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: France
Germany to send 650 troops to Mali to relieve France
Germany will send up to 650 soldiers to Mali, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, to provide some relief to France in its global fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. Von der Leyen
Imams now require ‘license to preach’
France’s leading Muslim body called Tuesday for imams to require a permit to preach in a bid to root out extremists, and for a new religious body to fight back against jihadist propaganda. Anouar Kbibech, president of the French Council
Man who lent flat to Paris attacks ringleader hit with terror charges
The man who lent his Paris suburb apartment to the suspected ringleader of the attacks on the city was charged with terror offences on Tuesday, prosecutors said. Jawad Bendaoud was arrested soon after last week”s massive police raid on the
‘No specific, credible threat’ to U.S. from ISIS
President Barack Obama’s national security team believes there is “no specific, credible threat” to the United States from ISIS, the White House said Tuesday, amid stepped up coalition strikes on the extremist group. Obama convened his National Security Council to
French jets strike ISIS command center in Iraq
French warplanes “destroyed” an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group command center and a training camp near the key northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the defense ministry said Tuesday. “The target was hit” in the nearby city of
French anti-terror police descend on ‘White Emir’ village
French anti-terrorist police accompanied by helicopters descended on a small southwestern French village on Tuesday searching for a Salafist preacher suspected of mentoring young jihadists, a source close to the case said. The operation, one of dozens that police have
Obama pledges solidarity with France
Pledging solidarity after the Paris attacks, President Barack Obama promised Tuesday to work with France and other allies to intensify the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), saying America will not be cowed by the
Hostage situation in France not linked to Paris attacks: police sources
Armed men who took hostages on Tuesday in the northern French town of Roubaix appeared to have no link to the Nov. 13 attacks by Islamist militants in Paris but were probably planning a robbery, police sources said on Tuesday.
France: 147 world leaders to attend Paris climate summit
A total 147 heads of state and government have confirmed their attendance of the climate summit due to start in Paris next week, the French government said Tuesday. The conference, from November 30 to December 11, is tasked with signing
Hostage situation in northern French town
Armed men have taken hostages after gun shots were fired in the northern French town of Roubaix, a police source said on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear whether the gunmen were linked to the attacks in Paris on Nov.
Belgium seeks Morocco’s help to track Paris attacker
Belgium has asked Morocco to share any intelligence it has to help track a key suspect in connection with the Paris attacks, the interior ministry in Rabat said Monday. A statement said King Philippe made the request in a telephone
Object ‘resembling’ explosives belt found in Paris suburb: police source
A “belt that may resemble an explosive belt” was found Monday in the southern Paris suburb of Montrouge, sources close to the investigation said, ten days after attacks in the capital left 130 people dead. The object was found in
Obama warns against overreaction to ISIS attacks
Trying to reassure a nation on edge, President Barack Obama said on Sunday that ISIS “cannot strike a mortal blow” against the United States, and warned that overreacting to the Paris attacks would play into extremists’ hands. “We do not
Hollande and Cameron visit Bataclan concert hall
British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande laid a wreath at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on Monday where 90 people were killed by militant attackers. Cameron said on his Twitter account he had stood “shoulder
Why I will not apologize for the Paris attacks
By : Khaled Almaeena The Paris attacks that killed 130 people and injured hundreds of others are still capturing headlines. They also occupy the top spot in social media the world over. The attack came days after suicide bombers blew
Paris police release photo of 3rd stadium suicide bomber
French police on Sunday released a photo of the third of three suicide bombers who blew themselves up outside France’s national stadium during the November 13 Paris attacks. Investigators had said Friday that the assailant turned up among refugees on
Switzerland probing 33 people over possible militant links
Switzerland has active criminal proceedings against 33 individuals over suspected ties to militant groups, but only three people are currently in custody, the attorney general’s office said Sunday. Some of those cases have been opened in the last two to
France: measures taken against chemical attack
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday that a chemical or biological attack “was among the risks” but that all possible precautions to avoid one had been taken, Agence France-Presse reported. He said French authorities were not ruling anything
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