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: HOLLANDE
No wine please! Rouhani-Hollande lunch in the soup
An official lunch between the French president Francois Hollande and his Iranian counterpart is unlikely to happen after the latter requested for halal meat and no wine on the menu, media reports said on Tuesday. President Hassan Rouhani reportedly turned
French give Hollande lowest approval rating this year
French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls have seen their approval ratings fall again this month, with Hollande’s hitting its lowest level this year, according to an Ifop poll released on Sunday. The share of respondents satisfied with
France says Mideast escalation ‘extremely dangerous’
France said Sunday the escalation in violence in the Palestinian territories and Jerusalem was “extremely worrying and dangerous”. The office of President Francois Hollande said “everything must be done to calm the situation and end this cycle (of violence) which
Hollande: Failure in Syria risks ‘total war’ for region
Failure to act in Syria risks stoking a “total war” in the Middle East, French President Francois Hollande said in a landmark speech to the European Parliament alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “What happens in Syria concerns Europe, what happens
French president calls for new Syria peace conference
French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday called for a new Syria peace conference as part of efforts to end a conflict which has claimed some 250,000 lives and destabilised the whole region. “I call for a new peace conference so
French president: We will bomb ISIS in Syria
President Francois Hollande said on Monday French air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria would be necessary. “We are part of the coalition in Iraq [against ISIS],” Hollande said in a news conference with
France summons U.S. envoy over spying claims
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has summoned the U.S. ambassador over leaked documents that suggest her government spied on President Francois Hollande and two predecessors, a diplomatic source said Wednesday. The source told AFP that U.S. Ambassador Jane Hartley had
France’s Hollande has ‘big hopes’ for Rafale fighter jet deals
French President Francois Hollande said on Monday he had “big hopes” for future export contracts of Dassault-made Rafale fighter jets. “We have big hopes for commercial successes of the Rafale,” Hollande told reporters on the sidelines of the Paris Air
French president congratulates Saudi king on new royal appointments
French President Francois Hollande called Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to congratulate him on the appointment of two new crown princes, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. During the call, the two heads of state also discussed the
Erdogan: Russia, France ‘last’ to talk about genocide
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday lashed out at the European Union and world leaders who have recognized the 1915 massacres of Armenians as genocide on the centenary of the events. Erdogan accused the leaders of France, Germany and
Turkish PM says Islamophobia should prompt similar reaction as Paris rally
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday hailed the unprecedented rally against terror in Paris as a strong message to the world, adding he would expect a similar reaction to attacks on Muslims and Islamophobia. Davutoglu joined dozens of other
Sarkozy chosen as French conservative party leader
Returning from the political wilderness, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has taken a big step toward a possible re-election bid by winning the leadership of the country’s main conservative party. Sarkozy had been widely expected to win the Union for
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