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: GERMANY
UN chief says Assad ‘failure’ caused 300,000 deaths
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says Syrian President Bashar Assad’s “failure of leadership” caused the deaths of over 300,000 people, according to an interview released Monday. Asked by the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle if he considered Assad a mass murderer, Ban
Merkel in Africa on trip aimed at stemming migrant flows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday warned against Africa suffering from a “brain drain” as she arrived on a three-day tour of the continent focused on security and stemming the migrant influx to Europe. Merkel also underscored the need to
East-West tensions ‘more dangerous’ than Cold War: Germany
The mounting tensions between the United States and Russia have created a situation that is “more dangerous” than the Cold War, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in an interview published Saturday. Relations between the two have nosedived since a
ISIS suspect extradited to Germany from France
A suspected member of the ISIS group who turned himself in to French authorities and revealed plans of an attack plot has been extradited to Germany. Federal prosecutors said Friday that Saleh A., a 29-year-old Syrian whose last name wasn’t
Germany’s Merkel says she has not changed course on migrant policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday that she had not reversed course on her policy on migrants, two weeks after she said she wished she could turn back the clock to better prepare Germany for last year’s influx. Merkel’s
Merkel in trouble after election debacle for her pro-refugee stance
A humiliating state election defeat for Angela Merkel in her own backyard on Sunday and another drubbing that looms in two weeks in Berlin are casting an ominous shadow over the Chancellor’s hopes of winning – or even running –
German prosecutors file terror charge against teenage girl
German federal prosecutors have indicted a teenage girl on charges of “attempted murder and supporting a terrorist organization.” Prosecutors say the 16-year-old German-Moroccan citizen was acting on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) when she seriously
EU nations must not refuse Muslim migrants, says Merkel
The refusal of some EU countries to accept Muslim refugees is “unacceptable”, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday as Germany called for quotas to divide the influx throughout the bloc. “That’s not right at all that some countries say: ‘generally
Merkel’s deputy says she underestimated migrant integration challenge
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview on Saturday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives had “underestimated” the challenge of integrating a record migrant influx. Gabriel is also leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) – the junior coalition partner
Up to 300,000 refugees to come to Germany this year
The head of Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expected a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year. “We’re preparing for 250,000 to 300,000 refugees this year,” BAMF head
German minister: No regrets about calling Turkey a ‘hub for Islamists’
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Wednesday defended a leaked government report alleging Turkey was a ‘hub for Islamists’, a charge that has further strained tensions with Ankara, a key partner in efforts to stem mass migration. Turkey and
Turkey angered by German ban on Erdogan speech
Turkey on Sunday condemned a German court decision banning President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from addressing his supporters by video link at a rally in Cologne. Germany is home to Turkey’s largest diaspora and the rally scheduled for later Sunday was
France and Germany ‘fully agree’ Brexit process
French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday confirmed they were in “full agreement on how to handle the situation” created by Britain’s vote to quit the EU, according to French presidency sources. Both heads of state,
German genocide resolution ‘has no value’: Erdogan
The German parliament resolution recognizing as genocide the massacres of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire has “no value” and won’t change Turkey’s position on the matter, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday. Erdogan said he wondered how German officials could
One killed in Munich train station knife attacks
A German national attacked passengers with a knife at a train station in the Munich area in southern Germany early on Tuesday, leaving one dead and many with life-threatening injuries, Bavarian radio reported. German media said police had arrested the
US declares support for Iraq PM amid unrest
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is in a strong position despite political unrest in Iraq, thanks in part to battlefield successes and his commitment to a multi-sectarian state, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday. “He seems to be
Obama says Syria ‘safe zone’ a practical problem
US President Barack Obama said on Sunday it would be very difficult to see how a so-called safe zone would work in Syria without a large military commitment. “The issue surrounding a safe zone in Syrian territory is not a
German spy chief warns ISIS wants to attack
ISIS wants to carry out attacks in Germany and the security situation is “very serious,” the head of the country’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) told a Sunday newspaper, adding that he knew of no concrete plot to strike. The militant
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