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
White House condemns violence in West Bank, Jerusalem
The White House expressed deep concern on Wednesday about the escalating violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem and urged Israelis and Palestinians to restore calm after a spate of attacks. “The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms
Palestinian woman shot in Occupied Jerusalem stabbing attack
An 18-year-old Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli near a contested shrine in Jerusalem on Wednesday and was then shot and wounded by the injured man, Israeli police said, the third knife attack in the city in less than a week.
U.N. calls for Israeli probe after deadly clashes
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Israel on Tuesday to conduct a full investigation of recent clashes in Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank and criticized the demolition of Palestinian houses. Ban said a “prompt and transparent” probe of the recent
Abbas does not want ‘escalation’ with Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday he did not want the current violence in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank to escalate into a military confrontation with Israel. “We tell them (the Israelis) that we do not want
Israel toughens measures against Palestinians
Israel announced harsher measures to tackle engulfed violence with Palestinians on Monday as a Palestinian teenager was killed in a clash with Israeli soldiers near the West Bank town of Bethlehem, a Palestinian hospital source said. Violence in the occupied
Israeli air raid hits Gaza after rocket attack
Israel has carried out an air strike on the Gaza Strip early on Monday in response to a Palestinian rocket attack from the territory, an army statement said. “Israel Air Force aircraft targeted a Hamas terror site in the northern
Tensions engulf Jerusalem as clashes intensify
Violence intensified in Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank on Sunday after Israelis were targeted in two stabbing attacks and a Palestinian was killed in a clash with Israeli troops, officials said. A Palestinian man stabbed and wounded an Israeli
Israeli police shoot dead Palestinian knife attacker
A Palestinian man who wounded an Israeli in a knife attack on Saturday evening was killed by police, just hours after another Palestinian killed two Israeli men, police said. The latest death occurred when the Palestinian man stabbed a passerby
Palestinian flag raised at the U.N. for the first time
The Palestinians raised their flag at the United Nations on Wednesday for the first time, a symbolic gesture approved by a General Assembly vote at the world body earlier this month. The red, black, white and green Palestinian flag was
Hamas wary over ‘emotional’ Abbas U.N. speech
Hamas was reserved Wednesday over Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s declaration to the UN General Assembly that his side could not remain the only one committed to peace agreements with Israel. “The speech was emotional, and will be judged by how
Abbas out of options, out of synch with angry Palestinians
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to drop a “bombshell” in a speech to the United Nations this week – prompting speculation that he will sever ties with Israel over its settlement expansion and other hard-line policies. The warning reflects
Palestinian woman in Madinah meets with brother after 70 years
An elderly Palestinian woman met her brother and her nieces and nephews in the Saudi holy city of Madinah after 70 years of separation, Makkah daily reported. Fatima Al-Hard said she was separated from her brother 70 years ago. “I
Palestinians, Israeli forces clash amid holy site tensions
Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli troops across the West Bank on Tuesday as tensions remained high following days of violence at Occupied Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, revered by Jews as the Temple Mount and by
World Bank: Israel-Palestine conflict ‘high risk’
The World Bank warned of the “high risk” of renewed Israel-Palestinian conflict if the political and economic status quo between the two sides persists, in a report released on Tuesday. “The persistence of this situation could potentially lead to political
Fresh clashes at break out at Aqsa compound
New clashes broke out on Monday morning between Israeli border police and Palestinians at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, an Agence France-Presse journalist reported, with further trouble feared in the week ahead. Police were deployed to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Clashes erupt at Al-Aqsa mosque compound
Clashes broke out between masked Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, the last day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, police said. A police statement said young Palestinians “threw stones and fireworks at
Israel broadens rules on use of live fire against stone-throwers
Israel’s security cabinet on Thursday broadened the rules under which stone-throwers can be targeted by live fire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. “The security cabinet has decided to authorise police to use live ammunition against people throwing stones and
Israel defends soldiers as questions swirl over Palestinian’s death
Israel on Thursday defended the actions of its soldiers who shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian woman at a checkpoint in the West Bank as questions swirled over the events that led to the killing. Hadeel al-Hashlamon was shot by Israeli
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