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 frees Palestinian speaker after year behind bars
Israel released Tuesday the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, an AFP reporter said, after almost a year in prison following an army crackdown over the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers. Aziz Dweik, speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was arrested
Gazans protest UNRWA’s lagging role in humanitarian crisis
Palestinian refugees in camps across the Gaza strip on Sunday urged fellow Gazans to partake in sit-in protests infront of the UNRWA headquarters to protest the U.N. refugee agency’s reduced services in the strip. The popular committees in Palestinian refugee
Israeli army strikes Gaza Strip after rocket attack
The Israeli military says it carried out an airstrike in the Gaza Strip in response to the latest rocket attack toward southern Israel, according to the Associated Press. There were reported casualties in Sunday morning’s strike which comes on the
Palestinians fire rocket at southern Israel: Army
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at southern Israel Saturday night, the army said, the third such attack in 10 days. “Gaza terrorists fired a rocket at southern Israel. No injuries reported,” military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner
Israel ‘crimes against children’ cited in U.N. report
U.N. agencies in Israel and the Palestinian territories reported an alarming number of child victims in last year’s war in the Gaza Strip but were split on whether Israel should be put on a list of violators of children’s rights,
First female Arab Israeli lawmaker to head Knesset committee
Israel’s Knesset elected on Thursday an Arab Israeli lawmaker to chair a committee, for the first time in its history, Israeli paper Haaretz reported on Thursday. Aida Touma-Suleiman, 50, was elected by a unanimous vote to head the Committee on
Tony Blair quits ‘doomed’ stint as Mideast peace envoy
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Wednesday stood down as the Middle East peace envoy after eight years in the role, which started with promise of a peaceful outcome, but has ended with even more division, analysts say. Critics say
U.S. rejects nuclear disarmament document over Israel concerns
The United States on Friday blocked a global document aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons, saying Egypt and other states tried to “cynically manipulate” the process by setting a deadline for Israel and its neighbors to meet within
Dispute erupts over Mideast nuclear arms ban
The United States on Friday blocked a global document aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons, saying Egypt and other states tried to “cynically manipulate” the process by setting a deadline for Israel and its neighbors to meet within
Obama tells Israelis: America has your back
President Barack Obama said Friday he “forcefully” objects to suggestions that policy differences between his administration and the Israeli government signal his lack of support for the longtime U.S. ally. Speaking at one of Washington’s most prominent synagogues, Obama said
Iran warns Israel of Hezbollah rockets if attacked
A senior Iranian military official warned on Thursday that any Israeli attack would unleash a firestorm of missiles on its cities fired by the Islamic republic’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. The Shiite militia has more than 80,000 rockets ready to
U.S. presses Israel on talks for Middle East nuclear-free zone
The United States has sent a top official to Israel in an effort to revive talks on a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons, a central issue of a nuclear treaty review conference that some fear will end Friday
Palestinian who clashed with Israeli troops dies of wounds
Palestinian officials say a Palestinian man wounded in clashes with Israeli troops the night before has died. The officials say Mohammed Yehya died on Tuesday at a hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus. Palestinians say he was shot
Israeli tanks strike Gaza after rocket fired
Israeli tanks hit a position of the Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was launched on southern Israel from the Palestinian enclave, Israel’s army said Friday. A military statement said its overnight strike had targeted “terrorist
‘World must push for end to Gaza blockade’
Reconstruction of thousands of homes and businesses destroyed in last summer’s Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has barely begun and living conditions in the territory have only worsened six months after donor countries pledged $3.5 billion for the task, a coalition
First Palestinian ICC case to include Gaza war
The “crimes” Israel committed in the most recent Gaza war will be part of the first case the Palestinians plan on referring to the International Criminal Court, a Ramallah-based rights group said. The case will be based on Israeli actions
Abbas seeks to re-submit statehood bid to U.N. Security Council
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he was discussing with Jordan plans to resubmit to the United Nations Security Council a resolution calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state that failed to win enough votes on Dec. 31.
EU cites ‘urgent’ need to jumpstart Mideast peace talks
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Tuesday’s vote at the U.N. Security Council on Palestinian statehood underlined the need for Israel and the Palestinians to urgently resume peace negotiations. The Security Council failed to adopt an Arab-backed resolution that
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