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: G20
Russia’s Putin sees Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a ‘very reliable partner’
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Saudi’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a “very reliable partner with whom you can reach agreements, and can be certain that those agreements will be honored,” in an interview with Bloomberg on Friday. The
Bangladesh island losing battle to stem climate tide
Hamida Begum has fled her home on Bangladesh’s Kutubdia island more times than she can remember while her neighbors have already given up the battle to prevent theirs being swallowed by the sea. “I am scared our house will be
‘Global efforts needed to root out terrorism’
The Council of Ministers on Monday called on the international community to redouble its joint efforts to stamp out the scourge of terror, which targets the security and stability of the entire globe without any exception. The weekly session of
King Salman meets with Putin, Cameron in Antalya
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Monday the Syrian crisis during a meeting the two leaders held on the sidelines of the G20 Summit currently underway in the Turkish resort city
Obama rules out putting U.S. troops on the ground to fight ISIS
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States would stick to its current strategy in the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, again ruling out putting U.S. troops on the ground in a fighting capacity.
Obama, Putin agree on need for political transition, ceasefire in Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including U.N.-mediated talks, when they spoke at the G20 summit on Sunday, a White House official said. In a 35 minute discussion
Kingdom joins world efforts to crush terror
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman met with foreign leaders gathered at the G-20 Summit on Sunday and discussed with them developments in the region and the summit agenda. King Salman held talks with US President Barack Obama,
Turkey foiled Istanbul terror plot on same day as Paris attacks: official
Turkish authorities foiled a plot to stage a “major” attack in Istanbul on the same day as the deadly gun and suicide attacks in Paris, a senior official said on Sunday. Police on Friday detained five people in Istanbul, the
G-20 nations ‘spend $452bn a year to prop up fossil fuels’
The G-20 group of major economies spend $452 billion per year supporting fossil fuel industries, despite their primary role in causing climate change, according to a study. The report, which comes ahead of a crunch UN meeting in Paris to
Turkish police detain 11 in raids targeting ISIS
Turkish police detained 11 suspects in helicopter-backed raids targeting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants across Istanbul, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday, just days ahead of a G20 summit being held in the country. The raids
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