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: KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia’s first Islamic-compliant airline takes off
Malaysia’s first Islamic-compliant airline Rayani Air began operations Sunday with its maiden flight taking off from the capital to the resort island of Langkawi, local media reported. In-flight meals served on board its flights are completely halal, with alcohol consumption
Obama warns against overreaction to ISIS attacks
Trying to reassure a nation on edge, President Barack Obama said on Sunday that ISIS “cannot strike a mortal blow” against the United States, and warned that overreacting to the Paris attacks would play into extremists’ hands. “We do not
Obama: U.S. ‘will not relent’ in ISIS campaign
President Barack Obama vowed Sunday that the United States and its international partners “will not relent” in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, insisting the world would not accept the extremists’ attacks on civilians
Muslim-majority Malaysia, Obama vow no safe haven for ISIS
President Barack Obama and his Malaysian host vowed Saturday to fight the “evil” and “hateful” ideology unleashed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, whose self-claimed attacks recently in France, Lebanon and Egypt have cast a grim
Obama meets Malaysia refugees as bitter Syria debate rages
U.S. President Barack Obama said the world must offer haven to refugees, as he visited a Malaysian center for displaced children Saturday amid a bitter and racially tinged U.S. debate over the Syria exodus. During his stop at the Dignity
U.N. body calls detention of Malaysia’s Anwar ‘arbitrary’
A U.N. body has determined that former Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been jailed illegally and called for his immediate release, according to a copy of the opinion released Monday by his family. Anwar, 68, was jailed in February
Rains clear the air in SE Asia
Rain and favorable winds have brought blue skies to vast areas of Southeast Asia stricken for weeks by hazardous smoke from Indonesian fires, with officials expressing hope Thursday that the crisis could end soon. Parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
Indonesia fires can’t be put out, Malaysia warns
International efforts to douse raging Indonesia fires will fail and Southeast Asia could face several more weeks of choking smoke until the rainy season starts, Malaysia’s environment minister warned on Monday. Facing growing pressure, Indonesia earlier this month agreed to
Malaysian police arrest three over suspected terror plot
Malaysian authorities have arrested three people including a Syrian and an Indonesian national on suspicion of planning terror attacks against domestic and foreign targets, police and news reports said Friday. The announcement came a day after the U.S. and Australian
U.S. embassy issues terrorism warning for street in Malaysian capital
The U.S. embassy in Malaysia warned American citizens on Thursday to avoid a popular tourist street in the capital Kuala Lumpur because of “credible threat information regarding a potential terrorist act”. The embassy website issued the security warning for Jalan
Malaysia arrests suspects over Bangkok blast
Malaysia has arrested three suspects in connection with the investigation into a bomb blast in central Bangkok last month that killed 20 people, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Monday. Two Malaysians and a Pakistani national were arrested and
Malaysia detains Western tourists over nude pics on quake-hit peak
Malaysian authorities have detained four tourists — two Canadians, a Briton and one Dutch national — for allegedly stripping naked on Mount Kinabalu, an act some locals say angered tribal spirits and caused a deadly earthquake, officials said. Pictures of
Earthquake death toll rises to 16; search continues
Malaysian authorities said on Sunday 16 bodies had been recovered from the country’s highest peak Mount Kinabalu after a magnitude 6 earthquake caused landslides and aftershocks. The victims were 6 Malaysians, one from the Philippines, China and Japan, and 7
Malaysia finds mass graves of suspected trafficking victims
Malaysian police said Sunday they have discovered mass graves in more than a dozen abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the border with Thailand, where Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar have been held. “These graves are believed to be a
Teenager among six charged in Malaysia over terror plots
Five men and a teenager were charged in a Malaysian court on Wednesday with plotting terror attacks in the country, according to court documents. The five men are mostly in their 20s or early 30s while the teenager is 16.
Drunk passenger forces Malaysia Airlines flight to turn back
A Malaysia Airlines flight to Colombo had to turn back to Kuala Lumpur due to a drunk passenger, the national carrier said on Sunday. Flight MH179 had taken off from Kuala Lumpur late on Saturday. “The intoxicated passenger started harassing
Malaysia police say violent plot foiled ahead of summit
\Malaysian police said they arrested 12 people plotting to sow civil unrest and seized explosives on Sunday, just one day before the country hosts a Southeast Asian summit. National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the suspects were arrested in
‘Lizard Squad’ hackers attack Malaysia Airlines website
KUALA LUMPUR: The website of Malaysia Airlines was commandeered for several hours on Monday by hackers who referenced the Islamic State (IS) militants and threatened to expose data taken from the carrier’s servers. The attack, whose motivation remained unclear, was
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