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: LONDON
Eight held in UK on suspicion of preparing ‘terrorist acts’
The eight people arrested following the attack outside the British parliament are being investigated “on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts,” police said Thursday. They also said that five people remained in critical condition and two more had life-threatening injuries
Utah man killed in London attack, wife badly injured
A Utah man was killed and his wife badly injured during Wednesday’s attack near Britain’s parliament in London, a relative and a spokesman from the couple’s church said on Thursday. Kurt Cochran, 54, and his wife, Melissa, were in Europe
British PM May says terrorists will be defeated as Daesh claim responsibility for attack near parliament
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday terrorism would not prevail as she rallied the country to carry on with its everyday business and stick to British values in response to an attack on parliament. “At this time it is
London attacker ‘British-born’, known to security services
The man behind the London terror attack was born in Britain and had been investigated for violent extremism “some years ago” by the MI5 intelligence service, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday. “The man was British born and… some
Five South Korean tourists among those injured in London attack
Five South Korean tourists were injured in a terror attack outside Britain’s parliament, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday. The tourists – four women and a man in their 50s or 60s – were knocked to the ground by people trying
Is this the man behind the UK Parliament attack?
Several media outlets reported that the identity of the UK House of Parliament attacker is Abu Izzadeen – also known as Trevor Brooks – a hate preacher from Clapton in Hackney. The outlets reported the above information with pictures of
First pictures of UK Parliament attacker
The first pictures of the UK parliament attacker have emerged as he is seen being treated for injury on a stretcher, the British-based Daily Mail reported. Four people, including the assailant himself, have been reportedly killed in an attack that
IRA fighter turned peacemaker McGuinness dies
Northern Ireland’s former deputy first minister and one-time Irish Republican Army commander Martin McGuinness has died aged 66, his Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein said on Tuesday. McGuinness played a central behind-the-scenes role in negotiating a peace deal in 1998
Google sorry for adverts alongside extremist content
Google, which has seen a slew of companies withdraw ads after they appeared alongside extremist content, said Tuesday it was introducing new tools to give firms greater control. “We know advertisers don’t want their ads next to content that doesn’t
Actor Ben Stiller joins social media stars to raise $2 mln for Somalia
Hollywood actor Ben Stiller has teamed up with social media stars to raise $2 million for people facing starvation in Somalia amid a devastating drought. The Zoolander actor is now trying to recruit other celebrities including Formula One champion Lewis
EU citizens in UK anxiously seek security before Brexit
Sam Schwarzkopf, a German neuroscientist at University College London, was startled to receive a letter from the British government telling him that his application for permanent residence had been rejected and he should prepare to leave the UK. As a
Brexit puts EU lifeblood of British hospitals at risk
With British hospitals already struggling to fill their ranks, Brexit could make life even harder for the National Health Service as EU doctors and nurses either stay away or prepare to leave. The state-run NHS is hugely reliant on EU
After EU headscarf ruling, UK says govt should not tell women what to wear
It is not right for government to tell women what to wear, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, after the European Union’s top court ruled that companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves under certain conditions. The
UK solider wins appeal of Taliban war crime conviction
A London court on Wednesday reduced the conviction of a British soldier found guilty of killing an injured Taliban fighter to manslaughter from murder, in a high-profile case that has divided the country. Alexander Blackman is currently in jail for
Brexit set to begin as bill enters final stages
Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to trigger Brexit this week by formally informing the European Union of Britain’s intention to leave the bloc, sending her country into uncharted waters. The legislation empowering May to put Britain on a course
As Brexit looms, UK forecasts strong economy
Britain’s economy will grow far stronger than expected this year, Finance Minister Philip Hammond said in a budget update, as the government prepares to trigger Brexit. Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to activate Article 50 of the EU’s
Gold prices continue to fall
Gold prices hit a four-week low on Wednesday as the dollar gathered strength on the prospect of a US interest rate hike. Investors are awaiting February non-farm payrolls data on Friday as a barometer of the US economy after Federal
‘Homeland’ star says show trying to improve Muslim depiction
Mandy Patinkin knows that his show “Homeland” hasn’t always shown Muslims in the best light – but he says that is changing with the award-winning show’s sixth season. “It’s deeply important to me,” he said in an interview this week
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