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: Asia
N.Korea fires unidentified projectile: S.Korea military
:: North Korea fired on Sunday an unidentified projectile from a region near its west coast, South Korea’s military said. The nature of the projectile is not immediately clear, a South Korean military official said by telephone. Yonhap news agency
China pledges $124 bln for new Silk Road as champion of globalization
:: Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $124 billion on Sunday for his new Silk Road plan to forge a path of peace, inclusiveness and free trade, and called for the abandonment of old models based on rivalry and diplomatic power
Ten gunned down near China ‘Belt and Road’ projects in Pakistan
:: Ten laborers were gunned down in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday while working on link roads to connect outlying towns to the country’s $57-billion Chinese “Belt and Road” initiative, security officials confirmed. The attack on the Pakistani laborers took place
Sri Lanka rejects Chinese request for submarine visit — officials
:: Sri Lanka has rejected China’s request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, two senior government officials said on Thursday as the Indian prime minister landed in the island nation. Sri Lanka last allowed a Chinese
Bomb kills 25 as it hits convoy of Pakistan Senate deputy
:: A bomb exploded next to a convoy of the deputy chairman of the Pakistan Senate on Friday in the violence-plagued province of Baluchistan, killing at least 25 people, officials said. ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombing. The group’s Amaq
Nepal’s high hopes for first local polls in 20 years
:: Nepal holds its first local elections in two decades on Sunday hoping to cement a fraught transition to democracy and fill an institutional void that has seen corruption flourish. The last local representatives were elected in 1997 and their
North Korea open to US talks under ‘conditions’, says official
:: A top North Korean diplomat says Pyongyang would be willing to meet with the Trump administration for negotiations “if the conditions are set.” Choi Sun-hee, the top North Korean diplomat who handles relations with the US, spoke briefly to
China-led AIIB approves seven new members ahead of new Silk Road summit
:: The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Saturday it had approved seven new members to join the bank, a day before China’s biggest diplomatic event of the year kicks off. Leaders from 29 countries will attend China’s
In global appeal, North Korea urges states not to enforce UN sanctions
:: North Korea made a global appeal in a letter released on Friday for states to reconsider enforcing UN sanctions on the Asian nation as Washington seeks to step up pressure on Pyongyang to end its nuclear and ballistic missile
Bomb kills 25 as it hits convoy of Pakistan Senate deputy
:: A bomb exploded next to a convoy of the deputy chairman of the Pakistan Senate on Friday in the violence-plagued province of Baluchistan, killing at least 25 people, officials said. At least 35 people were wounded in the blast
Pentagon intelligence chief warns of Afghan gains being lost
:: The US must “do something very different” in Afghanistan, such as placing American military advisers closer to the front lines of battle, or risk squandering all that has been invested there in recent years, the head of the Pentagon’s
Spontaneous protests wrongfoot police, loosening India’s grip on Kashmir
:: Images of students confronting police on campuses have come to symbolize Kashmiri protests against Indian rule as much as gun-toting militants in fatigues, in what security officials and separatist leaders say is a dangerous new phase of the conflict.
Wall collapse kills 24 at wedding in India
:: A wall collapsed during a wedding party in western India, killing 24 people including four children, police said Thursday. Guests had taken shelter from a storm under a tin shack that adjoined the wall when it collapsed late Wednesday,
Mumbai court grants divorce to Malaika, Arbaaz Khan
:: The Bandra family court on Thursday passed the divorce of Malaika Arora and Arbaaz Khan. The couple has been grabbing headlines from quite a long time after their separation last year. Surprisingly, the duo arrived together at Justin Bieber’s
South Korea’s new president willing to visit rival North
:: New South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday he was open to visiting rival North Korea under the right conditions to talk about Pyongyang’s aggressive pursuit of nuclear-tipped missiles. Moon’s softer stance on North Korea could create friction with
Jakarta’s Christian governor jailed for blasphemy against Islam
:: Jakarta’s Christian governor has been sentenced to two years in jail for blasphemy, a harsher-than-expected ruling critics fear will embolden hardline Islamist forces to challenge secularism in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation. Tuesday’s guilty verdict for Basuki Tjahaja
Hello India: Justin Bieber sends fans into tizzy in Mumbai
:: Grammy Award winning Canadian singer Justin Bieber performed to a stadium full of his fans, who were excited, emotional and euphoric as the “Baby” singer took the stage in India for the first time on Wednesday night. The 23-year-old
Pakistan: Islamic world won’t allow Iran to tamper with Saudi Arabia’s security
:: In response to a statement made by Iranian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mohammad Hussein Bagheri, the head of Pakistan’s Council of Scholars Taher Mahmoud Ashrafi said that the Iranian threat to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is
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