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 »
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Greece’s economy showing signs of life
Greece has been gone from the headlines since Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was re-elected to run the country in September. No news is good news, and Greece has been doing better than expected despite its customary slowness in responding to
Thirteen migrants, including six children, drown off Greece
At least 13 migrants, six of them children, drowned as two boats making the hazardous crossing from Turkey capsized in the Aegean Sea off Greece on Sunday, the coastguard said. The first tragedy occurred off the island of Samos when
13 children among at least 22 migrants drowned off Greece
At least 22 migrants, including 13 children, drowned overnight Thursday to Friday off the Greek islands of Kalymnos and Rhodes as they made a desperate bid to reach Europe, while another 144 people were rescued, Greek port authorities said. Off
Seven children die after migrant boats sink off Greece
At least seven children died when boats carrying migrants sank off Greece on Wednesday, as rescue workers battled to save more youngsters on the seashore in the latest desperate scenes in Europe’s refugee crisis. Three adults also died as four
Greece says EU aid means it can shelter 20,000 more migrants
Greece said on Monday the European Union had offered to pay the costs of accommodating 20,000 more migrants in temporary camps on its islands as the bloc struggles to improve its management of the flow of refugees across Europe. More
Gunmen stage new assault on migrants
Unidentified gunmen have staged a series of new sabotage attacks on boats carrying migrants cross the Aegean Sea, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. Quoting witnesses, the New York-based rights group said there had been eight incidents in which gunmen
Eight missing after Greek coastguard vessel hits migrant boat
Eight migrants were missing near the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday after their boat collided with a Greek rescue vessel, the coastguard said. Another 31 people of undisclosed nationality were rescued, according to the coastguard. A search by Greek
One-year old boy dies on migrant boat from Turkey to Greece
A one-year-old boy has died after a boat carrying migrants to the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey began sinking during the night, the ministry of shipping said Friday. It said the child was on board a dinghy with 55
Woman, child drown as migrant boat sinks off Greece’s Lesbos
A woman and a child drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos after their boat sank, although 45 other people were rescued, police said Wednesday. The Greek harbor police did not give the victims’ ages and it was not clear
New Greek government takes oath of office
The new left-wing government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took office on Wednesday with a core of returning ministers pledging to restart the country’s flagging economy. In a message to creditors, Tsipras kept the same team that negotiated the
Left-wing Syriza wins Greek election
Jubilant supporters of Alexis Tsipras’ left-wing Syriza party cheered, waved party flags and danced Sunday after the party comfortably won Greece’s third national vote this year despite a rebellion within his party over his acceptance of a painful third international
U.S. asks Greece to deny Russian flights to Syria
The U.S. has asked Greece to deny Russia the use of its airspace for supply flights to Syria, a Greek official said on Monday, after Washington told Moscow it was deeply concerned by reports of a Russian military buildup in
Iran warns against ‘excessive’ nuke talks demands
Iran on Thursday warned global powers against making “excessive demands” in talks aimed at sealing a ground-breaking nuclear deal, after France demanded access to its military installations. “I would expect my negotiating partners to refrain from making excessive demands,” Iranian
EU must stop ‘spasmodic’ moves on Russia: minister
The European Union must halt “spasmodic” action against Russia, the new Greek foreign minister said Sunday, adding that Greece could not be ignored in EU affairs simply because it owes money. “The EU must finally consider what it wants to
Greek leftist Tsipras sworn in as PM to fight bailout terms
Greek left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in on Monday as the prime minister of a new hardline, anti-bailout government determined to face down international lenders and end nearly five years of tough economic measures. The decisive victory by Tsipras’
Greek, Turkish leaders gloss over differences
The leaders of Greece and Turkey on Saturday glossed over major differences between the countries and expressed support for closer relations between the often testy neighbors. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, after a meeting with his Greek counterpart Antonis
Syrian on hunger strike outside Greek parliament
About 150 Syrian civil war refugees have begun a hunger strike in front of Greece’s Parliament, urging the government to grant them temporary working and residence rights. The hunger strike started Monday, after protesters began gathering last week at Athens’
Greece to step up screening for ISIS militants
Greece’s top security official says his government has accepted a request from the United States to step up screening at the country’s ports and airports for suspected volunteers traveling from Europe to fight with Islamic State militants in Syria and
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