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
ICC says Palestinians too could face war crimes probes
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has said she is weighing opening war crimes investigations into Palestinians as well as Israelis after Palestine joined the tribunal’s jurisdiction last month. Fatou Bensouda rejected Israeli fears of bias by the court, promising
Palestinian who clashed with Israeli troops dies of wounds
Palestinian officials say a Palestinian man wounded in clashes with Israeli troops the night before has died. The officials say Mohammed Yehya died on Tuesday at a hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus. Palestinians say he was shot
U.N. report: Israel responsible for Gaza shelter attacks
A United Nations inquiry on Monday blamed the Israeli military for seven attacks on U.N. schools in Gaza that were used as shelters during the 2014 war. “I deplore the fact that at least 44 Palestinians were killed as a
Palestinian charged with Jerusalem car killing
The Jerusalem District Attorney on Monday charged a Palestinian with deliberately running down two Israeli pedestrians last month, killing a man and seriously injuring a woman, the justice ministry said. It said in a statement that 37-year-old Khaled Kutina, a
U.N. warns emergency fund for Palestinians in Syria near empty
Just 4 percent of emergency work in Syria for Palestinians has been funded so far this year, threatening the viability of a cash assistance program that UNRWA spokesman Christopher Gunness described on Sunday as a “lifeline” for refugees. He said
U.N.: Palestinian death toll highest since 1967
The long-running conflict with Israel claimed the lives of more Palestinian civilians in 2014 than any year since 1967, the United Nations said Thursday, in a damning report on the humanitarian situation. Meanwhile, rights group Amnesty International criticized the “flagrant
Israel says arrests West Bank Hamas cell planning attacks
Israel’s Shin Bet internal security service said Sunday it has arrested six members of a Hamas cell with explosive materials they planned to use in attacks inside Israel. The security forces had seized dozens of kilograms of sulphur and 25
Obama says Israel vote won’t affect Iran nuke talks
Israel’s elections, which saw Benjamin Netanyahu clinch a third term, will not greatly affect Barack Obama’s defense of any deal reached with Iran, the U.S. president said. “I don’t think it will have a significant impact,” Obama told The Huffington
Blair not forced out of Mideast role: U.S.
Washington denied Monday there had been any move to push Tony Blair out of his role as envoy to the Middle East Quartet, as he appears poised to relinquish the post. Reports that the former British prime minister was leaving
Gazan gets 15 years’ hard labor for ‘spying’ for Israel
A court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip has handed a Palestinian convicted of “spying” for Israel 15 years’ hard labor, a judicial source said on Monday. The 53-year-old man was found guilty of “providing the occupier personal names and the
Palestinians arrest dozens of Hamas members in West Bank
Palestinian security forces in the West Bank arrested dozens of members of the Islamist movement Hamas on Monday, sources on both sides said. The Palestinian Authority (PA), which has its headquarters in Ramallah, has regularly detained Hamas members, including MPs,
Israel must investigate civilian killings in Gaza war
A United Nations envoy called on Israel on Tuesday to investigate the killing of more than 1,500 Palestinian civilians, one third of them children, during the 2014 Gaza war, and to make the findings public. Makarim Wibisono, a former Indonesian
King Salman receives Palestinian president in Riyadh
Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas landed in Riyadh on Monday where he was received by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi Press Agency reported. An official welcoming ceremony was held in his honor at the King Khalid International
U.S. warns on viability of Palestinian Authority if Israel blocks funds
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday expressed concern about the viability of the Palestinian Authority if it does not soon receive tax revenue which has been withheld by Israel. The funds have been held back from the Authority
Palestinian official testifies over Israel attacks
Top Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi took to the witness stand in New York on Tuesday as the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Liberation Organization fight a lawsuit that would force them to pay up to $3 billion to victims of
Sweden tells Abbas aid to Palestine comes with responsibilities
Sweden announced a multi-million-euro Palestinian aid package Tuesday as president Mahmud Abbas made his first visit to Stockholm since 2009. Sweden became the first major Western European country to recognise Palestine in October, but Prime Minister Stefan Loefven stressed that
Palestinian president visits Sweden amid Israel spat
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Stockholm on Monday for an official visit tainted by a diplomatic row with Israel following Sweden’s recognition of Palestine. Swedish relations with Israel sank to an all-time low after the Nordic country’s centre-left government
Saudi support for Palestine unflinching, minister says
Palestinian Minister of Women’s Affairs Dr. Haifa al-Agha has said that the Kingdom plays an important and strategic role in favor of the Palestinian cause. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), she said the Kingdom didn’t stop
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