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: Brussels
Erdogan: No migrant deal if EU fails on pledges
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels failed to fulfil its side of the bargain. “There are precise conditions. If
Belgium charges third suspect over French terror plot
Belgium on Saturday charged a third suspect with terrorist activities over a foiled plot to attack France, federal prosecutors said. They named the suspect only as 35-year-old Y.A., but gave no further details. “He has been charged with participation in
Paris suspect Abdeslam ‘wants to cooperate’ with French authorities
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam wants to cooperate with French authorities, his lawyer said Thursday, confirming that his client wanted to be extradited from Belgium to France. “He wants to cooperate with the French authorities,” lawyer Cedric Moisse said, as
Obama meets with security advisers on ISIS threat
President Barack Obama met on Monday with a team of national security advisers to discuss US efforts to combat ISIS following last week’s attacks on Brussels, the White House said. “The President was briefed that there is currently no specific,
Brussels attacker had been on US terror watchlist
Ibrahim El Bakraoui, one of the Brussels suicide bombers, was on a US counterterrorism watchlist before the November attacks in Paris and his brother Khalid was put on the list shortly afterward, sources familiar with the matter said. Reuters previously
Brussels bombings claim casualties from over 40 countries
From Belgians to Americans, Britons, Germans and Indians, the suicide bombings in Brussels on Tuesday left casualties from more than 40 countries. At least 31 people were killed and 316 wounded after two bombs exploded at Brussels Airport and one
Second suspect believed in Brussels subway attack
A second attacker is suspected of taking part in the bombing this week of a Brussels subway train and may be at large, according to Belgian and French media reports, amid growing signs that the same ISIS cell was behind
Suicide bomber Laachraoui was model student at Brussels Catholic school
Brussels suicide bomber Najim Laachraoui, a veteran Islamist fighter in Syria also suspected of making explosive belts for November’s Paris attacks, was a model student in a Brussels Catholic high school, the school’s director told Reuters. Security sources told local
EU foreign policy chief heads to Morocco after ties suspended
The European Union’s foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini will head to Rabat for talks Friday, a week after Morocco suspended all ties with Brussels, a statement said Thursday. The North African country broke ties after a ruling by the European
EU releases 252 million Euros in aid for Palestinians
The EU on Tuesday released 252.5 million euros ($274 million) in aid to support the Palestinian Authority’s health and education programs and offer services to Palestinian refugees in the Middle East. The European Commission, the executive of the 28-nation bloc,
Egypt migrant departures stir new concern in Europe
The European Union fears Mediterranean migrant smuggling gangs are reviving a route from Egypt, officials told Reuters, putting thousands of people to sea in recent months as they face problems in Libya and Turkey. “It’s an increasing issue,” an EU
Greece ‘won’t be Lebanon of Europe’: minister
Greece on Thursday said it would not be left by the rest of the EU to become the “Lebanon of Europe” by hosting millions of migrants and refugees. Speaking ahead of a crucial meeting in Brussels, Greek migration minister Yannis
Cameron hails EU deal to give Britain ‘special status’
David Cameron hailed a landmark deal on Friday he said gave Britain “special status” in the European Union and pledged to campaign heart and soul to stay in the EU at a deeply uncertain referendum expected in June. At a
Greek, German, French leaders meet about migrant crisis
The leaders of Germany and France are meeting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras amid growing worry about Greece’s lack of control over thousands of migrants crossing its borders into the European Union every week. Tsipras, Chancellor Angela Merkel and France’s
UK PM says ‘still no deal’ at EU ‘Brexit’ summit
Talks in Brussels on a reform deal to stop Britain leaving the European Union will continue into the evening, Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday. “Negotiations are continuing into this evening,” the British leader wrote on Twitter, adding that an
Cameron faces off with 27 EU leaders in ‘battle for Britain’
Prime Minister David Cameron faced off Thursday against the 27 other European Union leaders, telling them to grant his country a new deal to settle the festering issue of their relationship or face a possible divorce as soon as this
EU to hold migration summit with Turkey in early March
The EU and Turkey will hold a “special meeting” in early March to push forward an aid-for-cooperation deal to curb migrant flows to Europe, European Council President Donald Tusk said Friday. “We agreed that our joint action plan with Turkey
Ten arrested in Belgium linked to ISIS recruitment
Belgian police on Tuesday arrested 10 people in the Brussels area allegedly part of a network recruiting people to fight with ISIS in Syria, prosecutors said. The 10 were arrested during raids in Molenbeek and others areas of the Belgian
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