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: Pakistan
Pakistan says Indian fire kills 2 soldiers in Kashmir
Pakistan’s military says that Indian troops have killed two of its soldiers on the Pakistani side of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir in an “unprovoked” attack. In a statement Thursday, the military said Pakistani soldiers “befittingly responded to Indian
Pakistan says India will ‘disintegrate’ when Kashmir is free
Pakistan’s defense minister says its nuclear-armed rival India will “disintegrate” when Kashmir gains independence. Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Wednesday that Pakistan will continue to extend moral support to the people of the disputed Himalayan region, which is split between Pakistani
Russia and Pakistan to hold first joint military exercise
Former Cold War-era rivals Pakistan and Russia are due to hold their first ever military exercise this month, Pakistan’s military said on Friday, in another sign of shifting alliances in South Asia. During the Cold War, Pakistan spent a decade
Pakistan PM says world ignores South Asia tensions at its peril
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accused nuclear-armed rival India on Wednesday of putting unacceptable conditions on dialogue with Islamabad and said the world would ignore the dangers of rising tensions in South Asia at its own peril. Sharif told the
OIC condemns army action in Kashmir
The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has expressed serious concern over the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir and called for an immediate end to army action against protesters. The condemnation came during a meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu
Iran detains 2 Sunni militants near Pakistan border
Iranian media says the Revolutionary Guard has detained two Sunni militants near the border with Pakistan, where clashes erupted earlier this month. Earlier this month, the paramilitary Guard clashed with a nine-member cell of Jaish al-Adl, a Sunni militant group,
Saudi deputy crown prince in Pakistan talks
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Pakistan on to kick of an Asian trip that will see him visit China and Japan as well. The Saudi royal met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday night
Deputy crown prince visits Pakistan today
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will embark on a several-nation tour, including China and Japan, Sunday, landing first in Pakistan to hold talks with top officials, including Premier Nawaz Sharif. The visit is significant keeping in view the role
Taliban fighters overrun district in eastern Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents overran a district in eastern Afghanistan, killing and wounding dozens of police and soldiers and threatening strategically important road routes to Pakistan, officials said on Saturday. Abdul Rahman Solamal, governor of Jani Khel district, in the eastern province
Pakistani-Afghan crossing reopens after deadly clashes
Pakistan reopened a main border crossing with Afghanistan that was closed earlier this week following clashes between the two sides over Pakistan’s construction of a gate to curb illegal cross-border movement, two Pakistani security officials said Saturday. All those carrying
Pakistan’s premier to undergo open heart surgery
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is to undergo open heart surgery in London on Tuesday, his second major cardiac medical procedure in five years, his daughter said. The 66-year-old premier is expected to stay in hospital for around a week
US strike on Taliban leader angers Pakistan
Pakistan accused the United States on Sunday of violating its sovereignty with a drone strike against the leader of the Afghan Taliban, in perhaps the most high-profile US incursion into Pakistani territory since the 2011 raid to kill Osama bin
Pakistan kills 34 militants
Pakistani paramilitary forces killed at least 34 separatist militants after three days of gun battles in restive southwestern Balochistan province, officials said Saturday. The clashes took place in Kalat district after authorities were given an intelligence tip off about the
Clashes in Kashmir after two militants killed
Thousands of protesters clashed with police in Indian Kashmir on Thursday after two militants were killed in a gun battle with government forces, the army and witnesses said. Protesters torched a police armored vehicle as masked militants fired automatic rifles
Modi’s Saudi visit part of push to ‘de-hyphenate’ India from Pakistan
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday is part of a broader diplomatic offensive to put pressure on arch rival Pakistan by forging ties with some of Islamabad’s closest allies, Indian ruling party and government officials
Pakistan detains more than 200 people after Easter bombing
Pakistan has detained more than 200 people and questioned thousands more as authorities hunt down those behind the Easter Sunday bombing in Lahore which killed 73 people, including children, the Punjab provincial law minister said Tuesday. “More than 5,000 people
Pakistan hunts for militants after blast kills 65
Pakistani authorities launched a hunt on Monday for militants behind a suicide bomb that killed at least 65 people in an attack that targeted Christians and was claimed by a Taliban faction that once declared ties with ISIS. Most of
Taliban faction claims Pakistan suicide attack
A Taliban faction on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on the Pakistani city of Lahore, which killed at least 65 and wounding around 280. In a statement from Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, the group said that Christians – who had
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