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
Saudi Arabia’s top clerics condemn Paris attack
Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body condemned on Saturday a coordinated assault by gunmen and bombers that killed 127 people across Paris as contrary to Islamic values. “Terrorists are not sanctioned by Islam and these acts are contrary to values of
Syrian, Egyptian passports found near bodies of Paris attackers
Syrian and Egyptian passports were found near the bodies of the assailants involved in a wave of deadly attacks on Paris, Al Arabiya News Channel correspondent reported Saturday. French police so far reported that a Syrian passport was found but
Eiffel tower closed indefinitely in wake of Paris attacks
The Eiffel Tower will be closed indefinitely following the wave of deadly attacks in Paris, the iconic landmark’s operator said on Saturday. The company decided to close the monument — normally visited by up to 20,000 people a day —
ISIS claims Paris attacks and releases video threat
ISIS claimed gun and bomb attacks that left at leas 127 people dead in Paris in a statement posted online on Saturday. It said “eight brothers wearing explosive belts and carrying assault rifles” conducted a “blessed attack on… Crusader France.”
Hollande: ‘Paris attacks act of war, plotted with help inside France’
French President Francois Hollande on Saturday said attacks across Paris that killed 127 people were committed by ISIS, describing them as “an act of war.” “The attacks were planned and organized from abroad with help from inside France,” he said,
Hollande, Obama vow to bolster counter-terrorism
President Francois Hollande and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama vowed to reinforce their counter-terrorism cooperation following the attacks in Paris, according to a White House statement. “The President reiterated the United States’ steadfast, unwavering support for the people of France,
Security Council condemns ‘barbaric, cowardly’ Paris attacks
The United Nations Security Council condemned the “barbaric and cowardly terrorist attacks,” which claimed at least 160 lives in Paris on Friday. “The Security Council underlined the need to bring the perpetrators of these terrorist acts to justice,” the 15-member
Obama says U.S. stands with France: ‘liberte, egalite, fraternite’
U.S. President Barack Obama condemned the night of violence in Paris as an “attack on all of humanity” Friday, vowing the bonds of liberty, equality, fraternity would not be broken. “Those who think that they can terrorize the people of
Arab states condemn ‘terrorist’ Paris attacks
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt have been among the Arab states leading condemnations of the simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed more than 140 people late Friday. A Saudi foreign ministry source said the kingdom “strongly denounces
Palestinian team ‘identifies Arafat assassin’
The head of the Palestinian team looking into the death of Yasser Arafat on Tuesday has once again accused Israel of assassinating the iconic Palestinian leader in a Paris hospital. His comments came the Palestinians mark on Wednesday 11 years
France arrests ISIS-linked naval attack plotter
Authorities in France have arrested a man with links to ISIS in Syria over a plot to attack military personnel at a major naval base, police and judicial sources said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old, whom sources said had been monitored
France strikes ISIS oil sites in Syria
The French army has stepped up its bombing campaign against the Islamic State group’s oil infrastructure with two new strikes in eastern Syria, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday. “We struck again twice last night in the Deir Ezzor
French strike hits ISIS oil facility in Syria
The French army on Sunday bombed an oil supply center held by ISIS in eastern Syria, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced Monday. “We intervened in Syria… yesterday evening with a strike on an oil supply center near Deir Ezzor
Vladimir Putin to attend Paris climate summit: France
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the November 30 opening of a U.N. summit in Paris tasked with producing a climate rescue pact, France’s top diplomat said Sunday. More than 100 heads of state and government have confirmed they will
Ex-Guantanamo inmate detained in Toronto
Mourad Benchellali, a French national and former Guantanamo Bay inmate, was detained by Canadian police at a Toronto airport on Monday on his way to a conference, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Benchellali, who is now an anti-extremism activist, was
France to deploy aircraft carrier in anti-ISIS fight in Syria, Iraq
France will deploy its aircraft carrier to support operations against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, President Francois Hollande said on Thursday, bolstering Paris’ firepower in the region amid international efforts to launch Syrian peace talks. The carrier is usually accompanied
France advises against travel to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh resort
France on Thursday advised its nationals against all non-essential travel to Sharm el-Sheikh following the crash of a Russian passenger jet that took off from the Egyptian resort at the weekend. The advice from the foreign ministry, updated on its
China, France agree on need for climate compliance checks
China and France agreed that a deal to tackle climate change expected to be negotiated in Paris should include checks on whether countries were complying with their commitments, they said in a joint statement Monday. Each signatory’s progress should be