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: PALESTIN
Hamas militant slams car into pedestrians
A militant from Palestinian Islamist group Hamas slammed a minivan into a crowd waiting for a train Wednesday in Jerusalem, killing one person and wounding 13. Just hours later, the Israeli military said a Palestinian motorist drove into a group
Israel displayed ‘shocking disregard’ for Gaza civilians, rights group says
The Israeli military displayed “shocking disregard” for civilian lives in Gaza during its devastating 50-day war on militants in the Palestinian territory, Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday. Israel rejected the London-based rights group’s findings, saying it produced “no
Palestinians to submit U.N. resolution ‘this month’
The Palestinian leadership will submit a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council this month calling for an end date for Israeli occupation, a senior official said on Tuesday. The text, which the Palestinians have been discussing for weeks, is
Abbas’ letter of condolences outrages Israeli leaders
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has outraged Israeli leaders by calling the alleged attempted assassin of a Jewish ultra-rightwing rabbi a “martyr” and the soldiers who killed him “terrorist gangs”. Abbas on Sunday sent a letter of condolence to the family
Gaza rocket hits southern Israel amid escalation
A rocket fired from Gaza hit southern Israel on Friday, the Israeli army said, although there were no reports of casualties or damage. “A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit the Eshkol area in southern Israel,” said the spokesman
Israel reopens Al-Aqsa mosque compound
Israel announced reopening doors to Al-Aqsa mosque’s compound on Thursday, after it had closed it following the shooting of a Jewish hardliner late Wednesday. Israeli police shot and killed Muataz Hijazi, the Palestinian man suspected of shooting and trying to
Israeli police kill suspected Palestinian shooter
Israeli police on Thursday shot and killed a Palestinian man suspected of trying to kill a hard-line Jewish activist in Jerusalem, an incident that quickly sparked clashes between masked stone throwers and Israeli riot police and threatened to further inflame
Closure of al-Aqsa a ‘declaration of war:’ Abbas
Israel’s closure of the flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque compound to all visitors following the shooting of a Jewish hardliner is tantamount to a “declaration of war,” Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Thursday. “This dangerous Israeli escalation is a declaration of war
Sweden recognizes Palestinian state
Sweden officially recognized the Palestinian state on Thursday becoming the EU member state in Western Europe to take the move, Stockholm’s Foreign Ministry announced, Agence France-Presse reported. “Today the government takes the decision to recognise the state of Palestine,” Foreign
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in West Bank clash: medics
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teen in the West Bank on Friday during clashes that followed a Palestinian march against Israeli restrictions on the al-Aqsa mosque and against Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Orwah Hammad, 14, was shot in
Disabled Palestinian lensman turns camera on culture
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: When Palestinian Osama Silwadi was crippled by gunfire it ended his career as a war correspondent, but the now wheelchair-bound photographer has found a new calling documenting his people’s heritage. After nearly 15 years covering the violence
Irish senate calls for recognition of Palestinian state
Ireland’s upper house of parliament Wednesday passed a motion calling on the Dublin government to recognise the state of Palestine in a symbolic move that is unlikely to change policy. The vote is the latest boost for Palestinian authorities campaigning
Kerry: status quo between Israel, Palestinians ‘unsustainable’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that the “status quo” in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was “unsustainable” and that the United States understands of the urgency of the situation. “The current situation, the status quo, is unsustainable,” Kerry
Palestinian girl hit by Israeli car driver dies
A Palestinian girl was killed on Sunday and her friend remained in a critical condition after an Israeli settler run them over in his car near a village near the city of Ramallah. “The six-year-old Einas Dar Khalil was killed
Abbas vows legal measures to stop al-Aqsa ‘attacks’
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Saturday legal measures would be taken to prevent Jewish settlers from attacking Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, having said their presence desecrates the site. His remarks follow a recent spate of clashes between Palestinian youths
Palestinians seek U.N. vote on Israeli troop pullout
The Palestinian U.N. ambassador said Friday his government wants the U.N. Security Council to vote on a resolution before the end of the year that would set November 2016 as the deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from all Palestinian
Spanish parliament set to vote on recognizing the Palestinian state
The Spanish parliament is set to vote on recognizing the Palestinian state, Al Arabiya News channel reported Thursday. The announcement comes days after British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state. The motion – which is
Kerry: Two state solution vital to curb extremism
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday warned that that the unresolved Israel-Palestinian conflict was fueling recruitment for the ISIS militant group and it was “imperative” the peace talks be resumed. “There wasn’t a leader I met with in
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