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: Barack Obama
Only fifty U.S. military personnel in Syria!
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and similar groups have an army of more than 30,000 fighters in Syria. The Iranians say they are managing 100,000 fighters of different nationalities, while the Russians have
Slouching towards the abyss
By : Hisham Melhem “The best lack all conviction, while the worst. Are full of passionate intensity” – William Butler Yeats The decision by President Obama to deploy less than fifty American Special Operation forces to Kurdish controlled Northern Syria
How Khamenei exploits Obama through the nuclear deal
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has masterfully sniffed out the weaknesses of President Obama and his administration, and the revelation of his new conditions on the nuclear deal suggests that Khamenei is ready to milk
Obama calls Saudi king to discuss regional issues
Saudi King Salman received a phone call from U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday, the Saudi state news agency SPA said. The leaders discussed “bilateral relations, the situation in the region, in addition to developments in the regional and international
Obama traveling to Turkey, Philippines, Malaysia
President Barack Obama will travel to Turkey for a G20 summit, followed by stops in the Philippines and Malaysia for meetings with world leaders next month, the White House said Monday. At the G20 summit, leaders from the world’s major
Obama says Black Lives Matter movement raises ‘legitimate issue’
President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the Black Lives Matter movement is raising a “legitimate issue” about African-Americans being treated unfairly in certain communities. Obama made his first public remarks about the group, which grew in aftermath of police
Joe says no: Biden won’t run for U.S. President
After months of tortured indecision, Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he won’t be a candidate in the 2016 White House campaign. Standing under bright sun in the White House Rose Garden, Biden spoke about mourning the recent death
White House parries questions on Biden run
Barack Obama and his top aides struggled to fend off questions about Vice President Joe Biden’s possible 2016 run on Monday, as rampant speculation threatened to eclipse the White House’s political message. Amid reams of Washington conjecture, outright speculation and
Obama orders steps towards lifting Iran sanctions
President Barack Obama ordered the U.S. government Sunday to take steps towards lifting sanctions on Iran, in accordance with the historic nuclear deal struck between six world powers and Tehran. Obamas directive comes 90 days after the U.N. Security Council
Israeli soldiers and settler kill two Palestinians
Israeli soldiers and a settler shot dead two Palestinians who tried to stab Jews in separate incidents in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the army and police said. In the first attack at just before
Obama, Abu Dhabi crown prince discuss Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Friday with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan and they agreed that Russia’s military operations in Syria should focus on ISIS, not moderate Syrian opposition groups, the White House
U.S. Afghanistan mission extended into 2017
When President Barack Obama leaves office in 15 months, he’ll hand his successor military conflicts in the two countries where he promised to end prolonged war: Afghanistan and Iraq. There will be far fewer troops in each, and the American
Obama and Erdogan vow to step up ISIS fight
U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed to step up the fight against ISIS and strengthen Syria’s moderate opposition. Speaking by telephone in the wake of Saturday’s bomb attack in Ankara that killed 99
The time of the assassins in the Middle East
By : Hisham Melhem This is the time of the assassins in the Middle East. This is the time of the great disruption and the epic unwinding of Syria and Iraq; and for some this is the time that precedes
Obama thinks Trump ‘won’t be next president’
President Barack Obama said Donald Trump was “the classic reality TV character” who had tapped into something real in the Republican Party but was unlikely to end up as president. “He is a great publicity-seeker – and at a time
Kanye for president? Obama has some advice
President Barack Obama poked a little fun at rapper Kanye West on Saturday for saying he planned to run for the White House and offered some tongue-in-cheek advice on how to achieve a successful political career. “First of all, you’ve
Saudi king affirms support for Turkey anti-terror fight
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Sunday offered his condolences to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after terror attacks at a peace rally there killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 200. In a telephone call between
Obama denounces trump’s ‘Inflammatory’ immigration policies
United States President Barack Obama has denounced the immigration policies of leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday, without naming him directly, in a speech to Latino political leaders. “The greatness of America comes not from building walls,” Obama
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