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: Iran
Next round of Syria talks set for Sept. 14-15: Kazakhstan
:: A new round of talks on the conflict in Syria will be held in Astana on September 14-15, Kazakhstan announced on Friday, with key powers looking to shore up safe zones on the ground. Russia and Iran, which back
Hezbollah leader says he met Assad in Syria over ISIS evacuation
:: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday he travelled to Damascus to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to request the evacuation of ISIS fighters from their enclave on the Syria-Lebanon border. The evacuation convoy left the border area
US takes aim at Iran over ties to Hamas
:: The United States on Thursday described remarks by a Palestinian Hamas leader boasting of strong military ties with Iran as a “stunning admission” that showed Tehran was violating a UN ban on arms exports. Hamas leader Yahya al-Sinwar, who
Iran arrests dozens of Ahwazi Arabs ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations
:: Iranian security forces arrested dozens of Arab activists and citizens in Ahwaz to prevent marches and celebrations during Eid al-Adha, the Ahwaz Human Rights Organization (AHRO) said in a statement which Al-Arabiya.net received a copy of. AHRO, which published
UAE criticizes ‘colonial’ role of Iran, Turkey in Syria
:: The United Arab Emirates urged Iran and Turkey on Monday to end what it called their “colonial” actions in Syria, signaling unease about diminishing Gulf Arab influence in the war. Allied to regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia, the UAE opposes
Iran rejects US demand for UN inspector visit to military sites
:: Iran has dismissed a US demand for UN nuclear inspectors to visit its military bases as “merely a dream” as Washington reviews a 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and six world powers, including the United States. US President Donald
Emir of Qatar wants to leave GCC: Iranian diplomat
:: Iran’s former ambassador to Qatar Abdullah Suhrabi has said that Qatar wants to leave the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In an interview to the Iranian newspaper Jaam-e Jam, he said: “The information we have received from Qatar indicates that
Netanyahu: Iran building sites to produce missiles in Syria and Lebanon
:: Iran is building sites to produce precision-guided missiles in Syria and Lebanon, with the aim of using them against Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. At the start of a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,
Qatar submits to Iran and loses the Gulf
By : Mohammed Al-Hammadi :: Anyone who is more biased to a country other than his homeland or submits to a stranger is the one who loses out. Any state that goes hand in hand with foreigner against its brothers
Hunger strike that shames Iran’s so-called moderates
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: Protecting and promoting human rights is one of the major promises that Hassan Rouhani and the so-called moderates continue to give to the people of Iran. As Rouhani enters his fifth year as president,
Why the Qatari-Iranian alliance comes as no surprise
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: Qatar’s cooperation with Iran has not surprised Gulf observers. Their alliance is stark proof of what countries angered by Qatar have said about its behavior and actions. It is further evidence that Qatar, like Iran,
Council of Pakistani Scholars praise Saudi’s Hajj performance
:: What the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia do, under the leadership of King Salman, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to provide service for the pilgrims deserves praise and appreciation. The elements that seek to politicize the Hajj are considered
Turkey and Iran may be ending 40 years of enmity
By : Amir Taheri :: When I commented recently on efforts by NATO powers to establish some contact with the Iranian military, I did not expect a quick development. But that is precisely what happened last week when Iran’s new
Saudi minister: Nations can be protected only by legitimate institutions
:: The Minister of State for Arab Gulf Affairs in Saudi Arabia, Thamer Al-Sabhan confirmed that the efforts of the Lebanese military prove that only legitimate institutions can protect the state. Al-Sabhan on his Twitter account on Friday lauded the
Nuclear inspectors should have access to Iran military bases, US’s Haley
:: US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley voiced concern on Friday that nuclear inspectors were not granted access to Iranian military bases, and she urged the International Atomic Energy Agency to use all its authorities to ensure Tehran’s
While the West sleeps, Iran continues on its deadly path
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: When the nuclear agreement was reached in 2015 between the six world powers and Iran, I pointed out that the major mistake of Western governments was to believe that Tehran viewed the deal in
Qatar envoy back in Tehran to strengthen bilateral ties
:: Qatar said on Wednesday it decided to return its ambassador to Tehran, more than 20 months after he was recalled in protest over the ransacking of Saudi Arabia’s missions in Iran by demonstrators angry at Riyadh’s execution of a
US demands inspection of Iran’s nuclear sites
:: The head of the UN’s atomic watchdog met US President Donald Trump’s UN envoy Nikki Haley on Wednesday to brief her on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, as concerns grow about the accord’s future. Reports by the Vienna-based International
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