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: Israel
Boris Johnson: Alternative to two-state solution is Israel apartheid
British foreign minister Boris Johnson has warned that the alternative to a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an “apartheid system,” in an interview with an Israeli newspaper published Thursday. Johnson had a whistlestop 24-hour visit to Israel and
Palestinian female lawmaker arrested by Israel
A female member of the Palestinian parliament has been arrested by Israeli forces, Palestinian and Israeli security sources said Thursday. Samira Halayqa, a Hamas member of the largely defunct Palestinian Legislative Council, was arrested by Israeli forces on Wednesday night
Anti-Trump protesters denounce US ban but silent on Israel’s
By : Ray Hanania Protesters have criticized the executive order suspending immigration from six predominantly Muslim countries by US President Donald Trump but remain silent on a similar, wider spread, permanent ban targeting predominantly Muslim and Christian Arabs adopted by
Israel’s failure to investigate its gruesome wars
By : Ramzy Baroud At a glance Israel appears to be a true democracy, but take a closer look and that facade dissipates. Feb. 28 was one of those moments, when an official Israeli State Comptroller issued another report on
Israel moves to mute mosques’ call to prayer over loudspeakers
A law to muffle mosques’ amplified calls to prayer in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem won preliminary approval on Wednesday in a charged parliamentary session where Arab legislators denounced the measure as racist. Supporters of the bill say it is
Arab League to resist embassies moving to Jerusalem
Arab League foreign ministers adopted a resolution Tuesday against any attempt to move diplomatic missions to Jerusalem, following Donald Trump’s presidential campaign pledge to move the American embassy in Israel. The status of Jerusalem is one of the thorniest issues
Israeli minister Lieberman: US warned Israel about annexing West Bank
Israel’s defense minister said Monday the US has notified Israel that imposing Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank would lead to an “immediate crisis” with the Trump administration. “We received a direct message – not an indirect message and not
Israeli police begin evacuation of settler homes in West Bank
Israeli police on Tuesday began removing residents and protesters from nine West Bank settler homes set to be demolished under a Supreme Court ruling. The homes in the Ofra settlement – a symbol of Jewish settler defiance to international concerns
Israeli forces shoot Palestinian woman at West Bank crossing
A Palestinian woman suspected of intending to attack Israeli guards at a West Bank checkpoint into Jerusalem was shot and injured by security forces Monday, police said. The 30-year-old woman allegedly walked towards the guards at the Qalandia checkpoint using
Poll: Israelis believe Gaza policies hurting security
A new poll shows that 67 percent of Israelis believe the government’s policies in the Gaza Strip have worsened security. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, leading to the takeover of the territory by Hamas militants two years later. Israel
Rocket fired from Gaza hits southern Israel, army claims
A rocket or mortar round launched from the Gaza Strip slammed into southern Israel before dawn on Monday but caused no casualties, the Israeli army said. “A projectile fired from the Gaza Strip hit an open area…in southern Israel,” a
Israel military fire tear gas to disperse Lebanese protest
Israel’s military fired tear gas across the border into Lebanon on Saturday, breaking up a small Lebanese protest against cameras installed there, Lebanon’s National News agency reported. Israel’s military said the protesters crossed the international border, prompting the dispersal. The
For Palestinians, any solution is a solution
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed A little hope was reignited lately because US President Donald Trump decided to assign his son-in-law Jared Kushner to manage the Palestinian-Israeli struggle file. However, so far, it resembles a mirage for the thirsty. There will
UN ‘disturbed’ by light sentence for Israeli soldier
An 18-month prison sentence for an Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant is an “unacceptable” punishment for “an apparent extra-judicial killing,” the UN said Friday. United Nations human rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani further charged the Jewish
Khamenei threatens Palestinians: ‘Continue the resistance’
The supreme leader of Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urged the Palestinians to “continue the resistance” on the ground and “breakaway from the consequences of the Oslo Accords.” He also encouraged Palestinians to manage what he described as “internal
Turkey: We call on Iran to reconsider its relationship with countries of region
Turkey asked Iran to reconsider its relationship with the countries of the region. Turkey also requested Iran to appreciate their efforts in the war against terrorism, stressing that Ankara does not want to complicate matters with Iran. Turkey called on
Palestinians slam Israel soldier sentence, call it ‘green light’ for crimes
The sentencing of an Israeli soldier to 18 months for killing a wounded Palestinian assailant is a “green light” for the military’s “crimes,” a Palestinian government spokesman said Tuesday. “The Palestinian government views this light ruling against the murderer soldier
ISIS-linked group expands foothold in southern Syria near Israel and Jordan
ISIS-linked Syrian militant groups on Monday launched a surprise attack on moderate rebels in southwestern Syria near the Golan Heights near where the Jordanian and Israeli borders converge, seizing several villages and a large town, rebels and witnesses said. Rebels
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