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: BANGKOK
Ousted Thai PM Yingluck sentenced in absentia to 5 years for negligence
:: Thailand’s top court on Wednesday sentenced ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra to five years in prison for criminal negligence, a verdict read in absentia after she fled the kingdom last month. Yingluck’s administration was toppled in a 2014 coup and
Turbulence injures passengers on Aeroflot plane headed to Bangkok
:: Passengers on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Thailand were slammed into the ceiling after their aircraft hit a patch of severe turbulence injuring 27 people, some of them suffering fractured bones, witnesses and officials said Monday. The terrifying
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies, nation mourns
Thailand’s Royal Palace says King Bhumibol, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at age 88.The palace said the king passed away peacefully on Thursday at Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital. “Even though the board of doctors has closely monitored and treated him
Bomb blasts kill one, wound 30 in southern Thailand
Thailand’s military government said on Wednesday there was no connection between two bombings overnight that killed one person in the southern town of Pattani and a wave of deadly attacks on popular tourist spots in the south this month. One
Thai police name man as suspect in tourist spot bombings
Thai police say they have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect in last week’s bombing and arson attacks that killed four people and wounded several dozen. Police spokesman Col. Krisana Pattanacharoen announced Friday that a warrant had been issued
Australia seeks regional terrorism cooperation after Jakarta attack
Australia is seeking regional cooperation to fight the “menace” of violent extremism that will be with the region for some time, the country’s justice minister said on Saturday. A deadly Jan. 14 attack in Jakarta that killed eight people and
Syrians linked to ISIS in Thailand ‘to attack Russian interests’
Ten Syrians “related to” ISIS entered Thailand in October to attack Russian interests, Thai police said in a leaked document citing information from the Russian Federal Security Service. In the document, Special Branch police urged an intensification of security around
Thai summit to spotlight Myanmar, Bangladesh over migrant crisis
Myanmar and Bangladesh face renewed pressure to tackle “the root causes” of an annual migration crisis after Thailand on Thursday announced a regional summit ahead of the new sailing season. Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled western Myanmar
Probe ‘strong evidence’ of Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, UN urged
There is “strong evidence” that Myanmar has committed genocide against Rohingya Muslims, according to a Yale law school report that called for a United Nations commission of inquiry to focus world leaders’ attention on abuses in western Rakhine state. The
Thaksin’s son gives reward for blast probe
The son of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has handed police a reward of nearly $200,000 for their investigation into the deadly Bangkok blast, after authorities declared the first suspect arrested was the bomber. The unprecedented August attack at a
Hungarian tourist killed, 23 injured in Thai boat accident
A Hungarian woman was killed and 23 other tourists were injured when their boat crashed into another vessel in central Thailand, police said on Saturday. The 61-year-old died after the collision Friday evening in the popular Amphawa district of coastal
Malaysia arrests suspects over Bangkok blast
Malaysia has arrested three suspects in connection with the investigation into a bomb blast in central Bangkok last month that killed 20 people, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Monday. Two Malaysians and a Pakistani national were arrested and
No major breakthrough at meeting on Asian boat people crisis
A regional conference called to address the swelling tide of boat people in Southeast Asia ended with no major breakthroughs, with Myanmar deflecting blame for fueling the crisis and warning that “finger pointing” would not help. But delegates agreed on
Thai PM tightens security after mall bombs rattle Bangkok
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ordered security to be tightened in Bangkok on Monday after two small bombs rattled a luxury shopping mall and stoked tension in a city under martial law since a coup in May. Two people were
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