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 »
Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Taliban claim NATO ‘defeat’ as Afghan war ends
The Taliban responded scornfully Monday to the formal end of NATO’s war in Afghanistan, describing the U.S.-led mission as a “fire of barbarism and cruelty” that had drowned the country “in a pool of blood”. The insurgent group issued the
Taliban shoot dead Supreme Court official in Afghan capital
Taliban insurgents gunned down a top official of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court as he left his home in Kabul on Saturday, the latest in a spate of strikes by the hardline Islamists on a broad range of targets in and around
U.N. condemns deadly Kabul school attack
The United Nations condemned two suicide attacks in Afghanistan that killed at least seven people Thursday, and said it had “serious concern” over the Taliban’s persistent threat. The bombings — one targeting a play at a French-financed school — come
Iran extends visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees
Iran said it had agreed to extend temporary visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees for six months, lifting a threat to send them back home to a country facing attacks by resurgent militants. Afghanistan — struggling to cope with hundreds of
Afghanistan, Germany condemn CIA torture
Afghanistan’s newly-elected President Ashraf Ghani condemned United States actions as revealed in a senate report on the CIA’s interrogation techniques, branding them a violation “all accepted principles of human rights,” Agence France-Presse reported. “The Afghan government condemns these inhumane actions
U.S. hands over ‘Taliban commander’ to Pakistan
U.S. troops in Afghanistan said Sunday they had handed over three Pakistani detainees to Islamabad, while a security source said one of them was a senior Pakistani Taliban commander. “Acting on behalf of the United States government, we transferred custody
Taliban attack rocks upscale Kabul district
Taliban fighters staged an attack Thursday evening in an upscale district in the Afghan capital Kabul. Witnesses described multiple explosions and bursts of gunfire in the Wazir Akbar Khan district, which contains numerous foreign embassies and compounds housing international agencies
One British citizen killed in vehicle attack in Afghan capital
One British citizen was among five people killed in Thursday’s suicide attack on a British embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The other four killed in the blast were Afghans, the statement said.
Pakistan military says jets kill 20 militants
Pakistan’s army says its fighter jets have killed 20 militants in a troubled northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border. An army statement says the 20 “terrorists” were killed Tuesday in precise air strikes in the North Waziristan tribal region,
Two U.S. soldiers killed in Kabul bombing: officials
Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed on Monday when their vehicle was struck by a homemade bomb in the Afghan capital Kabul, defense officials said. One of the troops was a non-commissioned officer and the second was an enlisted soldier,
Survivors tell of Afghanistan volleyball bombing that killed 57
KABUL: Survivors of a horrific suicide attack which killed 57 people at a volleyball game in Afghanistan told Monday how a bomb packed with ball bearings ripped through spectators enjoying the final moments of the match. In the country’s deadliest
Afghan capital welcomes first ever amusement park
Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, saw the opening of its very first ever amusement park, Australia’s ABC news reported Sunday. The new park, called Kabul City Park, has welcomed thousands of visitors since its opening in October. Attractions in the park, which
Many children among victims in Afghan volleyball game blast
KABUL: Scores of people wounded in a horrific suicide attack at a volleyball game in eastern Afghanistan were flown to hospital in Kabul, officials said Monday, as families mourned 50 killed in the blast. In the country’s deadliest single attack
IOC condemns suicide bomb at volleyball tournament
The president of the International Olympic committee has condemned the suicide attack on a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan which killed at least 45 people on Sunday. Dozens more were wounded when a bomber, who was on foot and mingling
Obama approves fresh guidelines for U.S. military in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama has approved plans giving U.S. military commanders broader authority in helping Afghanistan forces repel Taliban fighters after U.S. and NATO combat operations formally end in December, a senior administration official said. The decision, made in recent weeks,
Suicide blast kills two guards at foreign camp in Kabul
A Taliban suicide truck bomb struck at the entrance of a foreign-run compound in Kabul on Tuesday, killing two Afghan guards, highlighting the security challenges facing the country as NATO forces depart. Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the early-morning blast,
Afghan female MP survives suicide attack, three killed
A suicide bomber on Sunday targeted a vehicle convoy of Afghan lawmakers that included a prominent female MP, killing three civilians and injuring 17 others, officials said. The blast, in which the attacker detonated an explosives-packed car, left the MPs’
Taliban bombs kill at least 10 police in Afghanistan
Bombs exploded in three cities in Afghanistan on Monday killing at least 10 policemen, officials said, a day after a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself in Kabul’s police headquarters killing one person. The Taliban were ousted from power in 2001
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