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: EUROPEAN UNION
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
Cameron, Hollande agree ‘firm basis’ for EU deal
British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande agreed that draft proposals to reform Britain’s membership of the EU give a “firm basis” for a deal this week, a Downing Street spokesman said. “They agreed that we are
French PM rejects permanent quota system for refugees
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls rejected on Saturday the idea of a permanent quota system for distributing refugees across Europe, putting Paris at odds with Germany ahead of a summit to discuss the EU crisis over migration. Speaking to reporters
‘No time to lose’ to install Libya unity government
Foreign ministers put pressure on Libya Saturday to finalize its unity government and head off the growing threat from ISIS. “There is no time to lose for the national unity government to assume its functions and securely establish itself in
Iran aims to hurt the U.S. by dumping the dollar
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Tehran has declared that it is moving away from the U.S. dollar in trade, and welcomes using other currencies instead. According to Iran’s official news agency Shana, Safar-Ali Karamati, deputy director of international affairs for
Banned Islamic opposition goes on trial in Tajikistan
Thirteen members of an Islamist opposition party went on trial Tuesday in the volatile ex-Soviet republic of Tajikistan, accused of fanning a wave of unrest that killed dozens of people last year. The trial of the 13 on charges including
Turkish border crossing closed as Syrians flee
Turkey’s foreign minister said Saturday his country would keep its “open border policy” for refugees, but did not indicate when thousands of Syrians camped out near a closed frontier post could cross. “We still keep this open border policy for
EU agrees to fund Turkey to curb refugee crisis
European Union countries on Wednesday approved a 3 billion euro ($3.32 billion) fund for Turkey to improve living conditions for refugees there in exchange for Ankara ensuring fewer of them migrate on to Europe. The EU is counting on the
UK to take in some refugee children separated from families
Britain will take in an unspecified number of migrant children who have been separated from their parents by conflicts in Syria and other countries, the government said Thursday. Officials will work with the United Nations’ UNHCR refugee agency to identify
EU considers sanctions for Libya peace ‘spoilers’
The EU is considering sanctions against several Libyan figures for undermining efforts to form a national unity government, a key first step towards bringing peace to the war-torn country, European sources said Tuesday. The European Union has repeatedly warned it
UK and Germany agree ‘more work’ to do on EU reform deal
British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday stressed that “more work” was needed to strike a deal on reforms to the European Union ahead of London’s in/out referendum. The two leaders spoke by telephone, also
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
Juncker: European economy would suffer if free-travel zone collapses
EU citizens would have a harder time finding jobs and the economy would suffer should Europe’s internal passport-free zone collapse under the pressure of the migration crisis, the head of the bloc’s executive said on Friday. European Commission President Jean-Claude
The global responsibility towards Palestinians
By : Samar Fatany Finding a solution to the plight of the Palestinians remains an immediate global responsibility. This was the unanimous conclusion of participants in the Conference on Mediterranean Dialogue that was held in Rome from Dec. 10-12. They
EU diplomats warn U.S. over threat to end visa-free entry
Diplomats from the 28-member European Union on Monday warned they could respond in kind if the United States makes good on plans to end visa-free entry for some EU nationals. After the November 13 terror strikes in Paris and as
Turkey to relaunch EU membership bid with economic talks
European Union foreign ministers are set on Monday to revive Turkey’s efforts to join the bloc by agreeing to open talks on the EU’s financial rules, as part of a bigger deal to help Europe solve its migration crisis. Turkey’s
France urges EU to act faster against extremist finances
France is urging its European Union partners to speed up efforts to cut off funds to extremists groups. French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said on Tuesday that “every country is under threat of terrorism, and every country has to do
EU pushes for anti-terror rules on collecting data of air passengers
EU states led by France pushed Friday for the urgent sharing of air pasenger name information in a bid to trace potential extremists and prevent a repeat of the Paris attacks. The European Parliament is showing increasing support for the
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