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 »

 

Tag Archives: AID

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

KSRelief inks six accords worth $3 million to help displaced Yemenis

:: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) signed six agreements worth $3 million with various organizations in Riyadh on Tuesday to help Yemenis displaced and injured by Houthi rebel actions. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the supervisor general of

UN plans food aid for up to 700,000 Rohingya

:: The UN has drawn up a contingency plan to feed up to 700,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar after some 480,000 fled to Bangladesh over the past month and arrivals continue. A senior official from the UN’s World Food

Egypt to host war games with US after eight-year-hiatus

:: Egypt’s military says it will host war games with US troops later this month for the first time in eight years. Col. Tamer el-Rifai, a military spokesman, said Tuesday that the 10-day military exercises, known as “Bright Star,” would

Saudi Arabia installing cranes at Yemen ports to boost aid delivery

:: Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it was installing four cranes at three ports in Yemen to help boost humanitarian aid deliveries and was ready to assist with installing cranes at the key port of Hodeidah once it was under

UN: Syria fighting has decreased but aid remains stalled

:: The United Nations still has “a million questions” about a Syria deal struck last week by Russia, Turkey and Iran, with a reported reduction in the fighting but aid convoys remain almost totally stalled, a UN aid official said

Arab coalition preparing alternatives to Yemen port for urgent aid

:: The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it was determined to help its government retake all areas held by Houthi militia, including the key port of al-Hudaydah, but would ensure alternative entry routes for badly needed food and medicine.

Saudi aid to Yemen in two years stands at $8.2 billion

:: The Saudi foreign ministry published an infographics that shows the size of aid which the Saudi kingdom has provided to Yemen since April 2015 until April 2017. Saudi Arabia has provided $8.2 billion during this phase. The amount has

Aid convoy enters Syrian town of Douma, first time since October

:: An aid convoy of food and medical supplies has reached the besieged Syrian town of Douma for the first time since October, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday. Along with the United Nations and

Doha meeting pledges more than $260 mln in Syrian aid

More than $260 million has been pledged in humanitarian aid for Syria following a meeting in Doha on Sunday involving the United Nations and 25 non-governmental organizations from across the region. Qatari state media said the total number of pledges

Actor Ben Stiller joins social media stars to raise $2 mln for Somalia

Ben Stiller

Hollywood actor Ben Stiller has teamed up with social media stars to raise $2 million for people facing starvation in Somalia amid a devastating drought. The Zoolander actor is now trying to recruit other celebrities including Formula One champion Lewis

UN aid convoy looted in Syria as supplies remain blocked

A convoy bringing aid to a besieged area in Syria was seized by gunmen who looted the supplies and roughed up the drivers just days before peace talks, a top UN official said Wednesday. Only three convoys have reached rebel-held

UN: ‘No red lines left to cross in Syria’

There are no “red lines left to cross in Syria,” the UN humanitarian chief said Wednesday, accusing parties to the Syrian conflict who have systematically disregarded the laws of war. Speaking via video-link from London, Stephen O’Brien told an emergency

Iraqi troops fortify positions in freed Mosul areas

Iraqi troops on Sunday fortified their positions in Mosul neighborhoods retaken from ISIS as their advance toward the city center was slowed by sniper fire and suicide bombings, as well as concern over the safety of civilians. “The biggest hindrance

UN dubs Aleppo escalation a ‘bleak moment’

Around 250,000 civilians in Syria’s besieged eastern Aleppo have run out of aid supplies and none of the warring sides have agreed safe passage for a relief convoy, a senior UN humanitarian official said on Friday. Air strikes and shelling

Aid delivered to four besieged towns in Syria

Seventy trucks of humanitarian aid were delivered on Sunday to four besieged towns in Syria for the first time in almost six months, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. The aid organization said convoys were delivered to

First UN food aid in two years reaches over 30,000 Iraqis

The UN said Tuesday it has delivered food supplies to more than 30,000 residents of Qayyara for the first time in two years after Iraqi forces expelled extremists from the northern town. Government forces on August 25 pushed ISIS out

Indian ship heading for Yemen sinks off Oman

An Indian cargo ship loaded with vehicles and food supplies destined for Yemen sank on Saturday off the coast of Oman but without loss of life, media reports said. Omani fishermen and police rescued all 11 crew on board, Oman’s

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