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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Organization of Islamic Cooperation: Don’t link terror to Islam
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stressed that violent extremism and terrorism undermine its common goal to live in a peaceful and prosperous world, Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to U.N. Ambassador Abdullah Al-Moallemi said here on Friday. Addressing the General
Rihanna hits the runway … as designer
Rihanna is certainly used to stopping the show, whether as a performer or as a fashion figure whose daring choices can make headlines. But at New York Fashion Week on Friday, she let her models make the splashy entrances. After
Oil tumbles close to 12-year lows
US crude oil prices were down as much as 4 percent on Thursday, approaching 12-year lows hit last month, weighed down by brimming US crude inventories and a Goldman Sachs forecast that prices would remain low and volatile until the
Depp stars in fake Trump biopic
Donald Trump’s outlandish campaign claims — and hair — are a regular gift to late-night comedy writers. But now Hollywood is getting in on the game with a spoof biopic starring Johnny Depp unveiled after the billionaire’s triumph in the
Swift leads iHeartRadio Award nominations
Taylor Swift leads the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards with eight nominations, followed by The Weeknd with seven. The nominations were announced Tuesday by iHeartMedia and Turner. The event will be televised live from Los Angeles on April 3 on TBS,
Adele officially best-selling artist of 2015
Adele, who broke records with her song “Hello” and latest album “25,” was officially the biggest artist of 2015. Global music industry body IFPI said that the British ballad singer was the top-selling musical act last year based on worldwide
Adele might not like it, but Trump can use her music
While waiting for Donald Trump to take the stage this week at a campaign rally in Exeter, New Hampshire, fans listened to a few hit songs by Adele, “Skyfall” and “Rolling in the Deep.” That has apparently hit all the
Swift to develop mobile game with Glu Mobile
Grammy-award winning pop star Taylor Swift is making her first foray into the world of mobile gaming by partnering with Glu Mobile Inc. to develop a new game, the company said recently. Glu Mobile did not provide further details on
Report: Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has recruited thousands of Afghans, some by coercion, to fight in Syria’s war alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, Human Rights Watch said Friday. “Iran has not just offered Afghan refugees and migrants incentives to fight
Oscars reforms spark new round of protests
Since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said it was altering membership rules in response to an outcry over the diversity of its voters and nominees, another uproar has erupted around Hollywood. Many academy members are protesting that
In Oscars crisis, all eyes on host Chris Rock
When Chris Rock first hosted the Oscars in 2005, the four black actors nominated that year — Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo and Jamie Foxx (twice!) — didn’t escape his notice. “It’s like the Def Oscar Jam!” Rock exclaimed.
Macklemore explores his ‘White Privilege’ in new rap song
Macklemore explores racism and hip-hop in a new song called “White Privilege II” — rapping about a white person’s position in society with black people fighting injustice — and even namechecks Miley Cyrus, Iggy Azalea and Elvis Presley for appropriating
‘Snowzilla’ blizzard causes deaths in U.S. East Coast
A blizzard that has paralyzed much of the U.S. East Coast intensified on Saturday, bringing Washington to a standstill and forcing the closure of roads, bridges and tunnels into New York until Sunday morning. In all, there were at least
Stacey Dash: BET lies to black people
Don’t look for actress and Fox News Channel contributor Stacey Dash to be working on any more BET shows for a while. Dash questioned the black-oriented network’s very existence this week and wouldn’t back down despite criticism. She wrote on
Airlines cancel thousands of flights as big storm advances
Airlines canceled around 7,600 flights to, from or within the U.S. for Friday and Saturday, as a blizzard began covering much of the Eastern U.S. The bulk of Friday’s 3,500 cancelations are in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, according to
Silence is golden for big stars on Oscar boycott
Will Smith and Spike Lee may be shunning the Oscars party next month but while the absence from the contest of actors of color for a second year has sparked hand-wringing in Hollywood, few other celebrities plan to follow their
Hello, it’s Adele, and she’s performing at the Grammys show
The Recording Academy told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Adele, leading nominee Kendrick Lamar, the Weeknd and Little Big Town will perform at the Feb. 15 show. Adele returned to music in top form with “25,” her third album
Oscar noms ‘disappointing’ — Nyong’o
Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o says she’s “disappointed” by “the lack of inclusion” in this year’s Oscar nominations. In a statement posted late Tuesday night on Instagram, Nyong’o said she was joining in “calling for change in expanding the stories
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