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: Gaza
British MPs say Israeli restrictions unjustifiable
A British parliamentary committee declared excessive Israeli restrictions on Palestinian territories cannot be justified on the grounds they protect the Jewish state, Agence-France Presse reported. “We challenge the assertion that restrictions which curtail economic development in the OPTs [Occupied Palestinian
UAE Water Aid to send drinking water to Gaza
The United Arab Emirates will send 10 tanks of drinking water to the Gaza Strip where there is an acute shortage of water and amid extreme living conditions due the Israeli aggression, the UAE’s Gulf News reported on Monday. The
War crimes case mulled as Israel pulls back troops
Palestinians suffer $4-6b in damages THE HAGUE — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Al-Malki said there was “clear evidence” of war crimes by Israel during its offensive in Gaza as he met International Criminal Court prosecutors on Tuesday to push for
Israel announces ‘total withdrawal’ from Gaza
A three-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has taken effect in the Gaza Strip Tuesday as of 0500 GMT, Agence-France Press reported. During the 72-hour truce, mediated by Egypt, Israel and Hamas are to hold indirect talks in Cairo on
Israel determined to flatten Gaza
JERUSALEM: Israel insisted Monday there will be no end to its bloody military campaign in Gaza, shunning increasingly vocal world demands for a truce. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there would be no end without first securing a long-term
Israel declares 7-hour Gaza truce but Hamas sees ruse
• Pre-dawn Israeli strike kills Islamic Jihad commander • Troops and tanks remain in southern Rafah • Palestinians issue truce terms in Cairo • Gaza death toll 1,790; 67 on Israeli side GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel said it would unilaterally hold fire
Israeli strikes kill 10 Palestinians ahead of ceasefire
Ten Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes throughout the Gaza Strip early Monday, raising the Palestinian toll from the four-week conflict between Israel and Hamas to 1,822, Agence-France Presse reported. A child was killed in the city of Rafah, south
UN chief condemns attack on Gaza school
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned an attack that killed 10 people at a UN school in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as “a moral outrage and a criminal act.” In his most strongly worded statement yet on an attack against
Israeli strike on U.N. school in Gaza kills seven
Seven have been killed in an Israeli attack on a United Nations school in Gaza, witnesses and medics said. A missile launched by an aircraft struck the entrance to the school in the town of Rafah south of Gaza, the
Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza talks
A delegation of members from Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad arrived in Cairo on Sunday for indirect ceasefire talks with Israel, to be conducted through Egyptian and U.S. officials, Egyptian sources said. Truce talks would include Hamas’ demand
Partial pullout by Israel amid strikes; no headway in Egypt
The Israeli Army on Saturday gave a first indication it was ending operations in parts of Gaza, while continuing to bombard other areas ahead of fresh truce talks in Cairo. As a Palestinian delegation flew to Egypt in search of
Sisi: Egypt’s plan ‘real chance’ to end Gaza crisis.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday a Gaza ceasefire plan his country had put forward represented a “real chance” to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas. “The Egyptian initiative is a real chance to find a real
Freed Palestinian prisoners shocked at damage in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Unlike many Palestinians who are desperate to flee Gaza, Rami and Osama had no choice but to return after years in Israeli jails, although the scope of the devastation has shocked them. At the Erez border
Gaza’s ‘miracle baby’ dies after power blackout
Gaza’s so-called “miracle baby,” who was born via an emergency caesarian section after her mother was killed, died on Thursday. Doctors at the hospital where she was being treated said that constant blackouts and electricity shortages had affected her incubator
Bolivia declares Israel a terrorist state
Bolivia on Wednesday renounced a visa exemption agreement with Israel in protest over its offensive in Gaza, and declared it a terrorist state. President Evo Morales announced the move during a talk with a group of educators in the city
40 Palestinians killed after collapse of truce
At least 40 Palestinians were killed and 200 others injured in Israeli shelling in southern Gaza Strip after the collapse of the three-day ceasefire which briefly began on Friday morning, medics reported. Earlier, the Israeli government has informed U.N. Secretary
UN told: Gaza on precipice
Palestinians are “facing a precipice” in Gaza, the top UN refugee official there told the Security Council on Thursday in a strongly-worded appeal for action. With more than 220,000 Palestinians already sheltering in UN facilities — four times the number
Israel determined to destroy Gaza border tunnels: PM
Israel was determined to complete the destruction of tunnels build by Palestinian militants under the Gaza-Israel border regardless of ceasefire efforts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. “We are determined to complete this mission with or without a ceasefire,”
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