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
Houston Consulate reveals details related to Saudi student’s death
The Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in Houston has revealed the circumstances leading to the death of Saudi student Hussain Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Nahdi on Monday from injuries he suffered after he was violently assaulted in the Midwestern US state
Clinton: FBI probe statement ‘deeply troubling’
US presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton declared Saturday that the FBI’s decision to announce a renewed probe into her use of email just ahead of voting was “unprecedented” and “deeply troubling.” “It’s pretty strange to put something like that out with
US treasury chief warns on 9/11 JASTA law during Saudi visit
A United States law allowing victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia could have “serious implications” for shared US-Gulf interests, a top Obama administration official said Thursday. US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew made the comments at
Kerry-Zarif win diplomatic prize for Iran nuclear deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif have won an international diplomatic prize for their part in a historic agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, organizers announced Monday. The two officials, who negotiated the deal
Trump gains on Clinton, poll shows ‘rigged’ message resonates
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gained on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton among American voters this week, cutting her lead nearly in half, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling released on Friday. The polling data showed Trump’s argument that the Nov. 8
Some progress in Geneva talks on Aleppo ceasefire
There has been some progress in Geneva talks this week among the United States, Russia and other nations trying to achieve a ceasefire agreement in Aleppo, the US State Department said on Friday. The crux of the discussions, according to
Retired US general charged with lying in ‘Stuxnet’ leak case
A retired US Marine Corps general who last served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pleaded guilty on Monday in a federal court to making false statements to the FBI during an investigation into leaks of classified
Bush handover note to Clinton has Americans nostalgic
In the final stretch of a US presidential campaign marked by divisive rhetoric and acrimony, Americans appear to be longing for gentler times. After Donald Trump’s unprecedented threat to reject the results of the presidential vote, a 1993 letter that
Russia envoy: Tensions with US are probably worst since 1973
Russia’s UN ambassador said that tensions with the United States are probably the worst since the 1973 Mideast war. But Vitaly Churkin said on Friday that Cold War relations between the Soviet Union and Russia more than 40 years ago
Global deal reached to limit powerful greenhouse gases
Nearly 200 nations have reached a deal to limit the use of greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide in a major effort to fight climate change. The talks on hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, were called the first test of
US detects what it says is failed N. Korean missile launch
The US military says it’s detected what’s being described as a failed missile launch by North Korea. A military statement says the launch occurred near the northwestern city of Kusong and that the missile is presumed to be a Musadan
Clinton leads by 7 points as Trump faces grope claims
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton leads rival Donald Trump by seven percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll taken as the Republican nominee fought off accusations of groping women. The Oct. 7-13 poll released on Friday shows that
US court to consider post-9/11 abusive detentions
The US Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider a lawsuit that accuses former senior government officials of abusive detentions of immigrants rounded up after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. At issue is the responsibility of former attorney general John
US ‘to retaliate’ attack on warships off Yemen coast
The United States threatened Tuesday to retaliate for a missile attack that missed a pair of US warships in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. “Counterstrike, retaliatory strike: I can tell you that those things are things that
#MuslimsReportStuff still going strong after Trump, Clinton debate
The second presidential debate is continuing to create shockwaves on social media after it was broadcast live on Sunday. Following Donald Trump’s comments to a question about rising Islamophobia, Twitterati have taken to the platform all week, tweeting with the
‘Massive response’ needed for hurricane-hit Haiti: UN chief
A “massive response” is needed to help Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and the United Nations is mobilizing on all fronts to help get the recovery under way, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. “Some towns and
Presidential debate showed ‘two visions of US’: Arab experts
The second US presidential debate on Sunday between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton left Arab analysts astonished “as it displayed two different Americas.” Jordan’s former Information Minister Saleh Al-Qallab said Clinton performed well. “She made some very good points against
Some 1.6 mln still powerless in US Southeast after Hurricane Matthew
The number of homes and businesses without power after Hurricane Matthew pummeled the US Southeast’s Atlantic coast over the weekend dropped to almost 1.6 million by Sunday night after the storm moved out to sea, according to local electric companies.
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