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 »
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Space rains junk on Spain; locals puzzled
It’s raining space junk in Spain. Rocket fuel tanks, chunks of satellites or something else entirely… In just over one week, three mysterious objects have fallen from the sky onto the country’s southeast, prompting bomb disposal agents and experts in
Catalonia votes to start breakaway process from Spain
Catalonia’s regional assembly voted on Monday in favor of a resolution to split from Spain, energizing a drive towards independence and deepening a standoff with central government in Madrid. The declaration, which pro-independence parties in the northeastern region hope will
U.N.: Syrian talks ‘hostage’ to Assad’s future
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said talks on the Syria crisis had unacceptably been taken “hostage” by the question of President Bashar al-Assad’s future, in an interview with Spanish newspapers published Saturday. “It is totally unfair and unreasonable that the
‘Flexibility’ urged at multilateral Syria talks
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged participants at international talks aimed at resolving the brutal war in Syria to show “flexibility” and welcomed Iran’s participation for the first time in the discussions. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will
U.N. chief urges ‘unified’ effort to prevent terrorism
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for a “unified” global response to prevent terrorism that puts respect for human rights at the “forefront”. “Our response needs to be unified and multidimensional,” he said in a closing address to an
Spanish police free Moroccan migrants held for ransom
Spanish police said Saturday they had freed two Moroccan migrants who were kidnapped as soon as they entered Spain illegally by ferry and who were being beaten and held for ransom. The two men smuggled themselves into a ferry in
Kerry calls for clarity on Aqsa to help end violence
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday Israeli and Palestinian leaders need to clarify the status of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound to help end a spate of bloodshed and restore stability. Kerry, preparing for meetings with Israeli Prime
Spain, Morocco arrest suspected ISIS recruiters
Spain said it and Morocco arrested 10 people on Sunday suspected of recruiting fighters for ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Suspects were detained in the Spanish cities of Toledo and Badalona, the small coastal town of Xeraco in Spain’s Valencia
Watson honored at San Sebastian fest
British actress Emily Watson, who starred in “Angela’s Ashes” and “The Book Thief,” was honored with a lifetime achievement award on Friday at the San Sebastian film festival in Spain. “I have had the enormous privilege to play characters whose
Spain defense minister eyes international action in Libya
An international military intervention could be needed to end unrest in Libya, where the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group is gaining a foothold, Spanish Defence Minister Pedro Morenes said in an interview published Saturday. “We went to
Boy smuggled into Spain in suitcase allowed to stay
An African boy found hidden in a suitcase that was smuggled across the border into Spain has been granted temporary permission to stay so he can be reunited with his mother, officials said Thursday. Police found eight-year-old Adou Ouattara on
Ex-hostage: ISIS built ‘Guantanamo’ for prisoners
Extremists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) staged mock executions of Western captives held in a Syrian compound intended to be the jihadist answer to Guantanamo, former hostage Javier Espinosa revealed Sunday. Writing in his El
Militants in Libya ‘direct threat’ to Europe: French PM
Militants in Libya pose a “direct threat” to Europe, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said in Madrid on Saturday. “I would like to cite the question of Libya and the direct threat to our security of the creation — under
Morocco launches anti-migrant sweep near Spain enclave
Morocco launched a huge operation to dismantle migrant camps Tuesday near the Spanish enclave of Melilla, but 35 people still managed to cross illegally after hundreds stormed the border fence. The Spanish government said more than 600 African migrants charged
Ten killed in Greek fighter jet crash in Spain
Ten people were killed and 13 injured when a Greek fighter plane crashed during NATO training in Spain on Monday, the defense ministry said. The F-16 crashed at about 3:20 p.m. (1420 GMT) as it took off at a training
Hollande: Muslims ‘main victims of fanaticism’
Muslims suffered the most from fundamentalism and intolerance, French President Francois Hollande said Thursday as the country grapples with the fallout from a string of Islamist attacks. “It is Muslims who are the main victims of fanaticism, fundamentalism and intolerance,”
Spain’s Princess Cristina to stand trial on tax fraud charges
Cristina de Borbon, sister of Spain’s King Felipe VI, will stand trial on charges of tax fraud, the first Spanish royal to face prosecution in court. Her father Juan Carlos abdicated in June after a series of scandals including an
Seven held in Spain, Morocco in probe on women militants
Seven people were arrested in Spain and Morocco on Tuesday in a probe into a network recruiting women to join the jihadist Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Spain’s interior ministry said four women, one of them a minor,
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