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: Jordan
Jordan confirms 12,000 Syrian refugees amassed at border
Jordan has acknowledged that more than 12,000 Syrian refugees have amassed at its border, awaiting entry. The confirmation by government spokesman Mohammed Momani comes after Jordan initially dismissed a similar estimate provided by the U.N. refugee agency as exaggerated. Momani
Jordan frees No. 2 figure in Muslim Brotherhood from prison
Jordan on Monday released a top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition group after he served over two-thirds of his 18-month prison term for criticizing the United Arab Emirates, an ally of the kingdom. Zaki Bani Ersheid’s release comes at
Gulf states back Saudi in its fight against ‘terrorism’
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Sunday expressed support for Saudi Arabia’s ongoing fight against “terrorism.” The six-member regional bloc’s secretary general Abdullatif al-Zayani said that the GCC, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi, “stands side by side”
Hello 2016: New Year revelers unfazed by terror
In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers rung in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Paris, residents recovering from their city’s own deadly attacks enjoyed scaled-back celebrations. And in Belgium’s capital, authorities
Syrian FM: World powers must stop fighters entering from Turkey and Jordan
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Friday that international efforts to end the conflict in his country should focus on preventing insurgents coming in from neighbouring Turkey and Jordan. Syrian state media, which reported the comments Moualem made after
Jordan gets Mideast’s largest wind power plant
The first and largest utility scale wind power plant in Jordan and the Middle East, the Tafila Wind Farm, was inaugurated on Thursday under the patronage of King Abdullah II. The 117-megawatt wind farm is directly connected to the national
Jordan has begun deporting Sudanese asylum seekers
Jordan on Friday began deporting hundreds of Sudanese, despite warnings by the U.N. refugee agency that they could face danger and persecution in their troubled homeland. Jordanian security forces rounded up about 800 Sudanese earlier this week, with the intention
Jordan camps for Syria refugees get community police patrols
Community police have begun patrolling the alleys of Jordan’s two main camps for Syrian refugees, hearing grievances and trying to spot problems. The new police assistants are retired Jordanian officers trained in a British Embassy program. Wearing neon-yellow vests, they
U.N. says 12,000 Syrian refugees stranded at Jordan border
Around 12,000 people who have fled the war in Syria are stranded at the Jordanian border, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Tuesday, urging authorities to allow them into the country. Warning of “deteriorating humanitarian conditions”, the UNHCR appealed
Jordan’s King Abdullah to discuss war on Syria militants with Putin
U.S. ally Jordan’s King Abdullah will hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to tackle “terror groups” led by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria, an official source said. Jordan reached
Meeting scheduled to unite Syria opposition in Saudi
A meeting has been scheduled in Saudi Arabia to bring together moderate Syrian opposition groups, in an attempt to present them as a united front in future negotiations, Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent reported on Thursday. The correspondent learned from
Vienna, Amman cast doubt on speedy Syria transition
Vienna and Amman believe it is too early to expect a speedy political transition in war-torn Syria, Austrian President Heinz Fischer said Wednesday after meeting King Abdullah II. “I believe that neither I nor the king of Jordan would dare
King of Jordan warns of ‘world war’ against humanity
King Abdullah II of Jordan warned Tuesday of a “third world war against humanity”, in the wake of the Paris attacks, describing the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group as “savage outlaws of religion.” During an official visit
Jordan: Muslims must lead the fight against terrorism
Jordan’s King Abdallah II on Sunday said terrorism is the “greatest threat to our region” and that Muslims must lead the fight against it. In a speech, he said confronting extremism is “both a regional and international responsibility, but it
Jordan: Killing of trainers won’t harm U.S. security ties
A government spokesman says a shooting rampage that killed three foreign police instructors, including two Americans, will not harm Jordan’s security ties with other nations. Mohammed Momani also told The Associated Press on Wednesday that images circulated on social media
2 Americans killed in Jordanian training center
A Jordanian policeman shot dead on Monday two U.S. instructors, a South African and a translator from his home country before being gunned down at a police training facility east of the capital, a government spokesman said. The Jordanian government’s
Jordanians mourn shock deaths of prominent sisters
Jordanians this week mourned the passing of two prominent sisters who were found dead on Friday, as authorities in the capital Amman continue an investigation into their mysterious deaths. The bodies of Soraya Salti, 44, a mother of one, and
Jordan: No cameras inside mosques at Jerusalem site
Two mosques at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site will be exempt from monitoring by security cameras, Jordan’s king said Thursday, in an apparent attempt to allay Palestinian concerns about his plan to install the cameras inside the hilltop compound. Also
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