president, warning him of consequences “the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered,” as the US intensifies its campaign against the Islamic republic. “NEVER, EVER
John Bolton on Syria: ‘Iran’s support for global terror’ is key concern for US
:: US national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power is not a strategic issue for the United States, but Iran’s presence in the country is. In an interview with CBS’s Face
Bolton: US sanctions ‘possible’ on European firms over Iran
:: White House National Security adviser John Bolton on Sunday said US sanctions on European companies that do business with Iran were possible, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he remained hopeful Washington and its allies could strike a
Saudi Arabia welcomes US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal
:: Saudi Arabia welcomed the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald Trump that the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. The government said it also supports the reinstatement of economic sanctions on the Iranian regime, which were
Pompeo defends ‘muscular’ US diplomacy on North Korea and Iran
:: New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday defended the “muscular diplomacy” practiced by President Donald Trump as a way to solve thorny global issues “peacefully, without ever firing a shot.” Speaking before of a group of American
US military cargo plane crashes near airport in Georgia killing five
:: An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane on a training mission crashed Wednesday along a road near a Georgia airport, killing at least five National Guard members from Puerto Rico, authorities said. Black smoke rose into the sky from
US judge orders Iran to pay $6 bln to families of 9/11 victims
:: A federal US judge has ordered Iran to pay $6 billion to families of the victims of 9/11 after he found various government entities were accountable in the attacks. Judge George B. Daniels announced that the Islamic Republic of
Tariq Ramadan mistress, previously paid for her silence, reveals ordeal with him
:: In a recent interview with Belgian TV channel, RTL-TVI, a Belgian-Moroccan woman has said she has been Islamic scholar Tarek Ramadan’s mistress for five years. According to her, during these years, she was subjected to a psychological ordeal. Majda
France’s Macron unsure whether Trump will stick to Iran nuclear deal
:: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said he did not know whether US President Donald Trump would stick to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that many in the West see as the best hope of preventing Tehran from getting
Pompeo insists on Gulf unity in face of Qatar to confront Iran
:: New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday called for unity among the Gulf countries, deeply divided over Qatar, in order to face the challenge posed by Iran. “Gulf unity is necessary and we need to achieve it,”
Donald Trump slams ‘horrible’ Iran nuclear deal as May 12 deadline looms
:: US President Donald Trump once more attacked the Iran nuclear deal as “horrible” Monday, as he faces a May 12 deadline to decide on the fate of the accord. “In seven years, that deal will have expired and Iran
US State Department approves weapons sale to Bahrain
:: The US State Department approved a potential $911.4 million helicopter and weapons sale to Bahrain, according to the US the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. According to a statement posted on the website of the Department of Defense’s agency, the
US’s Pompeo presses Turkey on S-400 missiles purchase from Russia
:: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday warned of the “seriousness of U.S. concerns” in a meeting with his Turkish counterpart in Brussels over Ankara’s decision to buy Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries, which are not compatible with
US would ‘probably regret’ lack of holding force in Syria, says Mattis
:: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday the United States would “probably regret” not keeping a holding force in Syria to ensure that ISIS militants did not re-emerge, the latest sign that a total US withdrawal was unlikely.
Online post suggests Toronto rampage suspect may have resented women
:: The suspect in the deadly van attack in Toronto posted a chilling Facebook message just minutes before plowing into a crowded city sidewalk, authorities said Tuesday, raising the possibility that he may have nursed grudges against women – a
Trump says US trade officials to visit China soon
:: President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that top US trade officials would soon travel to China as Washington and Beijing seek to resolve a trade dispute that has roiled markets and left exporters on edge. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, US
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