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: Britain
Britain rules out embassy move to Jerusalem
:: Britain will not follow the US in moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a senior UK government minister told News Agency on Monday. “The United Kingdom is very clear. This was not a decision that
Saudi King Salman meets British Conservative Party delegation
:: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman met with British Conservative Party representative, Lord Francis Maude, at al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Monday, accompanied by a delegation from the Middle East experts from the Conservative Party. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral
British PM to set out ‘Road to Brexit’ in speech
:: British Prime Minister Theresa May will make two speeches on Brexit in the coming weeks to provide more details setting out the country’s path to leaving the EU. Britain is hoping to seal a transition deal next month to
British navy escorts Russian warship through North Sea amid strained ties
:: A Royal Navy frigate escorted a Russian warship on Christmas Day as it passed close to British territorial waters, the ministry of defense said Tuesday at a time of strained relations between London and Moscow. The HMS St Albans
Lebanon detains suspect in killing of British diplomat Rebecca Dykes
:: A Lebanese police official says authorities have detained a man suspected in the killing a British woman who worked at the UK Embassy in Beirut. The official says the suspect confessed that he had killed the woman whose body
Qatar seeks to ‘spend billions on military but faces staffing shortage’
:: Qatar seeks to spend billions of dollars to increase its military power, particularly its air force capabilities, but the small Gulf state may face a staffing shortage, according to a report by Defense News. Just last week, BAE Systems
British foreign secretary raises detainee’s case in Iran talks
:: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson raised the case of a detained dual national on Sunday when he met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a “worthwhile” two-day trip to Tehran. The British Foreign Office says Johnson raised the case
British security services foil Theresa May assassination plot
:: British security services believe they have foiled a plot to assassinate Theresa May in Downing Street, British daily The Independent reported on Wednesday. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill the Prime Minister by using
London mayor calls for UK apology over colonial-era massacre in India
:: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan called on the British government on Wednesday to make a formal apology for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in which nearly 400 Sikhs were shot dead by British Indian army soldiers. During a visit
Priti Patel exposed the truth about Britain and Israel
By : Yossi Mekelberg :: By now, Priti Patel probably wishes she had devoted her family visit to Israel in August to a round of ordinary tourist sightseeing and downtime away from her busy ministerial work, instead of conducting an
Is Europe on the Verge of a New Era for Far-Right Politics?
By : Harun Yahya :: The rise of far right movements in recent elections in countries such as Germany, Holland and Poland in the wake of Britain’s Brexit decision was recently followed by Austria. The People’s Party (ÖVP), led by
UK’s Johnson makes fuller apology for remarks on jailed aid worker in Iran
:: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson issued a second, fuller apology on Monday for remarks about an Iranian-British aid worker jailed in Iran that critics said might have prompted Iran to extend her prison sentence. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager
UK Parliament sleaze row ‘clearing out’ bad behavior
:: British Interior Minister Amber Rudd declared Sunday that a scandal over sexual harassment rocking the country’s political circles was a “watershed moment” that was “clearing out” inappropriate behavior. She denied that Prime Minister Theresa May’s minority government was at
Britain frozen out as EU finance chiefs plot future
:: European Union finance ministers meet without Britain in Brussels on Monday to try to iron out their differences on plans to reform the euro in the wake of the shock Brexit vote. They will prepare for a leaders’ summit
A country in denial over 100 years of betrayal
By : Chris Doyle :: The tensions over the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration are accelerating to the long-expected fever pitch, outside Israel-Palestine and nowhere more so than in Britain. Already there has been a row over the decision
Why Britain should apologize for this wretched promise
By : Daoud Kuttab :: For Palestinians, the 20th century was a unique opportunity for independence that was dashed by a promise from one who did not own — Britain — to those who were undeserving — Jewish Zionists. From
Sex allegations mount in British politics
:: Westminster came under further scrutiny of its handling of sexual harassment on Tuesday after a Labour activist said she was raped by a party member and another woman said she was assaulted by an MP. Bex Bailey, a former
Three killed, 360,000 without power as freak storm hits Ireland
:: Ireland was hit by what officials called an “unprecedented storm” on Monday that left three people dead, more than 300,000 customers without power and shut down schools as well as government offices. A police spokesman said one woman in
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