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 »
Former Energy Minister Al-Falih honored at industry event in Riyadh
:: Former Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih was honored on Monday at a major industrial development event in Riyadh. The Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources also paid tribute to Al-Falih for his previous roles as chairman of the state
Afghan protesters claim US strikes kill five civilians
:: An airstrike by US-led forces overnight in eastern Afghanistan killed at least five civilians, local villagers said on Sunday. The villagers carried the bodies of the dead to the province’s capital of Ghazni, chanting, “Death to Ashraf Ghani, death
Iraq’s removal of counter terrorism chief sparks controversy
:: The Iraqi prime minister’s removal of a top military commander from his post triggered heated political protests and uncertainty over the weekend. Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi removed Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi from his post as the commander of the
Saudi Civil Defense fully controls fire at Haramain high-speed rail station
:: Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense authority said it has fully controlled the fire which broke out in the Haramain high-speed rail station in Jeddah on Sunday. Earlier reports said that the fire injured five people. “Five injured people were transferred
Saudi heritage museum opens at Scitech
:: The Abdullah bin Mohammed Ababtain Heritage Museum, in cooperation with the Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Center for Science and Technology (Scitech), launched a heritage exhibition in celebration of Saudi National Day. The event was held under the patronage of
Netanyahu, Gantz trade blame over breakdown in Israel coalition talks
:: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz traded blame on Sunday over the failure so far of efforts to reach a unity government deal following deadlocked elections. A new round of negotiations between Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off Chilean coast
:: A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the coast of Chile on Sunday, swaying buildings in the capital of Santiago. The national emergency agency said there were no reported injuries or damage to basic services. The US Geological Survey said
Pakistan says Indian mortars kill woman, boy in Kashmir
:: India and Pakistan have again traded fire along their highly militarized frontier in the disputed Kashmir region killing a woman and a boy in a border village in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Raja Tariq, a local administrator in Nakyal sector, says
Fire rips through Jeddah’s Haramain train station
:: A fire broke out in the Haramain high-speed rail station in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah, the country’s civil defense service said on Sunday. Five people were taken to hospital, the Makkah regional government said after the fire
Iran releases photo of Khamenei with Hezbollah’s Nasrallah
:: Iran has released a “never before seen” photo of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei alongside Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah. The photo published on the supreme leader’s official website shows Nasrallah with Khamenei on his right and
Arab Coalition: Houthi militia launched ballistic missile that fell in Saada
:: The Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile from a residential area in Yemen’s Sanaa, which fell in Saada, the Arab Coalition said on Sunday.
Israel says three suspects in deadly West Bank blast arrested
:: Israeli officials said that they have caught the Palestinian militants responsible for a bombing in the West Bank that killed a teenage girl last month. The Shin Bet internal security agency said on Saturday the suspects were three members
Trump to supporters: ‘Our country is at stake like never before’
:: President Donald Trump, the target of an impeachment investigation over alleged abuse of power, warned supporters Saturday that “our country is at stake like never before.” The video message posted on Twitter underscores the pressure on the White House
Jordan raises teachers’ pay in bid to defuse nationwide strike, union unmoved
:: Jordan’s cabinet on Saturday offered striking teachers pay hikes in a bid to end a damaging nationwide strike that has piled pressure on the debt-burdened country undergoing tough IMF-backed fiscal reforms amid concerns of a new round of demands
Saudi King’s personal bodyguard killed in ‘dispute’
:: The personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been killed, local media have reported. State-run Al Ekhbariya TV reported on Sunday that Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz al-Fagham was shot during a personal dispute in Jeddah. No further information was
UAE FM: The Iranian nuclear deal did not correct Tehran’s behavior
:: The nuclear deal Iran signed with global powers has not corrected Tehran’s behavior, the United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan told the UN General Assembly. The UAE said that the nuclear deal should have taken
Bahrain supports US efforts to counter Iran and its proxies: FM
:: Bahrain said Iran has been practicing terrorism for decades and that the Kingdom supports US efforts to counter Iran and its proxies in the region, Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa said in his remarks to the
Yemeni FM slams Iran, Houthi militia during UN General Assembly address
:: In just a few years, the Houthi militia group has destroyed the dreams of all Yemenis for freedom, Yemeni Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadrami said during his address to the UN General Assembly. “Today we are gravely wounded as a
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