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 »

 

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Bahraini king: Saudi protects us in light of Qatari, Iranian interference

:: Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, said in a statement on Wednesday that Manama has always chosen to be on the side of Riyadh to protect its country against Qatari and Iranian

Jordan tells Qatari ambassador to leave country within days

:: A Jordanian government source said early Wednesday that the Qatari ambassador in Amman has been asked to leave the country within days, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Late Tuesday, Jordan has also decided to reduce its diplomatic status with

Qatar: It is about policies not news

Mashari Althaydi

By : Mashari Althaydi :: The story from Qatar is not whether the news is fabricated or true. The problem is much bigger than what meets the eye. Qatar, a country which is rich with natural resources and whose people

Arab NATO plan being studied to fight ISIS, isolate Iran

:: A NATO-style alliance for the Middle East was discussed on Thursday during a NATO summit, attended by US President Donald Trump in the Belgian capital Brussels, where leaders agreed to further discuss the so-called “Middle East Treaty Organization” METO

MoU to curb terrorism financing signed during Gulf-US summit

:: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed on Sunday between the United States and the six-heads of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the Saudi capital, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The signing of the MoU to curb

Trump: Qatari emir and I to discuss purchase of ‘beautiful military equipment’

:: President Donald Trump says that he and the Emir of Qatar will discuss the purchase of “lots of beautiful military equipment.” Trump and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Sunday morning in Riyadh in a bilateral meeting. The

Saudi: Summit with US to open ‘new page’ with Muslim world

:: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir praised on Thursday Riyadh’s “historic” ties with Washington and “expected” commercial and political deals to be signed during Donald Trump’s imminent visit to the kingdom, the leader’s first foreign trip as US president. Trump’s

Tillerson: Trump’s Middle East tour about ‘unity against Iran’

:: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East is aimed at showing the countries in the region the US’s stance in “unity against Iran,” he told American news channel NBC during

Merkel’s Gulf visit reflects Germany’s growing regional clout

Dr. Manuel Almeida

By : Dr. Manuel Almeida :: The media’s fixation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s uncovered head seized the spotlight in her otherwise characteristically discreet visit to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi earlier this week. Her low profile is a good analogy

Hundreds of new Saudi female graduates find success in landing jobs

:: The president of Effat University has said 58 percent of the university’s graduates are employed in various jobs in the Kingdom or abroad. Dr. Haifa Jamal Al-Lail was speaking at a graduation ceremony at the university on Thursday. “The

US Navy fires warning flare at Iranian vessel in intense Gulf encounter

The US Navy says a guided-missile destroyer fired a flare toward an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel in a tense encounter in the Gulf. Lt. Ian McConnaughey of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet says the incident happened Monday. He says the Iranian

US fed rate hikes: Gains and losses for Gulf countries

Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady

By : Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady :: It is not often that countries and businesses are forewarned with near certainty on where interest rates and hence borrowing costs are heading. This is precisely what is now happening following the rise

Trump policy setbacks and implications for the Gulf

Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady

By : Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady Rolling back the Obamacare program has eluded the self- professed king of deal makers President Trump, and left a large hole in both his credibility and ability to pass other vital campaign promises, as

Effective and collective efforts alongside the US

Sawsan Al Shaer

By : Sawsan Al Shaer Like us, the current American administration is absolutely convinced that terrorism cannot be eliminated without restraining the Iranian regime as war on terrorism begins with targeting the latter. We don’t need to convince American national

A reminder of America’s greatness

Hassan Y. Yassin

By : Hassan Y. Yassin We love the US without any “buts.” When one loves, one is committed for the long term. Your country has always shown great vision and tolerance. Even when the US has moved toward isolationism, it

Gulf investors flock to Trump’s America

Frank Kane

By : Frank Kane The story of President Donald Trump’s two-month-old administration can be summed up in two words: Not yet. Has some damning piece of evidence of foreign entanglement come to light that would throw open the possibility of

Iran sends destroyer and warship to the Gulf of Aden

In a provocative move, Iran announced sending the “45 Group” of the Iranian Naval Force, which consists of a ship and a destroyer to the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab. The tension caused by the continued friction between the

Three Gulf mosques win architecture award

Three mosques from the Arabian Gulf have won awards for their architecture. Msheireb mosque in Qatar, the Sheikha Salama Mosque in the UAE city of Al-Ain, and the Arcapita Mosque in Bahrain were all recognized by the Abdullatif Al-Fozan Award

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