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: Europe
Hungary’s leader: Border fences will stop Muslim migration
:: EU leaders and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros are seeking a “new, mixed, Muslimized Europe,” Hungary’s anti-migration prime minister said Saturday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a visit to Romania that Hungary’s border fences, supported by other Central European
UK moves to tighten rules on drone use
:: British officials have announced plans to regulate drone use in a bid to prevent accidents and threats to commercial aviation. The new rules announced Saturday will require drones that weigh eight ounces (226.79 grams) or more to be registered
Turkish PM calls for cool heads as Germany tightens stance
:: Turkey’s prime minister sought Friday to downplay worries of growing tensions between Turkey and Germany following the jailing of six human rights activists, including one German. Turkey continues to regard Germany as a “strategic partner in Europe,” Prime Minister
When Britain’s Boris Johnson met high-tech robots in Japan
:: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Thursday shook hands with one of Japan’s high-tech robots, a humanoid candidate to carry the torch as part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Johnson, kicking off a trip to Japan, visited the robotic
Saudi FM in Brussels: We have zero tolerance for terrorism
:: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said in a press conference in Brussels, “We have had constructive talks and look forward to deepening relations with Europe,” reported Al Arabiya on Thursday. Al-Jubair said Saudi Arabia’s policy on combating
Saudi permanent representative to UN: ‘Qatar has to implement all demands’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Abdullah al-Mouallimi, denied the statements credited to him about waiving or abandoning the list of demands that was given to Qatar, reported Al Hadath, Al Arabiya sister chanel. Al-Mouallimi explained that
Macron puts France top of ‘soft power’ rankings: survey
:: France has leapfrogged the US and Britain as the world’s top so-called soft power, helped by the election of President Emmanuel Macron, a study of countries’ non-military global influence showed Tuesday. While France has risen, Donald Trump’s ascent to
Gold up, poised for more gains on soft US rate outlook
:: Gold climbed on Monday and was likely to see further gains after the dollar slumped to multi-month lows on the back of data that pointed to weak US inflation and less prospect of rate hikes. “The dollar continues to
BBC unveils first female ‘Doctor Who’
:: British actress Jodie Whittaker was unveiled Sunday as the first woman to play “Doctor Who,” telling fans of the cult BBC science fiction series they should “not be scared by my gender.” The 35-year-old, who starred in the British
No red carpet for Trump, says London Mayor
:: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has reiterated his opposition to US President Donald Trump being afforded an elaborate state visit when he comes to the UK next year, the media reported. “State visits are different from a normal visit and
Gargash: Regional solution, international monitoring needed in Qatar
:: Anwar Gargash, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has said that international monitoring was needed in the standoff between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, adding he saw signs that the pressure exerted on Doha “was working”. Saudi
France sees Brexit as tool to weaken City of London: Leaked memo
:: France is seeking to use Brexit to weaken the City of London, the British finance sector’s EU point man warned in a leaked report published Sunday. “They are crystal clear about their underlying objective: The weakening of Britain, the
Macron urges resumption of Mideast talks based on two states
:: French President Emmanuel Macron called Sunday for a resumption of long-stalled Middle East peace talks based on a two-state solution. “France is ready to support all diplomatic efforts towards this end within the parameters of peace recognized by the
Iran president’s brother arrested on financial charges
:: The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rowhani, Hossein Fereydoun, has been arrested on financial crime charges, according to a source cited by AFP. “Multiple investigations have been conducted regarding this person, also other people have been investigated, some of
Police say boy charged with 15 offences after London acid attacks
:: British police said on Saturday they had charged a 16-year-old boy with 15 offences following five related acid attacks in London two days earlier. The charges include grievous bodily harm, possession of an item to discharge a noxious substance,
Turkish Airlines makes emergency landing as Saudi passenger suffers heart attack
:: A Turkish plane on its way to Jeddah made an emergency landing in Cairo’s International Airport on Sunday after a Saudi female passenger suffered from a heart attack during the flight. The 49-year-old passenger Wedad Omar was en route
Protesters demonstrate outside Qatar’s embassy in Brussels
:: Demonstrators protested on Saturday outside Qatar’s embassy in Brussels against Doha’s support for terrorism and its approach to fuel conflicts around the world. The demonstrators demanded that Qatar stops its funding of extremist group and change its policy of
Brexit, French poll changed my view on Europe: Merkel
:: German Chancellor Angela Merkel told voters on Saturday that Britain’s decision to leave the EU and France’s election of President Emmanuel Macron had changed her view on the bloc, adding it was worth fighting for a stronger Europe. Merkel’s
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