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
Macron underlines new Syria reality
By : Osama Al-Sharif :: Cracks in the coalition against Bashar Assad, if there was ever one, have been showing for years. Those supporting the beleaguered Syrian president, namely Russia and Iran, have been waiting patiently for these cracks to
Man tries to drive car into crowd in front of French mosque
:: A man was arrested after trying to drive a car into a crowd in front of a mosque in the Paris suburb of Creteil on Thursday, police said, adding that no one was injured. The man’s motives were unclear,
Macron, Trump agree to work together if new Syria chemical attack: Elysee
:: President Emmanuel Macron agreed with US President Donald Trump in a phone call on Tuesday that they would work together to find a common response in case of a new chemical attack in Syria, the French presidency said in
Ferrand elected to lead Macron’s lawmakers in French parliament
:: Former French minister Richard Ferrand, who has been fighting accusations of improper financial dealings during most of his few weeks in office, was elected on Saturday to lead President Emmanuel Macron’s lawmakers in parliament “I thank the deputies for
Second French journalist dies after being wounded in Mosul
:: French journalist Veronique Robert has died in Paris after being wounded in an explosion in Mosul earlier this week, her employer France Televisions said in a statement on Saturday. The mine explosion killed Iraqi journalist Bakhtiyar Haddad and French
French court jails militant recruits
:: Five young men inspired to fight in Syria by of one of France’s most notorious jihadist recruiters in Nice were handed prison sentences by a Paris court on Friday. The men, all in their 20s, were found guilty of
Tourist bus hits Paris bridge, at least four injured
:: A double-decker tourist bus became stuck under a central Paris bridge on Friday, injuring at least four passengers, firefighters said. The bus crashed into the Alexandre III bridge, a tourist magnet due to its ornate structure and views over
Macron: Removing Assad no longer priority in Syria
:: France no longer sees the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as a priority in the Syrian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, making the policy official for the first time. The new French leader said instead that fighting militants
UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed holds talks with French President
:: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Wednesday met with President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, to discuss bilateral relations and the latest regional
French defence minister Goulard announces resignation
:: French Defence Minister Sylvie Goulard announced her resignation on Tuesday over a fake jobs scandal that has hit her small centrist MoDem party, allied with President Emmanuel Macron’s party. Goulard, who was previously a member of the European Parliament,
French police hold 4 family members of Champs-Élysées assailant
:: French police have taken into custody four members of the family of a radicalized Islamist who was killed when he rammed a car loaded with guns and a gas bottle into a police van on the Champs-Élysées, a judicial
Champs Elysees incident appears deliberate act: French interior ministry
:: A driver appeared to deliberately crash his car into a police van on the French capital’s Champs Elysees avenue on Monday, the interior ministry said, and the Paris prosecutor’s anti-terrorism unit said it had opened an investigation. “It looks
Macron wins commanding parliamentary majority, estimates show
:: President Emmanuel Macron won a commanding majority in France’s parliamentary election on Sunday, pollsters’ estimates showed, sweeping aside the mainstream parties and securing a powerful mandate to push through his pro-business reforms. The result, if confirmed, redraws France’s political
Macron’s party set for huge French parliamentary majority
:: President Emmanuel Macron’s fledgling party is set to trounce France’s traditional main parties in a parliamentary election and secure a huge majority to push through his pro-business reforms, projections after the first round showed on Sunday. The vote delivered
‘This is for Syria,’ Notre Dame attacker said as he lunged at police with hammer
:: French police shot and injured a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral Tuesday, as he shouted “this is for Syria”. A French government spokesman says that the man who attacked police officers
France confirms second French death in London attack
:: A second French citizen has been confirmed killed in the London Bridge attack, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday. “It is with great sadness that I have learned that one of the French citizens, who was
Man shot after attacking police outside Paris’ Notre Dame
:: French police shot and wounded a man who attacked officers with a hammer outside the Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday and the Paris prosecutor’s office swiftly launched a counter-terrorism investigation. Armed police cordoned off the site and the cathedral
Chemical weapons a ‘red line’ in Syria, France’s Macron says
:: The use of chemical weapons in Syria is a red line for France and would result in reprisals, Emmanuel Macron said on Monday during his first meeting as president of France with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. “Any use
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