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
Hungary: EU could resettle half a million Syrian refugees
European Union and Turkish leaders may announce a behind-the-scenes agreement later this week to resettle 400,000 to 500,000 Syrian refugees directly from Turkey to the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday. Orban, speaking to a meeting of
EU states resist moves towards joint intelligence work
EU interior ministers agreed on Friday to share more information about European nationals who return after fighting in Iraq or Syria, but failed to commit to any wider co-ordination of intelligence services following the Paris attacks. The Nov. 13 shootings
France warns EU to ‘take responsibility’
Some of the suspects in the Paris attacks took advantage of Europe’s migrant crisis to “slip in” unnoticed, the French premier said on Thursday, warning the EU needed to “take responsibility” over border controls. Manuel Valls said the EU’s cherished
World leaders back drive for Paris climate deal
Leaders of the world’s top economies on Monday vowed to seek a deal to curb climate change at an upcoming UN conference in Paris, according to a draft statement drawn up in tough, all-night talks. Negotiators at a Group of
EU countries plan crackdown on firearms after Paris attacks
The European Union plans to tighten rules governing the issue and use of guns, EU officials said after interior ministers were summoned to a crisis meeting in Brussels following the deadly attacks by armed militants in Paris. Ministers, who will
Fourteen dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast
Fourteen people died and a further 27 were rescued by Turkish authorities after their boat sank on its way to the Greek island of Lesbos, Dogan news agency reported on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of migrants have made the perilous
EU calls for more cooperation with Sudan on migration
The European Union on Thursday called for greater cooperation with Khartoum on migration and combatting human trafficking after an EU delegation visited a camp for Eritrean refugees in eastern Sudan. Eritreans make up the third-largest number of those risking the
Merkel: ready to support Turkey EU accession process
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he had asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is visiting Istanbul, as well as France, Britain and Spain for support on accelerating Turkey’s bid for membership of the European Union. Merkel was in
UN urges EU to speed registration, relocation of refugees
The European Union must quickly establish adequate centers to receive and register asylum seekers in Greece and Italy and then distribute them across the bloc before winter sets in, the United Nations said on Friday. More than 591,000 people have
Islam was ‘never part of Europe’: Hungary’s Orban
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended his hardline stance against refugees, the vast majority of whom are Muslim, saying in an interview published Friday that Islam “has never been part of Europe”. Speaking to Germany’s Focus news weekly about the
Turkey: no deal yet with EU on migrant ‘action plan’
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the European Union had woken up too late to Turkey’s importance in stemming the flow of refugees from Syria and accused it of insincerity in talks on Turkish membership despite its recent overtures. A
Iran’s ballistic missile test upsets France
Iran’s test of a ballistic missile earlier this week was a clear violation of a UN Security Council resolution and sends “a worrying message,” French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said on Thursday. Iran tested a new precision-guided ballistic missile
Eight missing after Greek coastguard vessel hits migrant boat
Eight migrants were missing near the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday after their boat collided with a Greek rescue vessel, the coastguard said. Another 31 people of undisclosed nationality were rescued, according to the coastguard. A search by Greek
U.N. to vote on EU migrant smugglers
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday on whether to approve European naval operations aimed at seizing and disposing of vessels operated by human traffickers in the high seas off Libya, diplomats said. Russia, which has
EU agrees on deal to relocate 120,000 refugees
EU interior ministers on Tuesday approved by a “large majority” a plan to relocate 120,000 refugees around the bloc but only after overriding fierce opposition from central and eastern European countries. “Decision on relocation for 120,000 persons adopted today, by
Cameron suffers parliamentary defeat over EU referendum rules
British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing defeat in parliament on Monday after Euroskeptic members of his Conservatives joined forces with opposition lawmakers to reject proposed rules for a European Union membership referendum. It was Cameron’s first parliamentary defeat
Putin meets Erdogan for closed-door talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks expected to touch on energy issues and the Syria crisis. The two leaders met a day after attending the opening ceremony of the inaugural European Games,
16 arrested in Belgium in terror-related investigations
Belgian police arrested 16 people on Monday in twin terrorism-related investigations involving Chechen extremists, authorities said. The suspects belong to two separate groups that had links between them, the federal prosecutor’s office said. Members of one group, based in western
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