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: Palestinian
EU urges Israel to halt demolition of Palestinian homes
The European Union on Saturday called on Israel to halt the demolition of Palestinian housing, some of which was EU-funded, and reiterated its opposition to expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. “In the past weeks there have been
Israeli woman stabbed, wounded in market: Police
An Israeli woman was stabbed and wounded in a majority-Bedouin town in the south on Saturday by an attacker who fled the scene, a police spokeswoman said. The woman, who is in her sixties, was stabbed at a market in
Netanyahu rejects French ultimatum on Palestine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for a more “sober” approach towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in dismissing a French peace initiative as only encouraging Palestinians to shun compromise. The proposal on Friday by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
Anti-Christian graffiti sprayed on Jerusalem church
Anti-Christian graffiti has been sprayed on a wall of a Jerusalem abbey built where tradition says the mother of Jesus died, police said Sunday, in an incident similar to previous acts blamed on Jewish extremists. The graffiti written in Hebrew
Anglican leader warns of Christian ‘elimination’ in Middle East
Anglican leader Justin Welby on Friday said Christians faced “elimination” in the Middle East by ISIS, labelling the group a modern-day version of the tyrannical biblical king Herod. ISIS has attacked Christians, Yazidis, Shiites and other minorities across the region,
Israeli universities urge American group to drop boycott
The presidents of Israel’s eight research universities are calling on an American organization to refrain from moving forward with plans to boycott Israeli academics. In a letter released Tuesday, the group says the American Anthropological Association’s resolution to boycott Israel
Israel: not enough evidence to try killers of Palestinian family
Israel’s defence minister said Tuesday there was still not enough evidence to try the Jewish extremists who firebombed a Palestinian home in July, killing a toddler and both his parents. Israel has come under heavy pressure to try those responsible
Two Israelis stabbed in Hebron, attacker killed
A Palestinian allegedly stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier and a civilian in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday before being shot dead, the Israeli army and police said. Israeli police said one of the victims was slightly
U.N. raises alarm over possible ‘summary executions’ by Israeli troops
Israeli security forces have used excessive force and may have carried out summary executions against Palestinians amid a surge in violence since the start of October, United Nations experts said Monday. “Cases of excessive use of force by Israeli forces
Jordan: No cameras inside mosques at Jerusalem site
Two mosques at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site will be exempt from monitoring by security cameras, Jordan’s king said Thursday, in an apparent attempt to allay Palestinian concerns about his plan to install the cameras inside the hilltop compound. Also
Palestinians say videos back claims of Israeli abuse
Recent videos show Israeli troops shooting a wounded Palestinian at close range, pepper-spraying Palestinian medics, ramming a Palestinian with a jeep and threatening refugee camp residents with tear gas “until you die” unless they stop throwing stones. Palestinians and Israeli
Palestinian killed after ‘attack on Israeli soldier’
A Palestinian attempted to stab an Israeli soldier at a border crossing in the northern West Bank on Monday and was shot dead by the army, Israeli police said. A second Palestinian, allegedly an accomplice, was arrested, according to police.
Israeli man shot dead after being mistaken for attacker
A Jewish Israeli man was shot and killed in a scuffle with Israeli soldiers who suspected he was a Palestinian attacker, police said Thursday, in a reflection of the jittery mood that has gripped Israelis amid a spate of near-daily
Israel erects wall in east Jerusalem hotspot
Israeli police on Sunday began erecting a wall in east Jerusalem to protect a Jewish neighborhood subject to firebomb and stone attacks launched from an adjacent Palestinian village. The wall would effectively divide Palestinian Jabel Mukaber and Jewish Armon Hanatziv,
Kingdom exhorts world community to contain Israel
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, during Monday’s Cabinet meeting, urged the international community, including the United Nations to take action against Israel, to ensure it stops its violations against the Palestinian people, and ensure their rights are recognized. The
Israel ‘wants third Intifida’: Palestinian murdered in cold blood by Zionist troops
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Al-Malki on Monday accused Israel of seeking to spark “a third Intifada,” as violence again flared in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. “(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu wants to instigate a third Intifada.
New stabbing in East Jerusalem, 1 attacker killed: police
Two “terrorists” stabbed two Israelis in the east Jerusalem settlement of Pisgat Zeev Monday, the day’s third such attack in the city, police said, adding that one attacker was killed and the other shot. “The victims were Jewish minors, one
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
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