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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‘Extremely dangerous’ Dorian hurricane nearing the Bahamas
:: Forecasters said on Sunday “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Dorian is moving closer to the northern Bahamas. The US National Hurricane Center said Dorian remained a powerful Category 4 storm at 11 p.m. EDT Saturday and was about 200 km east
Floridians return to shattered homes as Irma crosses into Georgia
:: Shocked Florida residents returned to their shattered homes on Monday as the weakened Hurricane Irma pushed inland, flooding cities in the northeastern part of the state and leaving millions without power. Downgraded to a tropical storm early on Monday,
US vice president Pence vows America will not allow ‘collapse of Venezuela’
:: US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday vowed the US would not allow “the collapse of Venezuela,” saying such an event would “endanger” countries in the wider region. “The collapse of Venezuela will endanger all who call the Western
SpaceX unveils peek at sleek new spacesuit
:: Spacex’s chief executive Elon Musk gave a sneak peek Wednesday at the California-based company’s futuristic new spacesuit. In an Instagram post, the sleek, white material appears lighter weight than the bulky spacesuits worn by NASA astronauts, and is accented
Bella Hadid-backed music festival canceled
A new music festival in The Bahamas that was billed as the ultimate in luxury on Friday imploded just as it was to begin, leaving party-goers stranded and angry. With packages that went up to $12,000, the Fyre Music Festival
Florida man jailed for 30 years for mosque fire
A Florida man pleaded no contest and was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in prison for setting fire last year to the mosque where Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen once worshipped, court officials said. Joseph Schreiber, 32, caused more
Four dead in Florida from hurricane Matthew
The United States marked its first four fatalities from Hurricane Matthew as the powerful storm lashed the Florida coast after killing more than 400 people in Haiti, officials said Friday. A 58-year-old woman suffered cardiac arrest in her home in
Canadian diplomat’s son in deadly Florida shooting deported homes
A Canadian diplomat’s teenage son has been deported from the United States following his involvement in a fatal drug-related shooting, effectively nullifying the house arrest and probation he had been sentenced to serve, a national news agency reported on Sunday.
Texas reports sexually transmitted case of Zika
A county in Texas on Tuesday reported a case of Zika virus being sexually transmitted, raising new concerns about the spread of a mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects. Dallas County Health and Human Services said the patient was infected
Top U.S. researcher says zika vaccine is years away
The hunt for a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus could take years, a top U.S. health chief said amid a worrying outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness blamed for birth defects. There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which
Trump: Muslims worldwide ‘went wild’ after 9/11
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ramped up his incendiary rhetoric on Saturday, claiming that Muslims around the world were “going wild” to cheer the September 11, 2001 attacks. Earlier this month, the real-estate tycoon invited scrutiny after saying that
West Antarctic ice melt could raise seas by three meters
Melting ice in West Antarctica is a major concern for global sea levels, and a key area may already be unstable enough to unleash three meters of ocean rise, scientists said Monday. The study follows research out last year, led
Turkish Airlines unveils nonstop service from Miami to Istanbul
TURKISH Airlines launched nonstop service from Miami International Airport to Istanbul Atatürk Airport on Oct. 25. To generate excitement for the new service, Turkish Airlines engaged 7-time Guinness World Records record holder The Sand Sculpture Company and its owner Ted
Halloween asteroid to shave past Earth
A big asteroid is hurtling toward Earth and will shave past our planet on Halloween, but astronomers say there’s no need to be spooked — it’s definitely not on a collision course. The space rock is about the size of
U.S. frees Moroccan prisoner held over 13 years at Guantanamo
Another Guantanamo Bay prisoner has been released as part of the drawn-out U.S. effort to wind down and eventually close the detention center at the U.S. base in Cuba, officials said Thursday. Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri was sent to his native
U.S. President Obama visits family of journalist slain by ISIS
U.S. President Barack Obama met on Thursday with the family of American journalist Steven Sotloff, who was beheaded last year by Islamic State militants. The White House said Obama met with Sotloff’s parents Art and Shirley and his sister, Lauren,
Man released from Guantanamo dies in Kazakhstan
A man who was released from the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in December and resettled in Kazakhstan has died in that Central Asian country, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday. Asim Thabit Abdullah al-Khalaqi, who was about 47, according
American jailed for 15 years for helping Al-Qaeda
A naturalized American was jailed for 15 years in Miami on Wednesday for conspiring to provide thousands of dollars to Al-Qaeda and its affiliates in Syria and Somalia, US justice officials said. Gufran Ahmed Kauser Mohammed, 31, admitted to the
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