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
Cameron: UK faces threat of Sydney-style attack any moment
Britain faces the threat of a Sydney-style ‘lone wolf’ attack at any moment, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday, after a 16-hour siege at a cafe in the Australian city in which two captives were killed. Britain raised it
UK police charge four men with terrorism offences
British police said on Monday they had charged four men, arrested two weeks ago at the port of Dover and in London, with terrorism offences. Michael Coe, 33, Simon Keeler, 43, and Anthony Small, 33, were charged with preparing and
Miss World honors Aishwarya
LONDON: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was honored with a special award at the glittering Miss World 2014 ceremony in London for her charity work. The 41-year-old actress appeared on stage with her husband Abhishek Bachchan, their daughter Aaradhya and her mother
Mrs. Clooney is 2014’s ‘Most Fascinating Person’
LONDON: Amal Clooney has many titles. Former adviser on Syria to UN Special Envoy Kofi Annan, for example. Internationally renowned human rights lawyer. Barrister to Julian Assange and former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. And now Mrs. George Clooney, too.
British MPs want access to censored parts of CIA torture report
A parliamentary committee investigating possible British links to torture will request access to blacked out parts of a US Senate report on CIA treatment of al-Qaeda suspects, its chairman said Sunday. The news comes amid growing questions in Britain about
Prince George in new Christmas photos
LONDON: Three Christmas photos of a rosy-cheeked Prince George were released by Britain’s royal family Saturday, offering a festive glimpse of the future king. The pictures show 17-month-old George in a courtyard at Kensington Palace, where his parents, Prince William
UK to send hundreds of troops to Iraq
Britain will send hundreds of troops to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces in Iraq, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told The Daily Telegraph newspaper on Saturday, in a bid to step up the battle against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
London mayor mocks George Clooney’s call to return Greek Elgin Marbles
London Mayor Boris Johnson on Monday mocked George Clooney over his call to return the Greek Elgin marbles from the British capital to “the Pantheon” – a temple in Rome that the U.S. actor this year referred to this year
UK to establish permanent Mideast military base
Bahrain will host the first permanent British military base in the Middle East as part of a deal to increase cooperation in tackling security threats in the Middle East, the BBC reported. The deal “reaffirms our joint determination to maintain
Up to 13,000 victims in UK modern slavery
LONDON: Up to 13,000 people in Britain are victims of trafficking, sexual exploitation or other forms of modern slavery, a government report said Saturday, putting the figure at four times the previous estimate. The Home Office figures — the first
Madonna’s new track leaks online
LONDON Singer Madonna’s latest track “Rebel heart” has leaked online, and fans are less than impressed with the song. Madonna has been hashtagging #rebelheart in her Instagram photos for months. The track was produced by Swedish DJ Avicii and recorded
First Britons jailed for terrorism training in Syria
Two brothers have become the first Britons to be jailed for providing training to extremists in Syria after police found suspicious pictures on their phones, the BBC reported Thursday. Mohommod Nawaz, 30, and Hamza Nawaz, 24, who are from East
Google reaches out-of-court settlement in UK defamation case
Google Inc said on Monday it had reached a settlement with a British businessman over defamatory postings in its search results describing him as a pedophile, a murderer and a money-launderer. Former Morgan Stanley banker Daniel Hegglin, who said he
Casillas shock inclusion on shortlist for FIFA award
Iker Casillas was the surprise inclusion on the goalkeeping shortlist for FIFA’s 2014 World XI on Monday after enduring a difficult year for both Real Madrid and Spain. Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer, who won the World Cup with Germany in
UK searches for teen girl feared fighting ISIS
A teen believed to be the first British female to join in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been identified, the UK’s Daily Mail reported Monday. According to the daily, British police believe Silhan
Britain says it is reviewing arms exports to Israel again
Britain is undertaking a second review of arms export licenses to Israel to ensure equipment could not be used in a way that would breach international law, the government said on Monday. The government has already conducted one such review,
Falling inflation a worry for economic strategists
LONDON: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has moved closer to launching sovereign debt purchases and data this week will show just how dangerously low inflation has fallen in the $13 trillion euro zone economy. A sickly Europe has held
Police chief: ‘4 or 5’ terror plots foiled in UK
British police claimed Monday that four or five terror plots were foiled this year, as the country’s Home Secretary Theresa May prepared to unveil new counter-terrorism measures. “On average over the last few years it’s been about one (plot) a