Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 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 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 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 »

 

Turkey calls on US to lift barriers to boost trade

Wilbur Ross

:: Turkey asked the United States to lift trade barriers between the two countries during talks on Saturday aimed at sharply increasing bilateral commerce, Turkey’s trade minister said. Washington and Ankara have set an ambitious goal of quadrupling their trade

Sudan’s al-Bashir kept key to room with millions of euros, court hears

Omar al-Bashir

:: Sudan’s toppled former leader Omar al-Bashir was the only person with a key to a room at the presidential palace holding millions of euros, his last office manager testified on Saturday. Speaking at al-Bashir’s trial on charges of possessing

King Salman appoints new energy secretary, ambassador to Bahrain

:: King Salman on Sunday issued a royal decree appointing Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as energy minister. Prince Abdulaziz replaced Khalid Al-Falih, who was removed from the post that he held since May 2016. Another decree named Prince Sultan bin

Israeli PM Netanyahu vows tough response after Gaza drone attack

:: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Saturday with a “vigorous response” after militants used a drone to drop a bomb on the Israeli side of the Gaza-Israel perimeter fence. This appeared to be the first-ever

Arab Coalition: Houthis launch missile from Yemen’s Saada

:: The Arab Coalition said on Wednesday that the Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile from Yemen’s Saada, which landed within the governorate. The coalition’s spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki said the Houthis continue to violate international humanitarian law by

Turkey’s Erdogan defies pressure not to have nuclear warheads

:: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday lashed out at pressure on some countries – including his own – not to acquire missiles with nuclear warheads. “Some (countries) have missiles with nuclear warheads in their hands but I shouldn’t

US imposes sanctions on Iran’s space agencies

:: The United States imposed sanctions on the three Iranian space agencies on Tuesday, the Treasury Department said, as Washington ramps up pressure over Tehran’s nuclear program. Treasury targeted the Iran Space Agency, Iran Space Research Center and the Astronautics

France pushes $15 bln credit line plan for Iran, if US allows it

:: France has proposed offering Iran about $15 billion in credit lines until year-end if Tehran comes fully back into compliance with its 2015 nuclear deal, a move that hinges on Washington not blocking it, Western and Iranian sources said.

Iranian army general: We will continue to conduct secret military missions

:: The Iranian army has recently conducted secret missions and will continue to do so, the commander of the Iranian army Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi said on Tuesday, reported the semi-official Mehr news agency. “Some of the measures recently taken

Sudan’s PM chooses 14 members of first cabinet since al-Bashir’s fall

Abdalla Hamdok

:: Sudan’s prime minister has approved 14 members of his cabinet, the first to be appointed since the fall of long-term leader Omar al-Bashir in April, a source said on Tuesday. The nominations include Sudan’s first female foreign minister, and

China backs N. Korea amid deadlocked nuclear talks

:: China reasserted its backing for North Korea on Tuesday as its foreign minister visited Pyongyang, vowing to maintain “close communication” with its longstanding ally in the face of deadlocked nuclear talks with Washington. Beijing has long been North Korea’s

German Foreign Minister Maas arrives in Sudan

Heiko Maas

:: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas arrived Tuesday in Sudan which is ushering in a long-awaited transition from decades of autocratic rule under ousted leader Omar al-Bashir. The visit by Maas comes after Sudan swore in a new prime minister

Eight students killed in Chinese elementary school attack

:: Police in central China say an attacker killed eight students and injured two others at an elementary school on the first day of the new semester. The attack occurred around 8 a.m. Monday in Chaoyangpo village of Enshi city

Rouhani says Iran’s answer to US talks will ‘always be negative’

Hassan Rouhani

:: Iran’s answer to bilateral talks with the US will “always be negative,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, adding that Iran may further cut nuclear commitments in days. “No decision has ever been taken to hold talks with

Hurricane Dorian kills at least five in Bahamas, turn to Florida expected

:: Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday, killing at least five people and inundating homes with floodwater ahead of its expected advance on the US coast, where more than a million people were ordered evacuated. Dorian, one of the

Hezbollah chief says ‘no more red lines’ against Israel

:: Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader said on Monday that while a flare-up with Israel at the border had ended, the episode had launched a “new phase” in which the Iran-backed movement no longer has red lines. In a televised speech, Sayyed

As prospect of election looms, British lawmakers begin no-deal Brexit battle

Boris Johnson

:: Lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to move Britain one step closer to an early election when they vote on the first stage of their plan to block Prime Minister Boris Johnson from pursuing a no-deal Brexit. Johnson has

Erdogan’s AKP to expel ex-premier from party: Report

:: The executive committee of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party on Monday unanimously agreed to send former premier and party member Ahmet Davutoglu to a disciplinary board for dismissal, local media reported. The decision came after a nearly five-hour

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