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: MIGRANT CRISIS
Italian coastguard rescues 4,000 migrants
Italy’s coastguard said Tuesday it had rescued some 4,000 migrants in the past two days, adding to fears of a fresh push to reach Europe via that route as the number of migrants landing in Greece sharply recedes. On Tuesday,
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
Erdogan: No migrant deal if EU fails on pledges
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels failed to fulfil its side of the bargain. “There are precise conditions. If
Greece to send 300 migrants back to Turkey
Greece is to send 308 migrants — mainly Moroccans, Tunisians and Algerians — back to Turkey under a 2002 deal signed with Ankara, a government source says. A source in the citizens’ protection ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity, said
Greek, German, French leaders meet about migrant crisis
The leaders of Germany and France are meeting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras amid growing worry about Greece’s lack of control over thousands of migrants crossing its borders into the European Union every week. Tsipras, Chancellor Angela Merkel and France’s
Europe’s migration crisis claims another 46 lives
The death toll in Europe’s migration crisis rose Friday when two overcrowded smuggling boats foundered off Greece and at least 46 people drowned — more than a third of them children — as European officials remained deeply divided on how
Merkel: Refugee influx ‘an opportunity’
Chancellor Angela Merkel in her New Year’s address Thursday asked Germans to see a record refugee influx as “an opportunity for tomorrow” and urged doubters not to follow racist hate-mongers. The past year – when the top EU economy took
Germany recruits 8,500 teachers for child refugees
Germany has recruited 8,500 people to teach child refugees German, as the country expects the number of new arrivals to soar past the million mark in 2015, Die Welt daily reported Sunday. With some 196,000 children fleeing war and poverty
Czech leader slams ‘organized migrant invasion’
Czech President Milos Zeman called the current wave of refugees to Europe “an organized invasion”, adding young men from Syria and Iraq should instead “take up arms” against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. “I am profoundly
Hollywood celebrities speak out on migrant crisis
As Europe grapples with its biggest migrant crisis in recent history, Hollywood celebrities are rallying to raise awareness about the issue and lashing out at calls to turn away refugees. Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon this month became the latest star
18 drown as migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea
Eighteen people drowned overnight when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea as it was heading for the Greek island of Kalymnos, Turkish media reported early Saturday. Another 14 people, among them Syrians, Iraqis and Pakistanis, were pulled to safety
Number of global migrants rises dramatically, especially in Asia
The number of international migrants soared to 244 million this year, an increase of more than 40 percent from the year 2000, as economic need, global markets and a desire for better lives put more people on the move, the
EU leaders agree to fast-track new border force
European Union leaders pledged to fast-track the establishment of an EU border and coastguard force at a summit where they again urged each other to implement measures agreed this year to curb migration across the Mediterranean. By the middle of
Europe turns to Turkey for migrant crisis help
Five years ago, Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi warned that millions of Africans wanted to come to the European Union and offered to make the continent’s immigration problem disappear in exchange for billions of euros. Despite Libyan rights abuses, Europe listened,
Macedonia warns of ‘security risk’ over migrant bottleneck
Macedonia warned Sunday of the risk of incidents on its border with Greece where hundreds of migrants are stuck after new restrictions were imposed limiting passage to those fleeing conflict zones. Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said the checkpoint at the
Monitor: Syria rebels using caged captives as ‘human shields’
A major Syrian rebel group is using dozens of captives in metal cages as “human shields” in the largest opposition stronghold on the outskirts of Damascus, a monitor said Sunday. Jaish al-Islam, regarded as the most powerful rebel group near
Thirteen migrants, including six children, drown off Greece
At least 13 migrants, six of them children, drowned as two boats making the hazardous crossing from Turkey capsized in the Aegean Sea off Greece on Sunday, the coastguard said. The first tragedy occurred off the island of Samos when
Anti-migrant rhetoric can be deadly, warns U.N.
Politicians who use derogatory language about refugees and migrants may ultimately be responsible for causing violence, racism and bigotry, U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein warned on Tuesday. “Once you classify people along lines such that they pose a
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