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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Barrymore sets new sights for beauty brand
Hollywood actress, director and author Drew Barrymore may soon add a new title to her resume: international retailer. Barrymore launched her Flower brand of affordable cosmetics exclusively at Wal-Mart in 2013. Now she says she’s in talks with retailers overseas
U.S. celebrities back ‘dump trump’ campaign
Prominent actors, writers and thinkers joined a “Stop Hate Dump Trump” campaign to denounce the billionaire Republican presidential frontrunner, saying he is a threat to the United States. Actors Harry Belafonte, Kerry Washington and Jane Fonda, filmmaker Jonathan Demme and
UN signs up Shakira, Messi to promote global goals
The United Nations on Tuesday enlisted a high-profile roster of royalty, entertainers and business leaders to promote its global goals tackling climate change, poverty and conflict that were approved last fall but have slipped from the headlines. Their task is
Will Smith joins wife in not attending the Academy Awards
Will Smith says he will not attend the Academy Awards next month, joining his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and others in protest against two straight years of all-white acting nominees. Smith said Thursday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he
George Clooney says Oscars moving backwards on diversity
Director Spike Lee, leading the call for an Oscars boycott, called on Tuesday for affirmative action in Hollywood to address racial disparity while civil rights leader Al Sharpton urged Americans to “tune out” the Academy Awards ceremony next month. George
Adele’s ‘Hello’ fastest to reach billion views
Adele has broken another record — her video for “Hello” is the quickest to reach one billion views on YouTube. “Hello,” a ballad that ended a four-year album hiatus for the British singer, entered the exclusive one billion-view club late
Lady Gaga’s Oscar nod slammed
Singer-songwriter and record producer Linda Perry says Lady Gaga doesn’t deserve a songwriting credit for the Oscar-nominated song “Til it Happens to You,” from the college campus sexual assault documentary “The Hunting Ground.” Perry said in a series of tweets
‘Ride Along 2’ ends box office reign of ‘Force Awakens’
Kevin Hart and Ice Cube have ended the monthlong box-office reign of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Their “Ride Along 2” topped the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend in North America with an estimated $41.5 million over four days,
US’ travel alert for pregnant women traveling to zika-hit region
Pregnant women should avoid traveling to Latin America and Caribbean countries that have outbreaks of a tropical illness linked to birth defects, health officials said Friday. The illness is caused by the Zika virus which is spread through mosquito bites.
Sean Penn ‘failed’ in his ‘El Chapo’ mission
Sean Penn says his article on Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman “failed” in its mission. Speaking to CBS’ “60 Minutes,” the actor said his intention in tracking down the escaped drug kingpin and writing about him for “Rolling
Wal-Mart to close 269 stores, 154 in US
Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, more than half of them in the US and another big chunk in its challenging Brazilian market. The stores being shuttered account for a fraction of the company’s 11,000 stores worldwide and less than 1
Harvey to interview Pia Wurtzbach on his show
Steve Harvey, who misread the 2015 Miss Universe results card and initially announced Colombia’s Ariadna Gutiérrez as the winner on Dec. 20, has confirmed through the Facebook account of his talk show that he will have an interview with both
Lebanese court lets transgender man change legal status to male
A court in Lebanon has ruled that a transgender man can legally change his gender to male in the nation’s civil registry, his attorney said on Friday. In the ruling, the Court of Appeals of Beirut weighed the man’s health
Arabic film ‘Theeb’ nominated for Oscar
Jordan’s highly acclaimed film “Theeb” is officially in the final running for the 2016 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Awards announced the final nominations Thursday afternoon, leaving only five films competing for the award. The other films
U.S. man charged with supporting African terror group
A Maryland man has been indicted on federal charges he provided material support to an al-Qaeda offshoot that has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks in East Africa. Authorities on Monday said 31-year-old Maalik Alim Jones traveled to
Jon Stewart honors 9/11 first responder
Jon Stewart joined New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to honor a cancer-stricken Sept. 11 first responder who helped win a fight for health care. The mayor presented ex-firefighter Ray Pfeifer with a key to the city on Saturday. Pfeifer
Beyonce to perform at Super Bowl show
Beyonce is returning to the Super Bowl halftime show. Pepsi confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the 34-year-old singer will perform at the Feb. 7 show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Last month, Coldplay announced it
‘ISIS sympathizer’ shoots Philadelphia police officer
A man claiming allegiance to ISIS shot and seriously wounded a police officer in Philadelphia, opening fire multiple times at point-blank range with a stolen police gun before he was arrested, officials said The apparent assassination attempt comes amid heightened
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