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 SHOOTING
France arrests five Chechens over suspected attack plot
Police arrested five Chechens in southern France on suspicion of preparing an attack, a police source said on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after Islamist militants killed 17 people during three days of violence in the French capital. The source said
France suffers ‘social and ethnic apartheid:’ PM
Deadly shootings by home-grown Islamists have cast a light on France’s “geographical, social and ethnic apartheid,” Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday in one of the starkest indictments of French society by a government figure. The Jan. 7-9 attacks
Hostages taken in post office in Paris suburb: police
An armed man is holding two hostages in a post office outside Paris on Friday, police said, but it is not clear if the incident is linked to last week’s terrorist attacks in the French capital. Police cordoned off the
Hollande rallies world against terrorism
French President Francois Hollande on Friday called for a “firm” and “collective” international response to terrorism, following last week’s attacks in Paris that claimed 17 lives. Speaking to Paris-based ambassadors from around the world, Hollande said: “Our response has to
10 arrests in Paris, bomb threat closes train station
Paris police said Friday the Gare de l’Est train station has been closed and evacuated after a bomb threat, as authorities try to prevent new violence after the worst terrorist attacks in decades. The station was closed “as a precaution,”
Bosnia’s Muslim top cleric slams Mohammed cartoon
The spiritual leader of Bosnia’s Islamic community on Thursday slammed the new issue of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for again featuring cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that many Muslims find offensive. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the
Paris attack shows need for ‘global response’: U.S.
Deadly attacks by militants in Paris and other Western cities underline the need for a “global response” to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), U.S. envoy John Allen said on Wednesday, according to Agence France Presse. “As we
Europe faces greatest jihadist threat: Europol
The head of Europe’s police organization Europol said on Tuesday the continent was facing its greatest security threat in more than a decade, according to Reuters news agency. “It is certainly the most serious terrorist threat Europe has faced since
Charlie Hebdo investigator took own life hours after attack: report
A French police officer who was in charge of investigating last week’s attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead took his own life after the massacre, French television channel France 3 reported. Helric Fredou reportedly shot
France mobilizes 10,000 security forces
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Monday said 10,000 security forces will be mobilized throughout the country, with 5,000 policeman deployed to protect Jewish schools. Cazeneuve said the deployment will begin Tuesday, and will focus on the most sensitive locations,
Erdogan blasts Netanyahu for ‘daring’ to attend Paris rally
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday blasted Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu for “daring” to attend an anti-terror solidarity march in Paris, accusing him of leading “state terrorism” against the Palestinians. The comments, at a press conference in Ankara with
Family pays tribute to slain French Muslim policeman
Relatives of Ahmed Merabet, the policeman who was shot in cold blood as he tried to stop the Charlie Hebdo attackers from fleeing, paid a moving tribute Saturday to a man they described as the “pillar” of their family. One
Jordan’s king and queen to attend mass rally in Paris
Jordan’s king and queen will attend a mass national rally in Paris on Sunday, in tribute to the 17 victims of a three-day Islamist killing spree, the French presidency said. Some 45 foreign leaders and officials will be present at
French far-right leader calls for death penalty in Paris shooting aftermath
A day after the targeting of a French satirical magazine in Paris that left 12 people dead, France’s Front National leader announced Thursday that if elected she would propose a referendum to bring back capital punishment in the country. “I
Iran press says France must review policy after deadly attack
France must review its policy towards the Middle East and the Muslim world following the deadly attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris, Iran’s press said Thursday. Several newspapers in the Islamic republic linked the attack to France’s
Policewoman killed after man fires on police outside Paris
A police officer was killed and a street sweeper gravely wounded on Thursday after a man wearing a bullet-proof vest opened fire with an automatic rifle outside Paris, police said. The attacker in the pre-dawn shooting Thursday remained at large,
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