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: DONALD TRUMP
Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25 mn
US President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement in class action lawsuits accusing the now-defunct Trump University of fraud — a deal that will spare him the embarrassment of further legal wrangling as he prepares to enter
Trump announces key cabinet appointments
US President-Elect Donald Trump Friday picked three key members of his team, following his election last week. The appointments are Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general, US Representative for Kansas, Mike Pompeo as CIA director, and Michael Flynn – a
Trump team urges Israel right to tone down jubilation
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday said Donald Trump’s aides were urging right-wing Israeli politicians to curb their public jubilation at his election as US president, Israeli media reported. Trump is seen as likely leading to a far more
Assad: Trump a natural ally if he fights ‘terror’
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad said in an interview aired that Donald Trump will be a “natural ally” if the United States president-elect fulfils his pledge to fight “terrorists”. “We cannot tell anything about what he’s going to do, but if… he
Putin, Trump speak by phone, aim for ‘constructive cooperation’: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday agreed to work towards “constructive cooperation”, including on fighting terrorism, the Kremlin said. In their first phone call since Trump won the Nov. 8 election, they agreed to “channel”
Trump names White House chief of staff, chief strategist
President-elect Donald Trump made his first two key personnel appointments on Sunday, one an overture to Republican circles by naming GOP chief Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff, the other a shot across the bow of the
Immigrants demonstrate against Trump as protests continue
Immigrants and their advocates added their voices on Sunday to those who have been marching and protesting Donald Trump’s presidential win. Organizers said the protest in Manhattan was about speaking out against Trump’s support of deportation and other measures. Demonstrators
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
Thousands march in nationwide anti-Trump protests
Tens of thousands of people marched in streets across the United States on Saturday, staging the fourth day of protests of Donald Trump‘s surprise victory as president. The protests — held in big cities such as Los Angeles, New York
Israel PM calls for ministers’ restraint after Trump win
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Sunday for ministers to refrain from comment on Donald Trump’s presidency after right-wing politicians said his election win put an end to a two-state solution with the Palestinians. Netanyahu has been cautious in his
Trump to stop funding Syrian Opposition
President-elect Donald Trump will likely end military support to the Syrian Opposition – a stance that he took during his campaign trail – he said during an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Friday, claiming that “we [US] have
Video, anti-Muslim crimes shock Trump’s America
One of Donald Trump’s most repeated slogans, to build a wall along the country’s border with Mexico, has again stirred up controversy after a video of a student’s group in Michigan chanting “Build the Wall” went viral on social media.
Trump adviser: US to create coalition with GCC
Walid Phares, one of US President-Elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy advisers, has confirmed that the upcoming administration plans on creating a coalition with the GCC, Jordan and Egypt in counter-terrorism efforts. Phares also confirmed during an interview with the BBC
Rouhani: Trump cannot reverse nuclear deal
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said there was “no possibility” of its nuclear deal with world powers being overturned by US president-elect Donald Trump despite his threat to rip it up. “Iran’s understanding in the nuclear deal was that the accord
Iran FM: Trump must commit to nuclear deal
Iran’s foreign minister called Wednesday on US president-elect Donald Trump to stick to international agreements following his threats during the election campaign to tear up a nuclear deal with Tehran. “Every US president has to understand the realities of today’s
Few hours to elections as Clinton and Trump try to attract swing-states
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are both struggling in the last hours before the presidential elections, trying to get as much votes as they can in the swing-states. Clinton led Trump by 4 percentage points in
Poll: 68 percent of Saudis prefer Hillary Clinton
An opinion poll by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Washington and that included nine Arab countries revealed that 68 percent of the Saudis prefer that Hillary Clinton wins the presidential elections while 46 percent thought Donald
Trump rushed off stage in false gun scare
White House Republican candidate Donald Trump was bundled off stage by security officers Saturday after a false gun scare during a campaign appearance. The US Secret Service, which provides security for presidential candidates, later said someone in the crowd had
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