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 Crown Prince discusses with French FM efforts to combat terrorism
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has met with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian, who is currently on a visit to the kingdom. During the meeting, both discussed bilateral relations, aspects of
France: Saudi Arabia demonstrated its leadership in fight against terrorism
:: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian commended Saudi Arabia’s leadership in the fight against terrorism at a joint press conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Jeddah on Saturday. Jubeir said he has assured the French foreign minister
French FM: ‘We stress the need to fight terrorist groups’
:: The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, asserted his country’s support to Kuwait’s mediation in Qatar crisis in a statement from Doha on Saturday. Le Drian said we are convinced that confidence-building measures must be taken. He added that
Trump: We face threats from systems that support and finance terrorism
:: “We face threats from leaders and regimes in the world who finance and support terrorism,” US President Donald Trump told a news conference on Thursday in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron. Trump added that America’s relationship with France
Trump overheard complimenting Macron’s wife
:: President Donald Trump was captured complimenting the French president’s wife’s appearance in video posted by the French government’s Facebook account. The footage shows Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron (eh-mahn-yoo-EHL’ mah-KROHN’) and their wives chatting after their tour of the
France’s Le Drian to visit Gulf States, seeks to help ease Qatar tensions
:: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from July 15-16 in an effort to ease tensions in the region, his office said in a statement. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain,
Trump to travel to Paris to discuss Syria and terrorism
:: U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Paris on Wednesday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron where the two leaders will seek to work together on Syria and countering terrorism, while avoiding the thorny issues that have divided
French report: Hezbollah building weapons factories in Lebanon
:: Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group is constructing at least two underground facilities in Lebanon for manufacturing missiles and other weaponry, a report by French Intelligence Online magazine has revealed. Intelligence Online quoted sources saying that the first factory is being
France, Russia discuss Syria, sidestep differences on chemical weapons
:: France and Russia agreed on Thursday that fighting terrorism in Syria was their common objective, but pointedly avoided airing their differences over the sensitive issue of chemical weapons. France appears to be broadly aligning its foreign policy with the
First Syria refugees land in France under corridor scheme
:: The first 16 Syrian refugees to be resettled in France under a “humanitarian corridor” scheme organized with Christian groups arrived in Paris late Wednesday. “For the first time in seven years I feel safe,” said one of the group,
$1 bln headache for Airbus as Qatar cancels four jets
:: Qatar Airways has axed orders for four A350s because of delivery delays, Airbus said on Thursday, handing the European planemaker a new headache over what to do with jets worth $1.2 billion at list prices as it tries to
Elie Saab wows with GoT-inspired collection
:: Lebanese designer Elie Saab showcased a “Game of Thrones” (GoT) inspired collection at the Paris Haute Couture Week on Wednesday. Entitled “A Tale of Fallen Kings,” the collection was bursting with ornate, nostalgic elements that harked back to centuries
After criticism, France’s Macron seeks to reassure Syria opposition
:: France’s new president, Emmanuel Macron, sought to reassure opponents of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday after provoking concern among rebel groups by saying that he saw no legitimate successor to Assad. Former president Francois Hollande had backed the
Stars hit Dior’s 70th birthday show in Paris
:: Christian Dior feted its 70th birthday at Paris’ Couture Week Monday in style with an accomplished, star-filled show that mapped the iconic house’s expansion across the world. It was an unabashed, encyclopedic celebration of femininity in all its guises
Macron says will lift of state of emergency ‘this autumn’
:: French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he will “this autumn” lift a state of emergency in effect since the extremist attacks in Paris in November 2015 that killed 130 people. “I will re-establish the freedoms of the French people
Delays, cost overrun seen for contested UK nuclear plant
:: A project to build a nuclear plant at Hinkley Point in Britain will overrun by £1.5 billion ($1.95 billion) and may face further delays, its main supplier said. EDF, the state-run French company that has the lion’s share of
France rules out terrorism after eight wounded in mosque shooting
:: Eight people including a girl were lightly wounded late Sunday in a shooting in front of a mosque in the southeast French city of Avignon, the prosecutor’s office said, ruling out terrorism. According to initial accounts taken on the
Man held after driving 4×4 into barriers protecting Paris mosque
:: A man was arrested after he drove his vehicle into barriers protecting a mosque in the Paris suburbs Thursday, police said, with Muslim officials describing the incident as an “attempted attack”. The 4X4 vehicle “struck pillars and barriers in
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