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
Mother of Paris suicide bomber ‘proud’ he had no victims
The mother of the youngest of the Paris attackers, who blew himself up outside France’s national stadium, said she was “proud” that her son killed no one but himself, and hopes to reclaim his remains for burial in Morocco. The
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
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
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
Britain eyes legal protection for gun police after Paris attacks
British armed police could get greater legal protection if they shoot suspected criminals after Prime Minister David Cameron ordered a review of current laws in the light of mass shootings in Paris last month, the Sunday Times reported. Following the
Behind the media’s obsession with ISIS
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Some terrorist groups attract a significant amount of media attention, while others receive little to none. For example, the predominant Western media outlets devote much coverage to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS),
French defence minister to visit Moscow to coordinate ISIS fight
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will travel to Moscow for talks with Russian officials on Sunday and Monday to coordinate efforts to defeat ISIS, his office announced. “On December 20 and 21 Mr Le Drian will go to Russia
Saudi FM: Gulf states discuss sending anti-ISIS troops to Syria
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states are discussing sending Special Forces to Syria as part of U.S.-led efforts to fight ISIS, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday. “There are discussions, countries that are currently part of the coalition
France uses first cruise missiles against ISIS: government
The French air force used its first cruise missiles against ISIS targets in Iraq on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. “Launched from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, the raid was made up of a dozen fighter planes equipped with
Kerry to explore Assad’s future, Syria peace process in Kremlin talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will use talks in Moscow on Tuesday to try to narrow differences with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the role of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in any political transition, a senior State Department official
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
French far-right fails at regional election run-off
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Front did not win any region in French elections on Sunday, in a setback to her hopes of being a serious presidential contender in 2017. The regional election run-off, in which the conservatives won seven
Foreign ministers set to endorse Libyan unity planning
Foreign ministers were poised to endorse a U.N.-brokered national unity plan for Libya at a Rome conference aimed at prodding the North Africa country’s bickering factions to fulfill their commitment to sign the agreement and abide by its terms. Libya
World adopts historic global warming pact
Nearly 200 nations adopted the first global pact to fight climate change on Saturday, calling on the world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution but imposing no sanctions on countries that don’t. The “Paris agreement” aims to
New draft climate deal emerges as Paris talks near end
Negotiators from China, the U.S. and other nations haggled into the early morning Friday over how to share the burden of fighting climate change and paying for a trillion-dollar transition to clean energy on a global scale. Some delegates said
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
Kerry meets Putin next week on Syria peace plan
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will head to Moscow on Tuesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin on the Syrian crisis and the fight against the Islamic State group, the State Department said. “They will discuss ongoing efforts to
‘We will not bend to fear,’ Madonna says of Paris attacks
Singer Madonna made an emotional appeal following attacks in Paris a month ago that killed 130, shouting “We will not bend down to fear!” during a concert in the French capital on Wednesday. “I think of what happened almost four
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