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
Israel reports record immigration of Jews from France in 2015
A record number of French Jews moved to Israel this year, an immigration official said on Thursday, citing anti-Semitic violence and economic insecurity in the European country as causes. France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, having grown by
Four Palestinians killed as video inflames unrest
Israeli forces killed four Palestinian assailants in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the army said, as a 12-week surge in street violence showed no sign of abating. In the latest in a wave of almost daily
Three Israelis stabbed in Jerusalem, 2 Palestinian attackers shot
Israeli police shot dead one Palestinian and wounded another after the two went on a stabbing spree along a popular walkway in Jerusalem on Wednesday, wounding at least three people in what authorities called a terrorist attack. The stabbings took
Tear gas thrown in Palestinian home by suspected Jewish extremists
Two tear gas canisters were thrown into a Palestinian home near Ramallah on Tuesday by suspected Jewish extremists, Israeli police said, but the family there at the time was not hurt. The pre-dawn attack in the village of Beitillu came
Hezbollah chief says his group to retaliate for Qantar’s killing
Hezbollah leader said on Monday that his group will retaliate for the killing of Lebanese militant Samir Qantar in an Israeli strike in Syria at a time and place of its choice. Nasrallah was speaking hours after the group buried
Israeli missile interceptor passes final test
Israel’s David’s Sling missile defense system has passed final tests and should be ready for deployment next year as part of the country’s efforts to defend against regional threats, officials said Monday. The medium-range interceptor, developed with United States backing,
Israel interior minister quits over sex crime claims
Israel’s interior minister and vice-premier, Silvan Shalom, said on Sunday he was quitting his posts and leaving politics over media reports of sexual harassment and indecent assault. “Under these circumstances I have decided to resign from my position as minister
Rockets fired from Lebanon into north Israel
Two Katyusha-type rockets were fired from south Lebanon into Israel on Sunday, a Lebanese security source said, and in Israel the army said rockets had hit the north. “Two Katyusha rockets were fired from a Lebanese village five kilometers (three
Lebanese militant believed dead in Syria blasts
A number of rockets hit a building in the Damascus district of Jaramana on Sunday, reportedly killing Lebanese militant leader Samir Qantar according to government loyalists. Syria’s state media blamed “terrorist groups” for the attack, but government loyalists said the
Palestinian stabs and wounds two Israelis
A Palestinian stabbed and wounded two Israelis north of Tel Aviv on Saturday before being apprehended, police said. “A man is badly wounded and a woman lightly injured,” a police statement said. “The terrorist was caught by forces in the
Republican donor Adelson and Trump may be aligning on Israel
Top Republican Party donor Sheldon Adelson said on Friday he met presidential candidate Donald Trump earlier this week and that the two American billionaires broached the issue at the heart of Adelson’s political agenda: support for Israel. While the mega
Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza clashes
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian who tried to ram them with a car and another who took part in a violent demonstration in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the military and medical officials said. In the Gaza Strip,
Israeli universities urge American group to drop boycott
The presidents of Israel’s eight research universities are calling on an American organization to refrain from moving forward with plans to boycott Israeli academics. In a letter released Tuesday, the group says the American Anthropological Association’s resolution to boycott Israel
Israel: not enough evidence to try killers of Palestinian family
Israel’s defence minister said Tuesday there was still not enough evidence to try the Jewish extremists who firebombed a Palestinian home in July, killing a toddler and both his parents. Israel has come under heavy pressure to try those responsible
Why the Muslim world should boycott Donald Trump
By : Brooklyn Middleton The leading Republican contender for the United States presidency is a hideous reflection of what a minority of the U.S. values. Trump’s nonsensical speeches – more accurately described as word salad – have never touched on
Palestinian killed after ramming Israelis, wounding 9
Israeli police say a Palestinian driver rammed into pedestrians near the western entrance to Jerusalem, wounding nine people before he was killed. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri identified the attacker as Abed Almohsin Hassoneh, 21, from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of
Erdogan signals possible warming of ties with Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signaled a possible warming of relations with Israel, saying in comments published Monday that the entire region would benefit from the normalization of ties. Relations between former allies Turkey and Israel broke down in
Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket fire
Israeli warplanes hit Hamas bases in the Gaza Strip overnight, following a Palestinian rocket attack on Israel, the Israeli army said on Monday. “Yesterday evening…a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel,” a military statement said. “No
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