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
Global oil demand growth to slow in 2016: IEA
The world’s demand for oil is expected to slow in 2016 in response to a more pessimistic outlook for the global economy, likely keeping the crude market oversupplied, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. “Global demand growth is expected to
Kingdom, France deepen alliance with $11.4bn deals
Deals worth $11.4 billion between Riyadh and Paris were signed on the sidelines of the 2nd Saudi-French Business Opportunities Forum, which concluded in Riyadh on Tuesday, underscoring the shared foreign policy stances that have helped deepen the two countries’ ties.
Killer Assad has no future in Syria: Riyadh
Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Tuesday that Riyadh’s position on Syria had not changed, insisting that President Bashar Assad had no future in Syria. “There is no change … From the beginning of the crisis, the position of the
Saudi king and French PM seek to enhance ties
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman held talks with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls in Riyadh on Tuesday. The two leaders reviewed bilateral relations and ways of enhancing them in various fields as well as the latest developments in the region. Valls,
French firms seek lucrative contracts at Riyadh forum
The Saudi-French Business Opportunities Forum taking place in Riyadh provides the best platform to develop areas of bilateral cooperation in many new areas, said Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. Currently, he said that bilateral trade is estimated at 12
FM: Saudi position on Syria ‘unchanged’
Saudi Arabia’s position on Syria is unchanged as the kingdom calls for President Bashar al-Assad’s step down, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Tuesday in a press conference with his French counterpart. In his remarks, Jubeir insisted that Assad has
Saudi-French trade ties get a fillip
France and the Kingdom enjoy great confidence and mutual trust, which could help the two countries forge ahead in bilateral relations, said French Prime Minister Manuel Valls in Riyadh on Monday. Valls was making the opening address at the Second
France’s strikes on Syria may have killed French militants
French air strikes in Syria have probably killed French militants, a source in the delegation of Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Monday during a visit to neighboring Jordan. “The strikes have killed militants. There might well be French militants
After bombings, thousands in pro-Kurdish demo in Paris
Several thousand mainly Kurdish demonstrators marched through Paris on Sunday to protest against what they called the Turkish government’s “politics of war”, a day after 95 people were killed by suspected suicide bombers in Ankara. The protesters carried a giant
France says Mideast escalation ‘extremely dangerous’
France said Sunday the escalation in violence in the Palestinian territories and Jerusalem was “extremely worrying and dangerous”. The office of President Francois Hollande said “everything must be done to calm the situation and end this cycle (of violence) which
Kingdom and France eye multibillion riyal deals at Riyadh talks
A plethora of bilateral agreements between the Kingdom and France worth billions of riyals will be signed in Riyadh during the 2nd Saudi-French Business Opportunities Forum, which will be held in Riyadh on Tuesday. The forum is set to take
Egypt, France to discuss region’s conflicts
France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls flew into Egypt on Saturday to start a three-country Arab tour aimed at boosting economic ties and for holding talks on the region’s conflicts. French President Francois Hollande announced last month that Egypt had agreed
Egypt signs deal for two French warship
Egypt signed a contract Saturday to buy two Mistral warships, whose sale to Russia Paris cancelled because of the Ukraine crisis, a delegation member with the visiting French prime minister said. On September 23, French President Francois Hollande announced he
French MPs adopt bill to block minors from leaving to curb militancy
French lawmakers adopted a draft law Thursday that will require minors to have permission from their parents or legal guardians before leaving the country in a bid to curb departures for jihad in Iraq or Syria. At the moment, children
Erdogan’s ‘anti-terrorism’ rally in France draws thousands
Around 12,000 people flocked to hear the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan address an anti-terrorism rally in the French city of Strasbourg Sunday, one of a number his supporters have organized in the run-up to a snap election in Turkey
French PM: Russia must not hit ‘wrong targets’ in Syria
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls urged Russia on Sunday to direct air strikes at ISIS militants alone in Syria, as the West raises concerns Moscow will target moderate rebel groups opposed to Syria’s president. Speaking to journalists on a visit
Hollande to Putin: Russia to strike ‘only’ at ISIS
France’s President Francois Hollande said on Friday he had told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he must strike at “Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and only Daesh” during Russian military action in Syria. Hollande was speaking after meeting Putin
France opens war crimes inquiry against Assad regime
French authorities have launched a criminal probe of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for alleged war crimes committed between 2011 and 2013, sources have said. Paris prosecutors opened a preliminary war crimes inquiry on September 15, a source close to
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