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
Attempt to prosecute Blair over Iraq fails in London High Court
:: A British court on Monday rejected an attempt by a former Iraqi general to bring a private prosecution against former Prime Minister Tony Blair over the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Blair’s decision to join the US-led coalition that
Britain En Marche?
By : Bill Emmott :: We live in a politically turbulent age. Parties barely a year old have recently swept to power in France and in the huge metropolitan area of Tokyo. A party less than five years old is
Britain to the rescue in the Gulf?
By : Anthony Harris :: Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary, called for unity in the Gulf during a trip to the region, which began on Friday and included stops in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. He will by now
Weakened May vows to win ‘battle of ideas’
:: British Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday she has to win a “battle of ideas” in Parliament and the country after losing her majority in last month’s election. In a speech both conciliatory and defiant, May urged her opponents
Brexit to nowhere?
By : Joschka Fischer :: Politics brings out strong emotions in everyone. Even the British, despite their reputation for pursuing their interests in a cool and calm fashion, apparently are not immune. Perhaps that reputation is merely a holdover from
UK’s biggest warship HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sail on maiden voyage
:: Britain’s most advanced and biggest warship, 65,000-ton aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, set out on its maiden voyage on Monday from the Rosyth dockyard in eastern Scotland. The ship, which measures 280 meters and can move 500 miles a
UK PM May’s strikes deal to get Northern Irish DUP support for minority government
:: British Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal on Monday to prop up her minority government with the support of a small Northern Irish Protestant party. After May lost her majority in parliament on June 8 with a failed
UK PM: Combustible cladding found in similar tower blocks
:: Combustible cladding has been found in “a number” of publicly-owned tower blocks in Britain following emergency checks after a devastating fire in London, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday. “A number of these tests have come back as
UK PM’s Brexit plan has not changed, her spokesman says
:: Britain’s plan for leaving the European Union has not changed, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Monday, despite an election last week which saw May fail to win a clear majority in parliament. “Our position is clearly set
Police hunt for suitcase Abedi had on the day of Manchester attacks
:: Britain’s MI5 has begun an internal review of how it handled intelligence on Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi, who was known to the authorities but not under active investigation, a source told Reuters on Monday. Interior minister Amber Rudd
Photo emerges of Manchester Arena Libyan attacker Salman Abedi
:: The police have named the Manchester Arena suicide bomber, who killed 22 people and injured dozens more, as 22-year-old Salman Abedi of Libyan origins. Born in Manchester in 1994, Abedi was the second youngest of four children and his
The Brexit Catch-22
By : Trisha de Borchgrave :: So long as the EU will not allow Brexit to be the template for further exits by its remaining 27 members, the success of the negotiations will depend on who blinks first. The tug
Germany proposed charging Britain for EU single market access – magazine
:: German government officials have proposed giving Britain access to the European Union’s single market in return for a fee, Focus magazine said on Saturday citing a Finance Ministry report. The 35-page report on the potential costs of Brexit to
London tries to lure Saudi Aramco with new listing structure
:: The London Stock Exchange is working on a new type of listing structure that would make it more attractive for oil giant Saudi Aramco to join the bourse, sources familiar with the discussions said. Exchanges around the world are
Tunisia Jewish representative ‘Israeli govt disrupting Jewish pilgrimage’
:: The representative of the Jewish community in Tunisia’s Djerba, Perez Traboulsi, said in an interview with local media that all security precautions have been taken and are put in place to secure a safe pilgrimage. “We are expecting 3,000
New photo of Princess Charlotte ahead of her second birthday
:: Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, have released a photo of Princess Charlotte ahead of her 2nd birthday. The photo taken by the Duchess of Cambridge was distributed Monday, one day before Charlotte turns two. It
With $300bn on the table, Saudi Arabia gets ready for sale of the century
By : Frank Kane :: As bankers and business execs home in on Riyadh this week for the annual Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference, they have before them a glittering prize — $200 billion worth of privatization deals to be won
Three women arrested in London under anti-terror laws
Three women were arrested under Britain’s anti-terror laws in east London on Monday, police said, in connection with investigations into a plot that was thwarted last week. The Metropolitan Police said it arrested two 18-year-olds and a 19-year-old on suspicion
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