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: REFUGEES
Donald Trump to sign Mideast immigration ban
President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting on Wednesday that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries, according to several
UN seeks nearly $5 bln for Syria refugees
UN agencies and aid groups appealed on Tuesday for $4.63 billion (4.31 billion euros) in 2017 to help Syrians who have fled their country’s war and sought refuge in neighboring countries. The appeal is on top of the $3.4 billion
Deadly blast rocks refugee camp near Syria-Jordan border
A bomb blast hit the Rakban refugee camp in Syria near the border with Jordan on Saturday, killing four civilians and causing injuries, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor. The camp is home to refugees
Council of Senior Scholars call to support campaign for Syrians
The Saudi General Secretariat of Council of Senior Scholars has called for urgently contributing to the popular campaign ordered by King Salman for the relief of Syrian people. The General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars said in a
Jordan to allow aid to refugees stuck on border
Jordan said Monday it will allow aid deliveries to tens of thousands of refugees on its border with Syria, which has been closed since a deadly attack on soldiers in June. “In the coming weeks we will resume allowing humanitarian
More than 100 migrants rescued off Spain in one day
More than 100 African migrants were saved from the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain after attempting the perilous crossing to Europe on a rickety boat, officials said. “Today at least 104 people were saved,” said a spokeswoman for the
Hungary votes on government’s rejection of EU refugee quotas
Hungarians were voting Sunday in a referendum called by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government to bolster its opposition to any future, mandatory European Union quotas for accepting relocated asylum seekers. The government’s position is expected to find wide support among
Death toll mounts after Egypt boat tragedy
The bodies of 162 people had been pulled from the waters off the Egyptian coast by Friday, two days after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized in the Mediterranean while attempting to head to Europe. Dozens more are feared
Fire at Greek migrant camp, thousands flee
Thousands of migrants on Monday fled one of Greece’s main camps on the island of Lesbos after apparently setting fire to the facility, police said. “Between 3,000 and 4,000 migrants have fled the camp of Moria” because of the fire,
US: Some 360,000 refugee spots pledged at UNGA
A summit hosted by US President Barack Obama garnered pledges from dozens of countries to resettle or allow the lawful admission of some 360,000 refugees, doubling the number of slots that were available last year, the US envoy to the
Hadi: Houthis recruit refugee children to fight
Yemen’s internationally recognized President Abedrabu Mansour Hadi at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has warned on Monday that the Iran-backed Houthi militia group has recruited refugee children hailing from Somalia. Hadi, who urged the international community and aid agencies
Italy breaks up ring smuggling Syrian refugees to Western Europe
Italian police said on Tuesday they had broken up a criminal network that smuggled mostly Syrian refugees across the Balkans to Western Europe. International police forces arrested 21 people in Austria, Germany and Italy on suspicion of people smuggling, a
Iraq’s Diyala: More than 30,000 students back to schools in ISIS-free areas
More than 30,000 students, who were internally displaced, have now returned to schools after the areas in which their homes were located were liberated more than a year and a half ago from ISIS in the Iraqi eastern province of
G20 summit to agree refugees a global issue
The G20 group will agree at their summit in China that refugees are a global issue and the burden must be shared, a senior European Union diplomat said Monday. “The communique reaffirms that it is a global issue, and requires
Up to 300,000 refugees to come to Germany this year
The head of Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expected a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year. “We’re preparing for 250,000 to 300,000 refugees this year,” BAMF head
Hungarian official: Pigs’ heads would scare migrants
A Hungarian member of the European Parliament stirred controversy Monday by suggesting that displaying pig heads on a border fence would be an efficient way to scare Muslim migrants from entering the EU-member country. Gyorgy Schopflin, a member of ruling
UN reveals 65 million people displaced globally
The number of people displaced worldwide has hit a new record, with 65.3 million people forced from their home as of the end of 2015, the UN said Monday. “This is the first time that the threshold of 60 million
Airstrikes on Syria camp near Turkey kill 28
At least 28 civilians, including women and children, were killed Thursday in air strikes on a displaced camp in northern Syria near the Turkish border, a monitor said. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said
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