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
Minor reshuffle of Palestinian government angers Hamas
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced a minor cabinet reshuffle Monday, naming three new ministers to the national unity government in a move denounced by the Islamist Hamas group in Gaza. The official Wafa news agency said cabinet secretary Ali Abu
Palestinian killed after ramming Israelis, wounding 9
Israeli police say a Palestinian driver rammed into pedestrians near the western entrance to Jerusalem, wounding nine people before he was killed. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri identified the attacker as Abed Almohsin Hassoneh, 21, from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of
Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket fire
Israeli warplanes hit Hamas bases in the Gaza Strip overnight, following a Palestinian rocket attack on Israel, the Israeli army said on Monday. “Yesterday evening…a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel,” a military statement said. “No
Israel opens probe into use of excessive forces
Israeli authorities have said they have opened an investigation into the actions of a police officer who fatally shot a 16-year-old Palestinian girl during a stabbing attack in Jerusalem last month. In a statement, the Justice Ministry said it was
16-year-old Palestinian attempts stabbing in West Bank, is shot
A 16-year-old Palestinian attempted to carry out a stabbing attack near the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba in the occupied West Bank Sunday before she was shot, Israeli and Palestinian authorities said. Palestinian security sources named her as 16-year-old Hebron
Israel arrests ‘Hamas operative’ after car ramming attack
Israeli forces have arrested an alleged member of the militant group Hamas on suspicion of running over four Israeli soldiers, leaving one in serious condition, the army said on Friday. “Overnight, in a joint operation… forces arrested the attacker who
Palestinian shot dead in Israeli army raid in Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers shot dead a 19-year-old Palestinian as clashes broke out during a raid at a refugee camp in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Tuesday, Palestinian medics and the Israeli army said. After the incident at the Dheisheh
Israel sentences female Palestinian lawmaker to 15 months
An Israeli military court has sentenced a female Palestinian lawmaker to 15 months in prison after convicting her of belonging to an illegal organization and incitement, the army announced Tuesday, drawing angry denunciations from Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.
Israeli air raid targets Hamas camp after shooting incidents
An Israeli air raid early on Monday struck a Hamas training camp in the northern Gaza Strip in response to shots fired at Israeli patrol vehicles along the border, with no injuries reported, officials said. Hamas security sources said two
Syrian visitors in Saudi Arabia to get temporary work permits
Syrians staying in Saudi Arabia on visit visa may soon be granted temporary work permits to take jobs at the private sector, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Sunday quoting a Labor Ministry’s source. Saudi Arabia has made exemptions to the Syrians,
Sweden-Israel rift deepens over Palestinian deaths
Relations between Sweden and Israel have hit a fresh low after Israel said Sweden’s foreign minister had accused it of unlawful killings and Stockholm responded by saying that the comments had been “blown out of reasonable proportion”. Relations between the
Arab attacker shot dead after Jerusalem attacks: police
An Israeli soldier shot dead a knife-wielding attacker who lightly wounded three people in Jerusalem on Sunday, police said. “An Arab terrorist tried to run over a pedestrian in his car, lightly injuring him, and then got out of the
Netanyahu ‘scandalized’ by Swedish FM’s remarks on Palestinian deaths
Israel condemned as “scandalous” on Sunday what it deemed was a suggestion by the Swedish foreign minister that its forces had unlawfully killed Palestinians involved in a surge of street violence, and warned of a diplomatic rupture with Stockholm. Addressing
Kerry warns Israel about collapse of Palestinian Authority
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Israel on Saturday about the dangers of the possible collapse of the Palestinian Authority, saying it would lead to a situation that would threaten the security of Israel and the Palestinian people. Kerry
Murdered family’s kin doubt Zionists will deliver justice
Relatives of a Palestinian couple killed with their toddler in a July arson attack said Friday they have no faith in Israeli pledges of justice, despite arrests of Jewish suspects. Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service said on Thursday it
Israel arrests suspects over Duma arson attack
Members of a “Jewish terror group” have been arrested over an arson attack on a Palestinian home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that killed a toddler and his parents, Israeli police have said. A police statement did not say how
Palestinian shot dead in West Bank shooting
An Israeli soldier and a bystander were wounded in a West Bank shooting attack on Thursday before the alleged assailant was shot dead, the army said in a statement. It said the violence occurred at the village of Hizmeh, north
Israel demolishes home of accused attacker
The Israeli military has demolished the home of a Palestinian accused of orchestrating the deadly shooting of an Israeli couple. The military identified the man as Raeb Ahmed Muhammad Alivi, in his late 30s. He was arrested days after the
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