Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 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 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 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: GULF

Russia’s Lavrov begins Gulf tour to discuss Qatar crisis

:: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Kuwait on Sunday as part of a Gulf tour that the Russian foreign ministry said would also include the UAE and Qatar to discuss the Syrian issue and the Gulf crisis. The

Saudi-Iraqi negotiations to form a new alliance

:: Serious negotiations are under way between Iraq and Saudi Arabia to form a new alliance that would give Riyadh a leading role in rebuilding Iraq’s war-torn cities. The Guardian newspaper stated in a report that Saudi Arabia is in

Saudi Crown Prince meets members of Yemeni House of Representatives

:: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, met with members of the Yemeni parliament at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. The members of Yemen’s House of Representatives affirmed their support of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi to restore stability to the country

Arab world bids farewell to beloved actor Abdelredha

:: The iconic Kuwaiti actor Abdulhussain Abdelredha today was laid to rest after his body was transported from London. In an homage to the 78-year-old comic thespian Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid tweeted: “Kuwait and the people of the

Working tirelessly for a political settlement in Yemen, says UK envoy

Simon Shercliff

:: Simon Shercliff, the British Ambassador to Yemen, based in Saudi and criss-crossing the region, said that UK has been playing a vigorous role in trying to help achieve a political solution in Yemen. Shercliff, who took over as Ambassador

Iranian drone comes close to US fighter jet – US official

:: An Iranian drone came within 100 feet of a US Navy warplane as it prepared to land on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf, a US official said on Tuesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the

Qatar seals 5-billion-euro naval deal with Italy

:: Qatar has concluded a 5 billion euro deal with Italy for seven navy vessels, the Qatari foreign minister said on Wednesday, part of a military cooperation agreement between the two countries. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani made the announcement

Why Kuwait will impose fees on the longest bridge in the world

:: It is only a year until the opening of Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Bridge, which is considered one of the longest bridges in the world, with a total length of 43.14 km. The causeway is expected to be inaugurated by

How Qatar mesmerizes activists?

Turki AlDakhil

By : Turki Aldakhil :: Qatar belongs to a category of countries that has its own ways of setting traps and hunting preys. It finds others’ weaknesses and suddenly pounces on its prey without making it feel enslaved. It finds

New routes used by Iran to smuggle weapons to Houthis uncovered

:: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have started using a new route across the Gulf to funnel covert arms shipments to their Houthi allies in Yemen’s civil war, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. In March, regional and Western sources

The good, the bad and the ugly of the Gulf crisis

Sinem Cengiz

By : Sinem Cengiz :: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently embarked on a two-day trip to the Gulf, in the latest international effort to help resolve the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ), comprising Saudi Arabia,

Houthis target Yemeni port with a booby-trapped boat

:: The leadership of the Arab coalition forces in Yemen announced on Saturday, that the Houthi militias targeted Al-Mukha port with a boat bomb, without causing casualties. The coalition leadership said that the Houthi militias impede access of medicines and

Qatar appeals to UN, while US calls for dialogue

:: Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani called the United Nations to help in resolving the Gulf crisis. The Qatari minister said to the reporters after meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who stressed that the international organization

Turkey’s Erdogan says Gulf trip ‘productive’, will continue efforts

:: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday described his trip to the Gulf to deal with the Qatar crisis as “productive and successful”, following two days of talks that appeared to yield no immediate progress towards healing the rift. “The

Egypt’s Sisi opens biggest military base in Middle East and Africa

:: Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi launched Mohammed Naguib military base in a huge ceremony in El Hammam city west of Alexandria on Saturday. Mohammed Naguib military base is the biggest in the Middle East and Africa, reported Egyptian media.

Houthi administrator with loads of cash as Yemenis await salaries

:: Several images have surfaced showing large amount of money in the hands of Houthi militias since their invasion of the capital Sana’a since late 2014 even as militias refuse to pay salaries of state employees in areas under their

Six months later: How different is the Trump administration?

Ramzy Baroud

By : Dr. Ramzy Baroud :: It has been nearly six months since Donald Trump took office as the 45th President of the United States. The lavish inauguration at the Capitol Building in Washington DC stood at odds with the

Why the Gulf crisis could benefit Russia

Dr. Naser Al-Tamimi

By : Dr. Naser Al-Tamimi :: Maybe for the first time in decades, Russia finds itself enjoying good relations with all the Gulf states, including Iran and Iraq. Moscow’s calls for a peaceful resolution of the Gulf crisis through dialogue

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