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
Japan, Jordan working closely on fate of hostage
Japan was working closely with Jordan on Friday to find out what was happening to a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants after a deadline passed for the release of an Iraqi would-be suicide
ISIS sets deadline for hostage swap at sunset
An audio message purportedly from a Japanese journalist being held by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants said a Jordanian air force pilot also held by the group would be killed unless an Iraqi female prisoner in Jordan was
Jordan says ready to release Iraqi militant if pilot released
Jordan’s government spokesperson said on Wednesday his country was willing to hand over an Iraqi would-be-suicide bomber if a Jordanian pilot captured by ISIS was released. “Jordan is ready to release prisoner Sajida al-Rishawi if the Jordanian pilot Lieutenant [Maaz]
World pays tribute to late Saudi King Abdullah
World leaders on Friday paid tribute to late Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, with President Barack Obama hailing him as a bold leader and French President François Hollande describing him as “a statesman whose work has profoundly marked the history
KSA, Jordan sign labor accord
Saudi Arabia and Jordan signed Wednesday a memorandum of understanding on developing bilateral relations on labor affairs. The agreement was signed between Minister of Labor Adel Fakeih and Nadal Al-Gatameen, Jordanian minister of labor, tourism and antiquity, to open new
Air Arabia to open new international hub in Jordan
Air Arabia said it will open a new international hub at Amman Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan, its fifth fixed-based operation globally, following the acquisition of a 49 percent stake in Petra Airlines. The deal will see the existing
Father of pilot held by ISIS pleads: he is ‘your son’
The father of the Jordanian pilot captured by the ISIS of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) late December pleaded on Saturday to the militants to treat his son well. 1st Lt. Mu’ath al-Kassasbeh 26-year-old Jordanian is the first known foreign military
ISIS publishes ‘interview’ with captured Jordan pilot
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group has published what it says is an interview with a Jordanian pilot it captured after his plane crashed in Syria last week. In the comments attributed to the pilot, he says his
Jordan denies ISIS shot down its warplane
Jordan’s military Friday denied claims by ISIS to have shot down one of its warplanes which crashed in Syria, after the pilot was captured by the jihadists. “First indications show that the crash of the Jordanian military plane in the
Father of Jordan pilot prays for ISIS ‘mercy’
The father of the Jordanian pilot, who was captured by ISIS on Wednesday, prayed for mercy and for the radical militants to release his son in an interview with a local website published Thursday. “I hope god will put mercy
IS shoots down Jordanian warplane, captures pilot in Syria
AMMAN, Jordan: Islamic State group fighters on Wednesday shot down a warplane from the US-led coalition over Syria and captured its Jordanian pilot, activists and Jordanian officials said. Jordan’s military, in a statement, confirmed that one of its planes crashed
Jordan hangs 11 men after eight-year death penalty moratorium
Jordan executed 11 men convicted of murder by hanging on Sunday, the interior ministry said, as it ended an informal eight-year moratorium on the death penalty. “Eleven criminals convicted in different cases of murder were executed at dawn,” the official
Kuwait court jails three ISIS supporters
A Kuwaiti court has jailed three Arab supporters of ISIS militant group, in a first for the Gulf emirate, newspapers reported Friday. The court sentenced a Kuwaiti to 10 years in jail for urging support for the group and also
Jordan says no plan to push for quick U.N. vote on Palestine
Jordan said Monday it had no immediate plans to push for a vote on a U.N. Security Council resolution to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories despite Palestinian statements that the move was imminent. Jordan’s U.N. Ambassador said she
Jordan charges top Brotherhood figure over anti-UAE comments
Jordan on Monday charged a top member of the Muslim Brotherhood with “souring ties with a foreign country” by criticizing the UAE after it designated his group as a terrorist organisation. Zaki Bani Rushaid, deputy leader of the Jordanian branch
Obama discussing ISIS with Jordan’s king
President Barack Obama was meeting Friday with the king of Jordan, a key Mideast ally sandwiched between the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant front lines that is struggling under the burden of an influx of refugees fleeing
Jordan pushes for Palestinian resolution at U.N.
Jordan on Tuesday launched a bid to win backing for a U.N. resolution on a final Israeli-Palestinian settlement that could be presented to the Security Council in the coming weeks, Agence France-Presse reported. Jordanian Ambassador Dina Kawar is set to
Three French mirage jet fighters deployed in Jordan
Three French Mirage warplanes have been deployed in Jordan to assist in the fight against the Islamic State group, a military spokesman said on Saturday. France, which is participating in U.S.-led coalition air strikes in Iraq, said this month it
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