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
Father of UK journalist pleads ISIS to free son
The father of John Cantlie, a British photojournalist held by the Islamic State militant group, appealed for his release in a video issued Friday, saying he was a friend of Syria. Paul Cantlie read the statement from his hospital bed
Britain’s MI16 spy agency appoints new ‘C’
Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence agency on Friday announced Alex Younger had been appointed as the new ‘C’, the head of the spy service. Younger will take over from John Sawers as chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) next month.
Oil price drops under $92 to 27-month low
LONDON : Oil prices fell to their lowest level since June 2012, after price cuts from top producer Saudi Arabia added to supply glut worries and weak global economic data. Oil declined alongside European stocks as the European Central Bank
Cameron urges ‘years’ of anti-ISIS strikes in Iraq
British Prime Minister David Cameron urged parliament on Friday to vote to approve “years” of air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Iraq, saying the group was guilty of “staggering” brutality and posed a direct
FBI: U.S. identifies ISIS hostage executioner
The U.S. believes it has identified the masked man seen in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) videos depicting the beheadings of two American journalists and a British aid worker, the FBI chief said on Thursday. However, FBI
‘Friends of Yemen’ to hold crucial meeting
The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including Saudi Arabia, will attend a high-profile ministerial conference held by the “Friends of Yemen” group in New York on Sept. 24. The meeting will renew calls for donors to raise contributions and
Lampard turns on Chelsea; Leicester stuns United
LONDON : Emotional Frank Lampard rescued a point for champions Manchester City against former club Chelsea on Sunday while Manchester United gave up a 3-1 lead to slump to a shock 5-3 defeat at Leicester. Lampard’s equalizer ensured a 1-1
Police boss at center of British child sex scandal quits
The elected official in charge of policing in the northern English town of Rotherham quit on Tuesday after weeks of resisting political pressure to stand down over a scandal involving the sexual exploitation of as many as 1,400 children. Shaun
Dubai’s Scots divided over independence
As the Scottish referendum approaches, members of Dubai’s Scottish community are divided over the prospect of independence. They are also critical of the fact that individuals not resident in Scotland at the time of the referendum will not be able
UK to hunt down ‘evil’ IS for slaughtering aid worker
LONDON : Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Sunday that Britain would hunt down the killers of an aid worker beheaded by the Islamic State, which he described as the “embodiment of evil.” Cameron said Britain was prepared to “take whatever
London Mayor Boris Johnson picked to run for parliament
London Mayor Boris Johnson was on Friday chosen by his Conservative Party as their candidate to fight for a west London seat at next year’s parliamentary election, raising the specter of a future tilt at becoming prime minister. Johnson saw
Profile: Slain British aid worker David Haines
David Haines, a 44-year-old aid worker from Perth, Scotland, is the latest man and the first Briton to be allegedly beheaded by ISIS militants in a video released early Sunday. Haines was captured in March last year in Syria while
Gold and silver continue to decline on dollar strength
LONDON : Commodity prices dropped this week as the dollar strengthened, with Brent oil sinking to its lowest level in more than two years against a backdrop of solid supplies and sluggish demand. Sugar futures meanwhile touched multi-year lows, weighed
IS murder of British hostage an ‘act of pure evil’: Cameron
LONDON : The beheading of a British hostage by Islamic State militants was an “act of pure evil,” Prime Minister David Cameron said, vowing Britain will do all in its power to bring the killers to justice. “This is a
Family of British hostage sends message to ISIS captors
The family of British aid worker David Haines, threatened with death by militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in a recent video, has appealed to his captors to contact them. In a statement issued by the Foreign
Oil falls under $100 but OPEC says price still within acceptable range
LONDON : Brent crude slid below $100 a barrel on Monday for the first time in more than a year as Chinese and US data pointed to slower-than-expected growth in the world’s top oil consumers. Weak economic growth combined with
London murder sparks spike in threats to Muslims
A monitoring group has reported a surge in threats against Muslims and mosques following the gruesome beheading of an elderly woman in north London Thursday. As detectives Friday tried to establish just what drove Nicholas Salvador, 25, to allegedly decapitate
ISIS beheadings may have inspired London madman
Police are looking into the possibility that Thursday’s decapitation of an 82-year-old woman in a north London suburb was “inspired” by footage of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) beheading two U.S. journalists, local media reported. However, detectives
Loading ...
You must be logged in to post a comment.