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
French “cannabis” drug trial leaves one brain dead, five injured
One person has been left brain dead and five others are in a serious condition after taking part in a clinical trial in western France of an experimental medicine from an unnamed drug company, the French health ministry said on
Paris cafe reopens after attacks as wounded city revives
With the blood and bullets now swept away, the Carillon cafe reopened its doors on Wednesday for the first time since it was among the Paris sites targeted by Islamic extremists in November. The French capital is trying to revive
Belgians report progress in tracing Paris attackers
Belgian investigators say they have now identified three homes used by suspects to prepare the deadly attacks in Paris in November, as they piece together the actions of the group who killed 130 people in the French capital on November
Opposition: U.S. is accommodating Russia on Syria
The United States has backtracked on its position over Syria, softening its stance to accommodate Russia, opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said on Tuesday, warning that the opposition would face a difficult choice on whether to attend peace talks this month.
From Lady Gaga to Nirvana, everyone borrowed from Bowie
David Bowie’s impact on the pop and rock world was immense, with the singer cited as a key influence on artists as diverse as Madonna, Nirvana, the rapper Kanye West and even Lady Gaga. It was from his restless, experimenting
France demands Russia end Syrian operations
Syria and Russia must stop military operations against civilians and in particular put an end to the “ordeal” taking place in the besieged city of Madaya just two weeks before Syrian peace talks are scheduled, France’s foreign minister said on
Hollande visits main Paris mosque, a year after Charlie Hebdo attack
French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced visit to the main mosque in Paris on Sunday, a year after jihadist attacks in the French capital. Earlier, Hollande attended a low-key event to mark a year since 1.5 million people thronged
Hundreds of French mosques open their doors to the public
Hundreds of French mosques are participating in a major open-house event this weekend, offering visitors the opportunity to come in for tea and a chat about Islam in a country shaken by jihadist attacks. Organized by the country’s leading Muslim
French militants who visited Syria given 6, 10 years’ jail
A Paris court on Friday sentenced two French militants who travelled to Syria to six and 10 years in prison, although one was sentenced in absentia. Zakaria Chadili, 28, who visited Syria in 2014, was handed six years of prison
Paris police shoot dead knife-wielding man
French police shot dead a man wielding a meat cleaver after he tried to enter a police station on Thursday, the anniversary of militant attacks in Paris, shouting “Allahu akbar” (God is Greatest) and wearing what turned out to be
Year after Charlie Hebdo attack, France recalls and reflects
A year after Islamic extremists burst into Charlie Hebdo’s offices and gunned down the satirical newspaper’s staff, France is reflecting on 12 months of terror. On Jan. 7, 2015, two French-born brothers killed 11 people inside the building where Charlie
Swiss billionaire, 53, pregnant with twins
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the billionaire chairwoman of Louis Dreyfus Commodities BV, is pregnant with twin girls and due to give birth in early April, the company said in an e-mailed statement. Louis-Dreyfus, 53, plans to continue her duties as non-executive chairwoman
France begins one-year commemorations of Charlie Hebdo attack
French President Francois Hollande is honoring 17 victims killed in extremist attacks on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kosher market and police a year ago this week, unveiling plaques around Paris marking violence that ushered in a tumultuous year. The
Should France strip citizenship of convicted terrorists?
The push by France’s Socialist government to revoke the citizenship of convicted terrorists with dual nationality after the Paris attacks has turned into a harsh political dispute, with the far right applauding the move while some on the left express
Man drives car at troops protecting mosque in southern France
A soldier and an elderly Muslim man were slightly injured when a man drove his car at troops protecting a mosque in Valence in southern France on Friday, officials said. The driver was seriously wounded when the soldiers shot at
Hollande: France ‘not finished with terrorism’
French President Francois Hollande said in his New Year’s Eve address to the nation Thursday that France “has not finished with terrorism yet”. Speaking six weeks after gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in Paris, Hollande said the threat
World preps for 2016 festivities amid global threats
As the world prepares to bid farewell to a tumultuous 2015, security forces have been making their own plans to thwart potential militant attacks taking place on the night. While most cities will go ahead with their plans to celebrate
France calls for EU crackdown on fake Syrian passports
France has asked the European Union to improve the detection of fake Syrian passports used by people trying to get into Europe after two of the suicide bombers in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks were found carrying such passports. In
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