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
Europe makes fourth attempt to launch Russian rocket
Europe will attempt to launch a Russian Soyuz rocket for the fourth time on Monday after weather conditions and technical faults halted previous take-offs, launch service Arianespace said. The launch from French Guiana was initially scheduled for Friday and was
Concert hall targeted in Paris attacks prepares to reopen
The concert hall targeted in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks is preparing to reopen and has scheduled a set of new concerts toward the end of the year. The management of the Bataclan says renovation work has started on the
Nations seek rapid ratification of Paris climate deal, 4-year lock
Many nations are pushing for swift ratification of a Paris agreement to slow climate change and lock it in place for four years before a change in the White House next year that might bring a weakening of Washington’s long-term
France: Extremists are winning propaganda war
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said extreme forms of Islam were winning the propaganda war for hearts and minds, warning the veil was being used as a political symbol for the “enslavement of women”. Speaking at a roundtable on Islamism
Putin aides among those exposed in tax haven dump
Close aides of Russian president Vladimir Putin are among those whose assets feature in a vast expose of tax havens published Sunday after a year-long investigation into 11.5 million leaked documents. The assets of around 140 political figures – including
France detects first case of mad cow disease since 2011
France has found an “isolated” case of mad cow disease, its first occurrence since 2011, the agriculture ministry said Thursday. The ministry said the case of BSE had been detected in the northeastern region of the Ardennes, near the Belgian
France says EU could impose sanctions over Iran missile tests
The European Union could impose sanctions on Iran over its recent ballistic missile tests, France’s foreign minister said on Sunday. The United States, France and other countries have already said that, if the missiles are confirmed as nuclear-capable, the tests,
Saudi, France urge ‘credible Syria solution’
Saudi Arabia and France stressed the need for a credible political solution to the Syrian crisis as the only way to permanently restore peace and fight terrorism. In a joint communiqué issued at the conclusion of the visit to France
Saudi says it will take arms bound for Lebanon
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Saturday the kingdom will keep French military supplies previously intended for Lebanon under a $3 billion aid program, as Riyadh toughens its stance against Hezbollah. Last month the oil-rich Gulf state halted the program in
Ex-Guantanamo chief ignores French court summons
Former Guantanamo prison chief Geoffrey Miller failed to appear Tuesday before a French court despite a summons over accusations of torture by two ex-detainees, lawyers said. Nizar Sassi and Mourad Benchellali, both French citizens, were arrested by U.S. forces in
Algeria jails suspect over links to Paris attacks
Algerian authorities have jailed a man with dual Algerian and Belgian citizenship for links with the ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a court statement said on Saturday. The court in the Algerian city of Bejaia said 29-year-old Zahir
First case of sexually transmitted Zika virus seen in France
A high-ranking French health official says a first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus has been diagnosed in France on a non-pregnant woman. Francois Bourdillon, the director general of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, told BFM television that
French Special Forces in Libya: report
French Special Forces have been deployed in Libya to fight the ISIS group, France’s Le Monde reported Wednesday — triggering an official probe into a possible leak of classified information. Le Monde said special forces and members of the DGSE
Hollande: ‘I’ll do what is needed to keep UK in Europe’
French President Francois Hollande said on Friday he would do what is necessary to keep Britain in the European Union – on condition that “Europe can still move forward”. “I’ll do what is needed to keep the United Kingdom in
Paris attack survivors open up ahead of tribute concert
Survivors of November’s deadly Paris attacks opened up to a French terrorism commission ahead of a highly charged Paris concert Tuesday by Eagles of Death Metal – the U.S. rock band that was performing in the Bataclan concert hall the
France condemns bombing of MSF hospital in northern Syria
France condemned Monday the “deliberate” bombardment which killed at least seven people at a hospital in northern Syria supported by the aid charity MSF, saying such acts “constitute war crimes.” “I condemn in the strongest terms the latest deliberate bombardment
New models lift Renault profit despite Russia writedown
Renault’s full-year profit rose almost 50 percent in 2015 on strong sales of new models, though the French carmaker slashed the value of its stake in Lada-maker AvtoVAZ by 225 million euros amid a Russian car market slump. Renault shares
Outgoing French FM raps U.S. role on Syria
Outgoing French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Wednesday criticized the U.S. role in Syria, saying he did not see “a very strong commitment” from Washington. “There are ambiguities… You don’t get the feeling that there is a very strong commitment,”
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