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: DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
Hospitals under ‘unprecedented’ attack in war zones
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has hit out at the “unprecedented” number of attacks on medical facilities in Syria and Yemen, a year after the deadly bombing of its hospital in Afghanistan killed 42 people. Monday marks the first
US military punishes 16 over 2015 Afghan hospital bombing
The US military will announce on Friday that has it taken disciplinary action against 16 service members over a deadly Oct. 3 air strike in Afghanistan that destroyed a hospital run by the international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres, US
Médecins Sans Frontières recognizes Saudi coalition’s help in Yemen
Médecins Sans Frontières on Monday acknowledged the efforts being made by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen in facilitating humanitarian help on the ground. A letter, made available to Al Arabiya English, the MSF addresses General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al
ISIS smiles big at Russia’s offensive in Syria
By : Joyce Karam If there was such a thing as an “ideal scenario” for ISIS, it is quickly transforming to a reality in Syria as the group’s rivals are dealt severe blows by the Russian offensive, while a regional
Syria’s U.N. envoy blasts MSF over hospital attack
Syria’s U.N. envoy on Tuesday accused the medical aid charity MSF of being a front for French intelligence in Syria and dismissed allegations that Russian air strikes had destroyed one of its hospitals. “The so-called hospital was installed without any
Syria air strike hits MSF-supported hospital, 3 dead: statement
An air strike hit a hospital in southern Syria that is supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), killing three people and wounding six, the medical charity said on Tuesday. “The strike on Tafas field hospital, some 12 kilometres (seven miles)
16 more starve to death in Syria’s besieged Madaya: MSF
At least 16 more people have died of starvation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since an aid convoy entered earlier this month, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Several dozen more residents of the town are in “danger
Doctors Without Borders raps attempts to deter migrants
The aid group Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday attempts by various European Union nations to deter migrants have put thousands of people in danger and created more business for smugglers. In a report, it said border closures and tougher policing
Heat grows on U.S. for independent probe into MSF hospital strikes
Pressure was growing Thursday for an international inquiry into a catastrophic U.S. strike on an MSF hospital in Afghanistan, after the military detailed “tragic but avoidable” errors but refused to say if there would be an independent investigation. Doctors Without
Stop the Syria massacres first, then talk later
By : Brooklyn Middleton The latest round of international talks on how to end the Syrian conflict took place on the same day as the latest massacre in the country. Regime airstrikes and shelling killed at least 70 people and
Saudi denies coalition hit Yemen MSF hospital
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denied that coalition air strikes hit a hospital in Yemen run by medical charity MSF after the attack was condemned by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The hospital in the northern city of Saada was hit
35 killed in strikes on Syria hospitals: Doctors without Borders
A “significant increase” of air strikes on Syrian hospitals recently has killed at least 35 patients and medical staff and wounded 72, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday. The escalation of attacks by air forces the group did not
Death toll rises to 30 from US strike on Afghan hospital
The death toll from a US air strike on an Afghan hospital has jumped to 30, Doctors Without Borders said Sunday, as an initial NATO probe conceded that the catastrophic raid caused civilian casualties. Three separate investigations are ongoing into
Fact-finders ready to probe deadly Kunduz air strike
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission has told the U.S. and Afghan governments it’s ready to investigate deadly U.S. airstrikes on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in northern Afghanistan — if they agree. The IHFFC said Wednesday it has “proposed its
Obama apologizes for attack on Afghan clinic
United States President Barack Obama has apologized to Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday for the American air attack that killed at least 22 people at its hospital in Afghanistan, and said the U.S. would examine military procedures to look for
U.S. ‘deeply regrets’ Afghan hospital deaths
United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the Pentagon “deeply regrets” the deaths of 22 people who died in a U.S. air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz. Carter’s remarks came as his top
Afghan forces called for air strike in Kunduz, says U.S. general
Afghan forces had asked for U.S. air support while fighting the Taliban in Kunduz shortly before an air strike resulted in the deaths of civilians there, the American commander of international forces in Afghanistan said on Monday. U.S. Army General
Doctors Without Borders leaves Afghan city after air strike
The U.S. and Afghan governments vowed on Sunday to jointly investigate the attack on a hospital in Kunduz that killed 22 people, as street-by street battles continued between government forces and Taliban fighters and officials warned of a looming humanitarian
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