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: China
China launches Micius, the world’s first quantum satellite
China launched the world’s first quantum satellite Tuesday, state media reported, in an effort to harness the power of particle physics to build an unbreakable system of encrypted communications. The launch took place at 1:40 am in the southwestern Gobi
‘It was a hoax:’ EgyptAir jet lands after bomb threat
An EgyptAir flight to China was forced to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan on Wednesday after the airline received a call claiming that there was a bomb on board, two Egyptian aviation officials said. They said the plane, which
Wars displace record 40 million people globally
The number of people internally displaced by conflicts around the world rose last year to a record 40.8 million people, a report out on Wednesday showed. “This is the highest figure ever recorded and twice the number of refugees worldwide,”
China appoints first special envoy for Syria crisis
China on Tuesday appointed its first special envoy for the Syrian crisis, a career diplomat who has served as ambassador to Iran, as it seeks a more active role in the Middle East. While relying on the region for oil
Russia, West differ on UN’s Iran nuclear report
Russia and the West overcame differences to strike a landmark nuclear deal with Iran but are now divided on how well the UN atomic agency is reporting on whether Tehran is meeting its commitments. Western nations want more details while
U.S. calls proposed sanctions on N. Korea a ‘major upgrade’
The United States on Thursday introduced a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that it said will significantly increase pressure on North Korea in response to its latest nuclear test and rocket launch. Ambassador Samantha Power said the draft, which for
U.S., China agree on U.N. North Korea resolution
The United States and China have agreed on a U.N. resolution on North Korea’s nuclear “provocations,” the White House announced Wednesday, with diplomats saying it would include fresh sanctions and could go to a Security Council vote soon. Diplomats at
Date expected for Kabul-Taliban meeting: Afghan official
Talks in Kabul Tuesday between representatives of four countries trying to end Afghanistan’s war with the Taliban are likely to set a date for a face-to-face meeting between the two sides, an Afghan official said. Representatives of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China
China ‘challenged’ missile report
China has “challenged” reports that it deployed advanced surface-to-air missiles to a disputed island in the South China Sea, Australia’s foreign minister said on Thursday, as Beijing told Canberra to stop interfering. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the missile batteries had
U.S. expects ‘very serious’ talks with China after missile reports
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday the United States expects to have “very serious” talks with China about militarization of the South China Sea after reports that Beijing deployed advanced surface-to-air missiles to a disputed island. Taiwan’s
China yuan surges after central bank chief’s comments
China’s yuan currency surged more than one percent against the dollar, its biggest rise in over a decade, after the central bank chief said there was no reason the beleaguered unit should fall further. The yuan stood at 6.4944 to
Are we heading toward a global recession?
By : Sadek Al-Rikaby If you think that 2008 crises will not be repeated and banks are well hedged, you are wrong because we are living in fear of a real recession. The decline in oil prices by more than
China confirms first case of Zika
China has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a man who had recently traveled to South America, the official Xinhua news agency said. The virus, which is causing international alarm after spreading through much of the Americas,
Hail manufacturing; but hello innovating!
By : Ehtesham Shahid For once, bad news emerging out of China could turn out to be good news for the rest of the world. The Asian giant’s famed manufacturing sector, which had propelled the global economy for months, if
China to execute two for killing British monk
China has sentenced two men to death for stabbing to death a British monk who founded Europe’s first Tibetan monastery over a financial dispute, state media said. Akong Tulku Rinpoche, co-founder of Scotland’s Samye Ling monastery, was found dead with
China strongly condemns U.S. for sending warship near island
China strongly condemned the United States after a U.S. warship deliberately sailed near one of the Beijing-controlled islands in the hotly contested South China Sea to exercise freedom of navigation and challenge China’s vast sea claims. The missile destroyer USS
U.S. warship sails by island claimed by China: Pentagon
A U.S. warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea Saturday to assert freedom of navigation, drawing a protest from Beijing, officials said. “We conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the South
America, China call for North Korea resolution
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on Wednesday on the need for a significant new UN Security resolution targeting North Korea after its Jan. 6 nuclear test, though there were few signs of
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