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
France says Mideast escalation ‘extremely dangerous’
France said Sunday the escalation in violence in the Palestinian territories and Jerusalem was “extremely worrying and dangerous”. The office of President Francois Hollande said “everything must be done to calm the situation and end this cycle (of violence) which
French MPs adopt bill to block minors from leaving to curb militancy
French lawmakers adopted a draft law Thursday that will require minors to have permission from their parents or legal guardians before leaving the country in a bid to curb departures for jihad in Iraq or Syria. At the moment, children
Uber problems as car-sharing service makes global push
Uber Inc’s aggressive global expansion is looking costlier and riskier than ever as the company struggles with regulatory and competitive obstacles in major markets. Just last week, the company faced a police raid on its European headquarters in the Netherlands,
France opens war crimes inquiry against Assad regime
French authorities have launched a criminal probe of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for alleged war crimes committed between 2011 and 2013, sources have said. Paris prosecutors opened a preliminary war crimes inquiry on September 15, a source close to
France carries out first anti-ISIS strikes in Syria
France said Sunday it had carried out its first air strikes against the ISIS in Syria following nearly three weeks of surveillance flights. The office of President Francois Hollande said the strikes were aimed at targets identified during surveillance missions
OECD tells Europe to act fast on migrants and adapt long-term
Europe must urgently produce a co-ordinated response to the mass exodus of refugees from Syria and Iraq, and whatever measures are agreed will need to be extended and beefed up as part of a wider adjustment in long-term migration policy,
Egypt agrees to buy two warships from France
Egypt has agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis, the French presidency said in a statement Wednesday. President Francois Hollande and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi “have agreed
Abbas warns of risk of new Palestinian intifada
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas warned Tuesday of the “risk of an intifada” if clashes over the Al-Aqsa mosque compound continue, after a meeting with French leader Francois Hollande in Paris. “What is happening is very dangerous,” Abbas said, calling on
Experts urge release of IAEA inspections details of Iran site
Several nuclear security experts are urging the United Nations nuclear watchdog and world powers to release details of how a sensitive Iranian military site will be inspected as part of a landmark nuclear deal reached in July. The experts, with
Hungary treatment of migrants ‘unacceptable’: UN
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday slammed Hungary’s treatment of migrants as unacceptable after police fired tear gas and water cannon at asylum-seekers at its border with Serbia. “I was shocked to see how these refugees and migrants were treated.
France plans air strikes in Syria ‘in coming weeks’
France is planning air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremists in Syria in the coming weeks in an effort to stem its growing presence in the country, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday.
French president: We will bomb ISIS in Syria
President Francois Hollande said on Monday French air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria would be necessary. “We are part of the coalition in Iraq [against ISIS],” Hollande said in a news conference with
France carries out first surveillance flights over Syria
France carried out its first surveillance flights over Syria on Tuesday to prepare possible attacks on Islamic State jihadists, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. “These surveillance flights will determine what action can be taken when the time comes,” Fabius told
KSA-France ties at unprecedented levels with strategic defense deals
The sealing of $12 billion worth of deals between Saudi Arabia and France is set to take the alliance between the two countries to unprecedented levels. In one of the meetings during his high-profile visit, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin
France’s Fabius heads to Mideast to sell peace initiative
France’s foreign minister heads to the Middle East this weekend with an initiative aimed at bringing Israel and the Palestinians back to peace talks under an international framework amid growing regional instability. U.S.-led efforts to broker peace for a two-state
France’s Hollande has ‘big hopes’ for Rafale fighter jet deals
French President Francois Hollande said on Monday he had “big hopes” for future export contracts of Dassault-made Rafale fighter jets. “We have big hopes for commercial successes of the Rafale,” Hollande told reporters on the sidelines of the Paris Air
France: Strikes must hit ISIS command centers
The U.S.-led coalition carrying out air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group needs to target the jihadists’ command centers, but this is easier said than done, French army chief Denis Mercier said Wednesday. He compared
Iraq allies vow support for plan to regain ground from ISIS
Iraq’s allies in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Tuesday pledged their support for an emergency plan adopted by Baghdad after the key city of Ramadi was taken by militants. “Coalition ministers pledged their
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