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
Davos 2017: China’s Xi Jinping warns against protectionism
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a stark warning against protectionism on Tuesday, as he championed globalization at a time it faces a major backlash in the West. He was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the first
Davos 2017 kicks off with renewed focus
The World Economic Forum, which organizes the annual gathering of the global political and business elites in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, says the focus on economic growth, which has guided policymaking for decades, is no longer fit for
China seizes US underwater drone in South China Sea
A Chinese Navy warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international waters in the South China Sea, triggering a formal demarche from the United States and a demand for its return, a US defense
China’s Xi says ‘watching closely’ following US election
Chinese President Xi Jinping told former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Friday that China was watching US politics “very closely” following the presidential election won by Republican Donald Trump. Trump lambasted China throughout the US election campaign, drumming
China urged to ‘stop organ harvesting’ from prisoners of conscience
Two Canadian lawyers came to Australia’s Parliament House on Monday to urge lawmakers to pass a motion calling on China to immediately end the practice of what they say is organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. David Kilgour, a former
China’s Xi tells Trump cooperation is only choice
Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President-elect Donald Trump in a telephone call that cooperation was the only choice for relations between the two countries, Chinese state media said, in their first interaction since the US election. Trump had lambasted
Chinese firm charged with plotting to evade North Korea sanctions
The Justice Department on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a China-based company and four of its executives for conspiring to evade US economic sanctions that target North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles programs. Also Monday, the Treasury Department blacklisted
India PM says will ratify Paris climate pact next month
India, the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will formally join the Paris agreement on climate change on Oct. 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. The ratification by India, which follows that of the United States and China,
China’s Xi calls for appropriate handling of disputes with Britain
China and Britain should increase mutual political trust and appropriately handle disputes, Chinese President Xi Jinping told British Prime Minister Theresa May, as the two nations grapple with a delayed $8 billion nuclear power investment from China. Meeting May on
G20 promises on economy, but little concrete steps
Leaders from the world’s top economies broadly agreed at a summit in China on Monday to coordinate macroeconomic policies, but few concrete proposals emerged to meet growing challenges to globalization and free trade. At the two-day gathering in the scenic
New wave of anti-China activists set for Hong Kong vote win
A new wave of anti-China activists appeared headed for victory in Hong Kong’s most pivotal elections since the handover from Britain in 1997, which could set the stage for a fresh round of political confrontations over Beijing’s control of the
G20 summit to agree refugees a global issue
The G20 group will agree at their summit in China that refugees are a global issue and the burden must be shared, a senior European Union diplomat said Monday. “The communique reaffirms that it is a global issue, and requires
US has ‘grave differences’ with Russia over Syria
President Barack Obama said the United States and Russia were working on Sunday to try to finalize a ceasefire in Syria that would allow more deliveries of humanitarian aid in the war-torn country. A deal could be announced as early
Obama urges China to stop flexing muscles over South China Sea – CNN
China needs to be a more responsible power as it gains global influence and avoid flexing its muscles in disputes with smaller countries over issues like the South China Sea, US President Barack Obama told CNN in an interview to
Saudi deputy crown prince meets Erdogan in China ahead of G20
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday to discuss developments in the Middle East, ahead of a G20 summit in the Chinese coastal city of Hangzhou. Upon his arrival here,
Saudi deputy crown prince in China for trade talks
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Beijing on Monday as part of a wider Asia trip that included a visit to Pakistan a day earlier. The Saudi royal was greeted at the airport by officials from
Prince Mohammed’s visit to boost ties with economic power houses
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s official visits to China and Japan are his first since his appointment. They both are of great importance to boosting Saudi Arabia’s strategic relations with Beijing and Tokyo. According to Chinese and Japanese media,
Prince Mohammed’s visit to China and Japan
Prince Mohammed’s visit to China, Japan will gain support for Vision 2030 The upcoming visit of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to China and Japan will boost ties with the two countries and gain support for Vision 2030, say
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