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
UK PM May: Government to set out progress on Brexit this week
The British government will set out next week the work it has done so far on preparing to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Since taking office in July, May and
UK plans to tackle Islamist extremism in prisons
The UK government on Monday unveiled plans to tackle Islamist extremism in prisons, including banning offensive literature and removing inmates from worship if they promote beliefs deemed against “fundamental British values.” The justice ministry said extremism in prisons was a
Sending troops to Syria would be ‘mistake’, Obama warns
US President Barack Obama warned Sunday that it would be a “mistake” to send Western troops into Syria to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. In an interview with the BBC, he said the United States would continue strikes
Cameron faces Parliament for first time in offshore funds row
British Prime Minister David Cameron, under fire over his past investment in an offshore fund, faces an expected grilling on Monday from opposition lawmakers when he addresses Parliament for the first time since the Panama Papers scandal shed light on
Cameron releases tax records after ‘Panama Papers’ storm
British Prime Minister David Cameron published his tax records on Sunday in an attempt to draw a line under questions about his personal finances raised by the mention of his late father in the Panama Papers for setting up an
Smuggled Afghan boy texts for help inside UK lorry
A young Afghan boy saved his life and that of 14 adults by texting for help from inside a refrigerated truck in which they were being smuggled to Britain, a charity worker who helped him said Friday. Ahmed, who is
UK PM won’t benefit from offshore funds, spokesman says
Prime Minister David Cameron, his wife and their children will not benefit in future from any offshore funds or trusts, a spokesman said on Wednesday as the British leader faced more questions over family tax affairs. Cameron’s late father, Ian,
Iceland’s PM resigns over ‘Panama Papers’
Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm which have shone a spotlight on the offshore wealth of politicians and public figures worldwide. The Panama Papers showed
ISIS ‘planning attack on Jewish children in Turkey’
Britain’s Sky News quoted intelligence sources on Monday as saying that ISIS had “advanced plans” to kill Jewish children in Turkey by attacking kindergartens, schools and youth centers. Sky Foreign Affairs Editor Sam Kiley said the information on the “imminent”
Tributes paid to Muslim shopkeeper killed in Britain
Tributes were paid to a Muslim shopkeeper killed in what police described as a “religiously prejudiced” attack, as a Muslim suspect remained in custody. Asad Shah, 40, died after being found with serious injuries outside his shop in Glasgow on
Trump says migration “craziness” will push Britain to quit the EU
U.S. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said he thought Britain would vote to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum because of concerns about high levels of migration. “With the craziness that is going on with the migration,
‘No plans’ to send British troops to Libya: Government
Britain has no plans to extend bombing or send troops to Libya, the defense ministry said in a statement Tuesday, after a committee of lawmakers said the nation could deploy a force of 1,000. The House of Commons Foreign Affairs
Britain sends more troops to train Iraqis against ISIS
Britain said on Saturday it was sending more troops to Iraq to bolster its mission training up the armed forces taking on the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS). Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said a further 30 troops would
EU deal ‘may disappoint wavering UK voters’
Prime Minister David Cameron’s renegotiation of Britain’s relationship with the European Union might not have done enough to persuade undecided voters to back staying in the bloc, the nationalist leader of Scotland said on Monday. Cameron, who is campaigning for
UK troops sent to Tunisia to bolster Libyan border
Britain is sending a training team of around 20 soldiers to Tunisia to help stop people illegally entering from neighboring Libya, Defence Minister Michael Fallon told parliament on Monday. “A training team of some 20 troops from the 4th Infantry
Osborne warns of deeper spending cuts in Britain
British Finance Minister George Osborne warned that he might cut public spending more deeply than he previously planned after the country’s economic growth fell short of the pace foreseen in his plans to wipe out the country’s budget deficit. Osborne,
Ex-military chiefs say Britain is ‘stronger’ in EU
Thirteen former senior military officers insisted Britain should stay in the European Union Wednesday, saying the country was “stronger” as a member of the 28-nation bloc in a “dangerous world”. Writing ahead of a membership referendum on June 23, the
Kidman wins best actress theater award
Nicole Kidman has won best actress in a play honors at London’s WhatsOnStage Awards for her depiction of a real-life scientific heroine in “Photograph 51.” Kidman played Rosalind Franklin, one of the team that discovered the double helix structure of
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