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
Palestinian prime suspect in rabbi’s murder shot dead
:: A Palestinian man wanted over the murder last month of a rabbi near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank has been killed, Israel’s Shin Bet security service said Tuesday. Ahmad Jarrar was killed in the northern West Bank
Israel begins distributing deportation notices to Africans, legalizes West Bank settlement
:: Israeli authorities have begun distributing deportation notices to thousands of African migrants. In letters delivered Sunday, Israel says the migrants have 60 days to accept the offer to leave the country for an unnamed African destination in exchange for
Israeli planes hit Hamas compound in Gaza ‘after rocket fire’
:: Israeli aircraft hit a Hamas compound in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, after Palestinians there fired a rocket into Israel, the Israeli army said. “In response to the projectile fired at southern Israel…fighter jets struck a Hamas compound
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza after rocket fired
:: Israeli forces struck a Hamas position in Gaza early Friday after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave. “An aircraft targeted a Hamas observation post in the Gaza Strip,” an army statement said. The raid hit near Beit
Nikki Haley: UN list of firms linked to Israeli settlements a ‘waste of time’
:: US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday slammed a UN report on 206 companies with ties to Israeli settlements as “a waste of time and resources” that showed an “anti-Israeli obsession.” The office of the UN high commissioner for human
Israel sends Palestinian girl from West Bank to Gaza
:: A Palestinian teenager from the West Bank arrested by Israel was sent to the Gaza Strip despite never having been there in her life, an NGO said Wednesday. Israeli rights group HaMoked said the 14-year-old girl, named only as
Pence heads to the Middle East amid Israel embassy storm
:: US Vice President Mike Pence set off for the Middle East on Friday for a trip overshadowed by controversy over plans to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Pence had been due to travel in December last
Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank
:: A Palestinian was killed during clashes with Israeli forces in the north of the occupied West Bank late Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry announced. Israeli forces entered the Palestinian city of Jenin late Wednesday, eyewitnesses said, with violent clashes
Jordan says Israel apologizes for deaths of two Jordanians at embassy
:: Jordan said on Thursday that Israel had formally apologized for the deaths of two of its citizens killed by an Israeli security guard last July in an incident that soured ties and led to the closure of the Israeli
Israel judge orders Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi held until trial
:: An Israeli military judge on Wednesday ordered a Palestinian teenager arrested after a viral video showed her hitting two Israeli soldiers held in custody until trial. “I found no alternative other than to order her detention in custody until
Palestinian Central Council calls for struggle against Israel “in all forms”
:: The Palestinian Central Council instructed the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Administration to suspend the recognition of the state of Israel on Monday. The Council furthermore announced its support for the popular struggle against the Israeli occupation “in all
Israel extends detention without trial for Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar
:: Israel has extended the detention without trial of a prominent Palestinian politician by another six months, the army said Tuesday, meaning she will spend at least one year in custody. Khalida Jarrar was arrested on July 2 for being
Israel targets Hamas sites after Gaza rocket attacks
:: Israeli aircraft attacked Hamas bases in Gaza early Tuesday in response to a rocket from the Palestinian enclave targeting southern Israel hours before, concurring sources said. The aircraft targeted a “military compound belonging to the terrorist organization Hamas,” a
Palestinians recall envoy to US for consultations after Jerusalem move
:: The Palestinians said Sunday they were recalling their envoy to the United States for consultations in a move that follows US President Donald Trump’s designation of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Palestinian foreign minister Riad al-Malki decided to recall PLO
Israeli lawmaker given security after insulting Palestinians
:: Israel’s parliament has decided to give a controversial rightwing lawmaker a security detail after a widely-shared video showed him insulting Palestinians heading to visit detained relatives, a spokesman said Tuesday. Oren Hazan, a provocative figure from Prime Minister Benjamin
Israel in touch with ten countries over embassy moves
:: Israel is in touch with “at least ten countries” over the possible transfer of their embassies to Jerusalem after the United States recognized the city as Israel’s capital, a deputy minister said Monday. “We are in contact with at
Leaders welcome meeting of Palestine Central Council
:: Senior Palestinian leaders have welcomed a call for the reconvening of the Palestine Central Council (PCC). Tayseer Khaled, a member of the PLO’s executive committee and a senior leader of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, told
Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel
:: Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushed deeper into the last militia-held enclave near a strategic border area with Israel and Lebanon in a new expansion of Tehran’s influence in the war-torn country. The army and the Shi’ite
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