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: Indonesia
Qatar pledges $50 mln to Indonesia for hosting migrants
Gas-rich Qatar pledged $50 million on Thursday to help Indonesia shelter Muslim Rohingya migrants from Myanmar, the official QNA news agency reported. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have all prevented vessels overloaded with starving migrants from Bangladesh and from Myanmar’s ethnic
More than 100 grave sites found in Malaysia
A total of 139 grave sites and 28 human-trafficking camps have been found in a remote northern Malaysian border region, the country’s top police official told reporters Monday. National Police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar revealed the findings at a press
Indonesia, Malaysia to help Muslim migrants stranded at sea
Indonesia and Malaysia agreed Wednesday to provide temporary shelter to thousands of migrants stranded at sea, the first breakthrough in the humanitarian crisis confronting Southeast Asia after weeks of reluctance by the region’s nations to take responsibility. The announcement was
Malaysia turns away boat with more than 500 migrants
Malaysia has turned away a boat with more than 500 Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis after providing them with fuel and provisions, a government official said Thursday. The boat was found Wednesday off the coast of northern Penang state, just days
500 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar wash to shore in Indonesia
Boats carrying about 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed to shore in western Indonesia on Sunday, with some of the people in need of medical attention, a migration official and a human rights advocate said. The men,
Agreements inked to serve Indonesian pilgrims in hajj
The establishment of Pilgrim Guides of South East Asian Countries signed on Thursday a number of agreements and contracts covering the main services to be provided to Indonesian pilgrims during this year’s hajj. The number of pilgrims coming from Indonesia
Divers may have found crashed AirAsia co-pilot’s body
Indonesian divers have found a body believed to be the French co-pilot who was steering an AirAsia plane when it crashed in December with 162 people onboard, an official said Saturday. Coordinator of the search and rescue effort S.B. Supriyadi
AirAsia probe vets possible computer glitch, crew response
Investigators probing the crash of an AirAsia jetliner are examining maintenance records of a key part of its automated control systems, and how the pilots may have handled the plane if it failed, two people familiar with the matter said.
Divers make fresh bid to reach AirAsia main body
Indonesian divers Friday made a fresh attempt to reach the main body of an AirAsia plane that crashed in the sea last month with 162 people on board, after their initial bid failed due to bad weather and rough seas.
Crashed AirAsia jet’s cockpit recorder found
Divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Tuesday, MetroTV said quoting a transport official, a key piece of evidence for investigators to determine the cause of the crash that killed 162 people.
Sonar scan ‘detects’ crashed AirAsia’s fuselage
Indonesian search teams believe a sonar scan has detected the fuselage of an AirAsia airliner that crashed two weeks ago with the loss of all 162 people on board and divers were on Sunday checking the find, a senior official
Pings detected in hunt for AirAsia black boxes
Ping signals believed to be from the black box data recorders of crashed AirAsia Flight 8501 were detected Friday, a senior Indonesian search official said, offering strong hopes of explaining the disaster. “A ship detected the pings. The divers are
Indonesia says crashed AirAsia plane tail found
Recovery teams have found the tail of the crashed AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea, the Indonesian search chief said Wednesday, the eleventh day of relief operations. “We have successfully obtained part of the plane that has been our
Indonesia naval captain says may have located missing plane’s tail
An Indonesian naval patrol vessel found on Monday what the captain said could be the tail of a missing AirAsia jet, the section where the crucial black box voice and flight data recorders are located. Ships and aircraft seeking debris
AirAsia search resumes, no black box signals yet
Indonesian navy divers resumed search efforts on Monday to identify whether the suspected wreckage was in fact part of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, Reuters news agency reported. While no signals have been detected from black box recorders, ships and aircraft
Indonesia sends divers to examine AirAsia wreckage
Divers prepared Sunday to examine wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 in hopes of retrieving the rest of the bodies and finding out more on what caused the plane to crash a week ago, the Associated Press reported. The divers are
AirAsia search finds two ‘big parts’ of plane
Search teams found two big parts of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the sea last weekend with 162 people on board, a top Indonesian search official told Agence France-Presse on Saturday. Search and rescue agency chief Bambang Soelistyo confirmed
Stormy weather halts search in AirAsia crash
Stormy weather on Wednesday grounded Indonesian planes and helicopters seeking to recover more bodies in the AirAsia plane crash. Officials were forced to suspend aerial missions as heavy rain and low visibility made it difficult to recover bodies four days
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