Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 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 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 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: Moscow

Putin’s exit sparks ridicule on Twitter

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s abrupt departure from a testy G20 summit in Australia under the pretext of having to get some sleep sparked ridicule on social media, with wits also predicting that a koala may win a government post

Kremlin: Putin, Cameron discuss repairing Russia-West ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday discussed how to repair Russia-West ties that have hit post-Cold War lows over the Ukraine crisis, the Kremlin said after the leaders’ closed-door meeting in Brisbane. Putin is

Russian TV channel says photos show MH17 shot down by fighter jet

MOSCOW: Russian state-controlled TV has broadcast what it called “sensational” photographs, which it said supported Moscow’s theory that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet. Several commentators who have examined the photographs have described them

Russia, U.S. urge Iran nuclear deal ‘as soon as possible’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his U.S. counterpart John Kerry called on Wednesday for an agreement on a nuclear deal with Iran to be reached as soon as possible. “The need to reach as soon as possible a comprehensive

Moscow: Russia, U.S. call for Iran nuclear deal ‘as soon as possible’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry called on Wednesday for an agreement on a nuclear deal with Iran to be reached as soon as possible. “The need to reach as soon as possible a comprehensive

Russia denies NATO accusations over troops in Ukraine

Russia denied accusations by NATO on Wednesday that it has sent tanks and troops to eastern Ukraine in the past few days. NATO’s top military commander Philip Breedlove said in Bulgaria the alliance had spotted military equipment arriving from Russia

Russian bomber patrols to reach Gulf of Mexico

Russia’s long-range bombers will range from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico on regular patrol missions, the military said Wednesday, a show of muscle reflecting tensions with the West over Ukraine. A statement from Defense

Iran, Russia sign deal for two new nuclear reactors

Russia on Tuesday signed a deal with Iran to build two new nuclear reactors at the Iranian Bushehr plant and expand the total number of reactors in the country to eight, Russian news agencies reported. Besides Bushehr, four Russian reactors

Gorbachev to use Berlin Wall festivities to ‘defend Putin’

Mikhail S. Gorbachev.

MOSCOW: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said on Thursday he would seek to defend Vladimir Putin’s policies when he travels to Germany for ceremonies commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall this week. Gorbachev, who is praised for his decision

1,000 times stronger than Chelyabinsk meteorite: New asteroid may threaten Earth

Moscow University’s robotic telescope has discovered a massive asteroid that could potentially hit Earth in the future. If such a collision happens, the explosion would be 1,000 more powerful the Chelyabinsk meteorite explosion in 2013. An automatic telescope installed in

Russia on track for World Cup 2018: FIFA

MOSCOW: FIFA has said it is happy with the progress being made by hosts Russia ahead of the 2018 World Cup after the governing body’s inspection committee carried out its first official visit. “As we heard today, everything is going

CEO of French oil giant Total killed in plane crash

France has lost ‘a great captain of industry and a patriot’ MOSCOW: The CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, has died in a plane crash at a Moscow airport when the private jet he was using struck

Moscow hotel goes ‘halal’ in bid to woo Muslim visitors

No bacon for breakfast, a room for prayers and a Quran on your bedside table: a hotel in Moscow has launched a special “halal” service as Russia tries to attract visitors from the Muslim world. “Around 70 percent of our

Will react if new sanctions imposed, Russia tells EU

MOSCOW/KIEV/DONETSK: Russia warned Saturday that it would react if the European Union imposed fresh economic sanctions against it over the situation in Ukraine. “As for the new list of sanctions from the European Union, if they are passed, there will

Ukraine govt warns of ‘great war’ with Russia

KIEV/MOSCOW : Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Monday of “direct and undisguised aggression” which he said had radically changed the battlefield balance as Kiev’s forces suffered a further reverse in their war with pro-Moscow separatists. Ukraine’s defense minister

Snowden’s asylum status expires in Russia

Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden’s year-long leave to stay in Russia has expired without confirmation that it will be extended. His lawyer said he could stay in the country while his application for an extension was being processed. Snowden continues

Russian muftis: Moscow needs more mosques

The Russian capital Moscow requires more mosques due to overcrowding at existing ones, the country’s Council of Muftis said on Monday, Russia Today reported. “Believers deserve more mosques in Moscow,” said¬ council spokesperson Gulnur Gaziyeva. “We are suggesting 10 mosques

Moscow: Ukraine fighter jet near Malaysian plane before crash

Russia on Monday said its flight records show a Ukrainian fighter jet was flying close to the Malaysian passenger airliner just before it crashed and that Kiev was operating radar stations used for missile systems. Moscow also denied supplying Ukrainian

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