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: PALESTINE
Hamas forces break up Gaza electricity crisis protest
Hamas security forces broke up a protest in northern Gaza on Thursday, an AFP photographer and witnesses said, as thousands took to the streets over an electricity crisis. The demonstrators gathered in the Jabalia refugee camp for a march, with
Energy crisis leaves Gaza with barely 4 hours of power a day
For weeks, Gazans have been making do with less than half their usual electricity supply – barely a few hours a day – with no sign of the shortages alleviating anytime soon, fuelling distress and frustration among the population. Normally,
Israeli Arabs urge general strike after house demolitions
Israeli Arab leaders have called for a general strike in all their towns and villages in response to the demolition of 11 homes without proper permits by Israeli authorities. Lawmaker Yousef Jabareen on Wednesday called the demolition in the central
Deadly attack as truck rams into Israeli soldiers
A Palestinian rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem on Sunday, killing four people and wounding 15 others, Israeli police and rescue services said, in one of the deadliest attacks of a more than yearlong campaign
Saudi Arabia: ‘War crimes’ were committed in Aleppo
During a Saudi Cabinet meeting, King Salman was briefed on a number of reports on events at regional and international arenas, renewing what has been confirmed by Saudi Arabia as war atrocities in Syria. The massacres being committed in the
Iran denies Hezbollah’s exit from Syrian territories
Iran has denied that members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, fighting alongside the Syrian regime, will exit Syrian territories. Following a meeting with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Ali Akbar Velayati, the Iranian supreme leaders’ advisor on international affairs, said reports
Kerry touts 11th-hour vision of Middle East peace
With fewer than four weeks left in office, US Secretary of State John Kerry will on Wednesday lay out a vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The goal of a two-state solution, with Israel and a future Palestine
UNSC set to vote on halting Israel settlements
The United Nations Security Council will vote on Thursday on an Egyptian-drafted resolution demanding that Israel immediately halt its settlement activities in the Palestinian territories and east Jerusalem. A similar resolution was vetoed by the United States in 2011, and
Saudi King Salman receives Palestinian President
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas at Al-Yammamh Palace in Riyadh on Wednesday. The king welcomed Palestinian President and his accompanying delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For his part, Abbas, expressed
Hamas blames Israel for killing of drone expert in Tunisia
The Palestinian Hamas group in Gaza blamed Israel on Saturday for the killing in Tunisia this week of a Tunisian national it described as one of its drone experts, and threatened retaliation. Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said Mohammed
Palestinian leader seeks Trump support for independence
The Palestinian president on Wednesday expressed hope that President-elect Donald Trump will support the Palestinian quest for independence, saying little is known about the incoming American leader’s policies. In a sprawling speech that lasted well over three hours to his
UN chief: Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects under threat
Ban Ki-moon, whose 10-year tenure as UN secretary-general ends in a month, said Tuesday that the international community must make clear that it remains committed to peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians because the prospects of an agreement are
Israel firefighters say all fires extinguished
Firefighters extinguished blazes ravaging Israel and West Bank settlements that forced tens of thousands to flee their homes and saw more than 20 people arrested, authorities said Sunday. “There are no active sites left,” fire and rescue service spokesman Yoram
Palestinian child dies in Israel wildfire
A two-year-old Palestinian boy has died after his house caught on fire in the town of Beitin in Ramallah as authorities investigate the cause. The boy’s death comes as Israeli firefighters kept battling the flames in wooded hills around Jerusalem
Lebanon builds wall near Palestinian refugee camp
Lebanon is building wall near the country’s largest Palestinian refugee camp to prevent extremists from infiltrating, a military source said Monday. The overcrowded and impoverished Ain al-Hilweh camp near the southern coastal city of Sidon has gained notoriety in recent
Gaza man shot dead in protest near border with Israel
Israeli troops shot and killed a 26-year-old Palestinian during a rock-throwing protest near the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, a Palestinian health official said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said troops had fired shots to disperse Palestinians trying to breach the Gaza
Trump team urges Israel right to tone down jubilation
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday said Donald Trump’s aides were urging right-wing Israeli politicians to curb their public jubilation at his election as US president, Israeli media reported. Trump is seen as likely leading to a far more
Bill to legalize settler-outposts advances in Israeli legislature
Israel’s parliament gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a disputed bill that would retroactively legalize Jewish settlement outposts built on privately-owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. The United States has described the measure, promoted by far-right members of
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