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: PARIS ATTACKS
Paris attacker Samy Amimour buried
Samy Amimour, one of the men that massacred 90 people at the Bataclan music venue in Paris, was buried north of the city, local officials said Sunday. The 28-year-old was buried on Thursday in Seine-Saint-Denis suburb of Paris, where he
Ninth person arrested in Belgium over Paris attacks
Brussels police have arrested a man in connection with the Nov. 13 militant attacks in Paris which killed 130 people, federal prosecutors said on Thursday, bringing the total number of arrests in Belgium to nine. The man was arrested earlier
Man who beheaded his boss kills himself in French jail
A man jailed in France for beheading his boss and trying to blow up a chemicals plant in June has committed suicide, a prison official said on Wednesday. Yassin Salhi, who French authorities said had links to Islamist militants, had
French police foil attack in city south of Paris
Police have prevented two men from carrying out an attack on police and army personnel in the central French city of Orleans, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday. Two Frenchmen, aged 20 and 24, were being held for questioning,
Forged passports ‘spark security fear in Germany’
About a dozen migrants may have entered Germany on forged Syrian passports like those used by two Paris suicide bombers, according to a news report Tuesday which authorities did not confirm. Bild newspaper, citing unnamed government sources, said the passports
Belgian police raid home, make arrests in Paris attacks probe
Belgian police searched a home in the centre of Brussels on Sunday and made two arrests in connection with a probe into last month’s terror attacks in Paris, federal prosecutors said. Special Forces and federal police were involved in a
Couple held in Paris over ‘fake bomb’ on Air France flight
French police on Monday detained a couple who were passengers on an Air France flight which was forced to make an emergency landing after a fake bomb was found on board, a police source said. The couple were taken into
Paris attacks suspect got past three police checks: source
Salah Abdeslam, suspected of involvement in the Paris attacks last month, got past three police checks in France as he fled to Belgium, a source close to the investigation said Sunday. Confirming a report in the French daily Le Parisien,
French teacher who claimed is attack admits inventing story
A French nursery school teacher who claimed on Monday he was stabbed in his classroom by an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) supporter has admitted to prosecutors that he invented the story. The 45-year-old teacher at a school
Morocco issues arrest warrant for Paris attack suspect
Moroccan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Salah Abdeslam, the Paris attack suspect who is at the center of an international manhunt, according to the Moroccan police. The warrant was issued at the end of last month. But a
Third bomber at Paris’ Bataclan music hall identified
A 23-year-old man from the eastern French city of Strasbourg has been identified as the third bomber involved in the attacks at Paris’s Bataclan music hall, police sources said on Wednesday. Foued Mohamed Aggad went to Syria with his brother
Third bomber at Paris’ Bataclan music hall identified
A 23-year-old man from the eastern French city of Strasbourg has been identified as the third bomber involved in the attacks at Paris’s Bataclan music hall, police sources said on Wednesday. Foued Mohamed Aggad went to Syria with his brother
Airstrikes target ISIS de facto capital in Syria
Airstrikes hit several positions of the ISIS group in its de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria on Sunday, killing and wounding at least 15 people, opposition activists and social media pages loyal to ISIS said. The Britain-based Syrian
Report links Paris militant group to Britain, police cautious
The militant network behind last month’s attacks in Paris had links to people in Britain, the Wall Street Journal has said in a report that British police described on Saturday as “speculative.” Several people suspected of having connections to Abdelhamid
Cafe where 5 died in Nov. 13 Paris attacks reopens
A cafe where five people were killed by a squad of Islamic extremist gunmen terrorizing central Paris reopened for business Friday. La Bonne Biere, a corner cafe in the trendy central Paris district targeted by the gunmen, opened early in
Paris attack suspect ‘recruited team’ in Hungary
One of the suspected ringleaders of last month’s Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, travelled to Hungary where he “recruited a team” from unregistered migrants passing through, senior Hungarian government officials have said. “I can confirm that one of the main organizers
U.S. congress mulls visa program changes after Paris attacks
Lawmakers were introducing legislation this week tightening the program that allows millions to travel to the United States without a visa, as Congress moves to enhance security following the deadly Paris attacks. “Now we’re looking at the Visa Waiver Program,
France give Hollande best ratings since 2012
French President Francois Hollande’s ratings zoomed up to 50 percent, the best since 2012, following his hardline response against extremists after the Paris attacks, a poll has revealed. It was the best score for Hollande since July 2012, according to
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