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: World
Prominent Dutch lawyer seeks Qatari compensation for terror victims
:: A prominent human rights lawyer demanded Monday that Qatar compensate Dutch-based victims of an al-Qaida-linked Syrian extremist group, saying the Al Nusra group was financed by Qatar-based funding networks. In a letter sent to Qatar’s ruling emir that was
Malaysia releases images of suspects in Palestinian killing
:: Malaysian police on Monday released composite images of two suspects who gunned down a Palestinian engineer and said they appeared to be European or Middle Eastern, fueling suspicion that the slaying was an Israeli assassination. Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant
Saudi Arabia condemns Kabul suicide bombing
:: An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the kingdom strongly condemns the suicide bombing attack that targeted a voter registration center in Kabul on Sunday and killed at least 31 people while injuring 54
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to UK offers condolences over Umrah crash
:: The Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the UK offered his condolences on Sunday to the families of four people killed when a coach taking a group of Umrah pilgrims from Makkah to Madinah collided with a fuel tanker near the
Four British pilgrims killed in Saudi road crash
:: Four British pilgrims were killed and 12 others injured in Saudi Arabia when their bus collided with a fuel tanker, officials said on Sunday. The crash occurred on Saturday near the western Saudi town of Al Khalas while the
Malaysia carries out autopsy on Palestinian gunned down in ‘Mossad’ hit
:: An autopsy was being carried out Sunday on the body of a Palestinian professor who was gunned down in what his family claim was an assassination by Israel’s Mossad spy agency. Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh, 35, was killed in a
Pakistani Pashtun rights group attracts 8,000 to rally despite state pressure
:: A Pakistani ethnic rights group drew over 8,000 people to a rally in Lahore on Sunday, despite pressure from security officials to call off the event focusing on human rights violations in areas bordering Afghanistan. The leader of the
Death toll in Kabul attack rises to 31, ISIS claims responsibility
:: A suicide attack on a voter registration center in Kabul on Sunday killed at least 31 people and wounded 54 others, the health ministry said. The new death toll given by spokesman Wahid Majroh could not be immediately confirmed.
India approves death penalty for rape of girls under 12
:: India’s cabinet on Saturday approved the death penalty for rapists of girls below the age of 12, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting in response to nationwide outrage in the wake of a series of cases.
Iran threatens to ‘vigorously’ resume enrichment if US quits nuclear deal
:: Iran is ready to “vigorously” resume nuclear enrichment if the United States ditches the 2015 nuclear deal, and further “drastic measures” are being considered in response to a US exit, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Saturday. Zarif
Palestinian professor killed in Malaysia, family accuses Israeli agency
:: The family of a Palestinian professor and Hamas member accused Israel’s Mossad spy agency on Saturday of killing him on the streets of Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian police said Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh, 35, was killed in a drive-by motorcycle shooting
Russia says hard to know if Syria’s borders will remain as they are
:: Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday Russia did not know how the situation in Syria would evolve in terms of the country maintaining its territorial integrity, the Interfax news agency reported. “We don’t know how the situation
US Secretary of State nominee Pompeo met with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
:: US Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo made a secret visit to North Korea over the Easter weekend and met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing two people with direct knowledge
Former US first lady Barbara Bush dead at 92
:: Former US first lady Barbara Bush, the only woman to see her husband and son sworn in as US president, died on Tuesday, the Bush family said. She was 92. Bush was the wife of the 41st president, George
Saudi ambassador to US offers condolences to Bush family
:: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US Prince Khalid bin Salman offered his condolences to the Bush family following the death of former First Lady Barbara Bush, wife of the 41st president, George H.W. Bush. In a tweet on his
Polish far-right lodges complaint against Israeli president under Holocaust law
:: Polish nationalist movement Ruch Narodowy (RN) said Tuesday it had filed a complaint with prosecutors against Israel’s president under Poland’s controversial new Holocaust law for having attributed responsibility to Poland for Nazi German crimes. It follows a press statement
New envoy to Yemen gives his first report to UN Security Council
:: The incoming United Nations envoy to Yemen is giving his first report to the Security Council. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced in February the appointment of Martin Griffiths of the United Kingdom as his Special Envoy for
France earmarks EUR 50 million for new Syria aid projects
:: France will spend 50 million euros ($62 million) on new projects in Syria to be carried out by around 20 humanitarian groups, the president’s office said Monday. Emmanuel Macron made the decision “in the face of the critical humanitarian
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