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
Iran confirms upholding British-Iranian’s 5-year sentence
Iran confirmed Wednesday upholding a five-year sentence for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman accused of sedition who has been in jail in the country for more than a year. “She had appealed and the appeals court reviewed her request,” Tasnim
Lessons for Saudi Arabia as Britain says goodbye to ‘king’ coal
By : Frank Kane :: Britain was once described as “an island of coal,” so the news last week that the country had — for the first time since the latter days of the Industrial Revolution — gone a whole
Labour leader Corbyn says could suspend Syria air strikes if elected
The leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday he could suspend British involvement in air strikes against Syria if he was elected prime minister at a June 8 election. The veteran peace campaigner, whose Labour
Britain’s Mother Theresa
By : Trisha de Borchgrave :: British Prime Minister Theresa May’s surprising, though not astonishing, announcement that she would ask Parliament for a general election on June 8 comes on the heels of a soul-searching referendum 10 months ago, in
Is Britain a soft touch for Islamist extremists?
By : Chris Doyle :: Ever since French officials coined the term “Londonistan” in the 1990s, Britain has been tainted with the reputation of being a soft touch for Islamist extremists. During that decade, a slew of Islamist figures of
EU hopeful UK vote will smooth Brexit path
Britain’s snap election has sparked hopes in Europe that Brexit negotiations could run more smoothly with a leader who has a big mandate, analysts and diplomats say. In Brussels, the belief is that if Prime Minister Theresa May wins a
Asiri says his London attacker faces trial in UK court
The man who threw an egg at Saudi Arabia’s General Ahmed Asiri in London in March is facing trial in a UK court, the general said in an interview with Al Arabiya News Channel’s general manager Turki Aldakhil. Asiri was
Thousands of UK police pay respects to officer killed in attack
Thousands of police officers across Britain marked a two-minute silence on Monday to coincide with the funeral of Constable Keith Palmer who was killed in last month’s attack outside parliament in London. Palmer was fatally stabbed by Khalid Masood who
Britain to extradite former head of Kuwait’s social security fund
Fahad al-Rajaan, the former head of Kuwait’s social security fund convicted in his home country of corruption and embezzling public money, has been arrested on behalf of the Kuwaiti authorities, London police said on Thursday. Last year, al-Rajaan was sentenced
UN Security Council postpones vote on Syria resolution
Britain, France and the United States on Wednesday held off calling a vote at the UN Security Council on a resolution demanding an investigation of the suspected chemical attack in Syria to allow time for negotiations with Russia. However, a
Economy, defense focus of tie-ups as May visits Saudi Arabia
Britain said on Wednesday it would help Saudi Arabia to diversify its oil-dependent economy as British Prime Minister Theresa May visited the Gulf kingdom. May and Saudi King Salman would discuss “tax and privatisation standards to help Saudi Arabia diversify
Pope praises British Muslim leaders
Pope Francis met briefly Wednesday with a delegation of four British Muslim clerics and praised their contribution to dialogue between different faiths and cultures. “I like to think that the most important job we have to do between us, as
Saudi King Salman meets British PM Theresa May in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud receives British Prime Minister Theresa May at Al-Yamamah palace on Wednesday. She was also greeted by the Governor of Riyadh, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz. The British Prime Minister arrived for
Saudi crown prince discusses enhancing bilateral ties with Britain’s PM
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz met with British Prime Minister Theresa May in Riyadh on Tuesday to discuss enhancing bilateral ties between the two countries. During the meeting, they discussed the joint cooperation to combat extremism
British PM Theresa May reposes faith in Saudi Vision 2030
British Prime Minister Theresa May has defended her country’s ties with Saudi Arabia, especially in light of the changes proposed as part of its Vision 2030 program. In an interview to the BBC, May said that during her upcoming visit
Saudi visit by British PM ‘to boost economic ties’
The visit to Saudi Arabia by the British prime minister is set to boost economic ties, and the UK is keen to participate in the Kingdom’s ambitious reform plans, an expert has said. Sheikh Nasser Al-Mutawa Al-Otaibi, co-chairman of the
Saudi deputy crown prince speaks to British foreign minister
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, who also serves as defense minister, received a phone call from British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday. According to the Saudi Press Agency, they discussed the situation in the region
On Brexit eve, Barnier pledges to defend expats’ rights
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he would defend the rights of expatriates once Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Britain’s withdrawal from the EU on Wednesday. “Brexit made EU citizens worry about their future in EU27 and
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