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
Rex Tillerson and Barzani stress need for Erbil-Baghdad dialogue
:: The Prime Minister of Iraqi-Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stressed on Friday the need for Erbil and Baghdad to initiate political negotiations. According to an official statement released from Barzani’s office on Friday, Tillerson
Trump says New York attacker should be put to death
:: US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for the man charged with carrying out a New York City truck rampage that killed eight people to be put to death. “NYC terrorist was happy as he asked to hang ISIS flag
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi makes first visit to crisis-hit northern Rakhine
:: Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived on her first visit to conflict-battered northern Rakhine State on Thursday, an official said, an unannounced trip to an area that has seen most of its Rohingya Muslim population forced out by
Al-Maalami: The coalition has taken specific measures to avoid injuring civilians
:: Saudi Arabia’s UN envoy, Abdullah al-Maalami, said that the Arab coalition forces had taken specific measures to avoid injuring civilians in Yemen. He added that the UN report proved that the Houthi militias along with the fighters of the
Details of the suspected New York terror truck driver
:: Information regarding the suspected terrorist involved in the New York attack on Tuesday show that he was an Uzbek citizen who arrived in the United States in 2010. The man was identified by US media as Saifullah Saipov, 29,
Sex allegations mount in British politics
:: Westminster came under further scrutiny of its handling of sexual harassment on Tuesday after a Labour activist said she was raped by a party member and another woman said she was assaulted by an MP. Bex Bailey, a former
The school bus that Saipov ran into before escaping on foot.
:: The United States is quietly pursuing direct diplomacy with North Korea, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, despite US President Donald Trump’s public assertion that such talks are a waste of time. Using the so-called “New York
New York Mayor: 8 dead in lower Manhattan “cowardly” terror attack
:: The New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said that eight people were killed in a truck attack and shooting incident that occurred in a Lower Manhattan area in New York on Tuesday. Dozens more were injured. “This was
Blast rocks Kabul’s diplomatic zone, multiple casualties reported
:: A suicide attacker riding a motorcycle blew himself up inside Kabul’s heavily fortified diplomatic zone on Tuesday killing at least three people and wounding 15, officials said. It was the first attack targeting the Afghan capital’s so-called “Green Zone”
Seven Rohingya drown trying to reach Bangladesh
:: At least four Rohingya were killed Tuesday when their boat sank off the coast of Bangladesh, police said, just hours after three babies drowned as they reached shore in a separate incident. At least 200 Rohingya have drowned since
iPhone X is best yet and FaceID works, mostly: Reviewers
:: The first reviews of Apple Inc’s eagerly awaited iPhone X unanimously judged it the best iPhone yet, although some reviewers pointed out potential glitches in FaceID, the company’s new face recognition system. The run-up to the Nov. 3 release
New Zealand firms up ban on foreign house buyers
:: The New Zealand government firmed up plans Tuesday to prevent foreigners from buying houses in the country, saying it wanted the new law in place early next year. New Labour Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she aimed to have
Ball game brings rare joy to Rohingya refugee boys
:: In a refugee camp in Bangladesh crammed with makeshift bamboo shelters, Rohingya boys gather on one of the few remaining clear areas of ground for an energetic bout of chinlone — a version of keepie-uppie that is one of
With just one breast cancer center, Afghanistan struggles to cope with the disease
:: Struggling with a weak health care system, conflict-ravaged Afghanistan has just one diagnostic center for breast cancer in the entire country — built in Kabul nearly a year ago, Dr. Abdullah Maihan, head of the National Cancer Control Program
Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger dating Kuwaiti Noor Alfallah
:: Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger is reportedly dating Noor Alfallah, a 22-year-old budding film producer of Kuwaiti origin. They were spotted together in Paris, according to British media reports, during the 74-year-old’s tour. According to the Daily Mail, a
Trump administration does not want limits on war authorization
:: President Donald Trump’s top national security aides pushed back on Monday against US lawmakers calling for a new congressional war authorization, saying it would be a mistake to impose geographic or time limits on the campaign against ISIS and
Work resumes normally in Catalonia as Spain enforces direct rule
:: Work resumed normally in Catalonia and calm reigned on the streets on Monday despite calls for civil disobedience from secessionist politicians, in early signs the direct rule imposed to stop an independence bid from Spain was taking hold. Although
GCC-EU talks focus on combating terrorism
:: Officials from the EU and the GCC on Monday discussed ways to boost economic and political cooperation between the two groups in all fields, including regional and international efforts for security development and combating terrorism. The meeting was held
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