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 »
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Italy covers up nude statues for Iran president
Italian authorities welcoming Iran’s president on a diplomatic visit this week seemed keen to avoid embarrassment – by covering up classical nude sculptures in the museum he visited. While Hassan Rowhani is known for his relatively moderate stance – as
Italy to send 450 troops to protect Iraq’s Mosul dam
Italy is to send 450 troops to defend Iraq’s strategic Mosul dam, near the city occupied by ISIS fighters, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced. The dam on the Tigris river, built by a German-Italian consortium in the 1980s and in
Rival Libyans urged to adopt U.N. unity plan
Diplomats from the United States, Europe and the Mideast met Sunday with leaders of Libya’s rival political factions to impress upon them the need to adopt a U.N.-brokered national unity plan aimed at rescuing the country from chaos and preventing
Rival Libyans urged to adopt U.N. unity planes
Diplomats from the United States, Europe and the Mideast met Sunday with leaders of Libya’s rival political factions to impress upon them the need to adopt a U.N.-brokered national unity plan aimed at rescuing the country from chaos and preventing
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
‘There is no other way’: Dalai Lama calls for dialogue with ISIS
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) harms Islam through its intolerance, but “dialogue” with the militants is vital, the Dalai Lama said in an interview reported on Monday by the Italian daily La Stampa. “Islam is a religion
Over 1,500 boat migrants rescued off Libya
Over 1,500 migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in seven separate operations, the Italian navy said Thursday, after a break in bad weather sparked fresh attempts at the perilous Mediterranean crossing. The migrants were plucked from their boats
Rome to host conference on war-torn Libya
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has said Rome would host an international conference on conflict-ravaged Libya on Dec. 13, aimed at stopping the country from falling apart and containing the ISIS group. “We can still stop the country from completely
Italy PM slaps down headmaster who banned Christmas carols
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has slapped down a headmaster who has banned Christmas concerts and carols in his school near Milan in the name of multiculturalism. “Christmas is much more important than a headmaster being provocative,” Renzi told Sunday’s
Italy to crack down on ‘clandestine’ mosques
The Italian government intends to close down clandestine mosques in the country as part of the fight against terrorism, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano announced Friday. “In Italy, we have four mosques and over 800 places of Muslim worship,” said Alfano.
U.N.’s blue helmets to protect world’s heritage from ISIS
Italy said Saturday that UNESCO has approved its suggestion to have the United Nation’s famous Blue Helmets protect heritage sites around the world from attacks by Islamist militants. “UNESCO has said yes to the Cultural Blue Helmets,” Culture Minister Dario
Etihad not planning to use cash pile for new planes
Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan has dashed Boeing and Airbus’s hopes of a spending spree by the Abu Dhabi airline following its success in raising $700 million in investment capital. Etihad said last month that some of the cash raised
Italian Open organizers eye venue shift to Milan
After 80 years at the historic Foro Italico, the Italian Open tennis tournament could be headed to Milan. Italian tennis federation president Angelo Binaghi threatened to make the move Wednesday, changing his tune after suggesting earlier this year that organizers
U.S. insists no cooperation with Russia on Syria
The United States is not cooperating with Russia over Moscow’s air strikes in Syria beyond basic safety precautions, Defence Secretary Ashton Carter insisted Wednesday, describing Russia’s action there as fundamentally mistaken. “I have said before that we believed that Russia
U.S. ‘deeply regrets’ Afghan hospital deaths
United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the Pentagon “deeply regrets” the deaths of 22 people who died in a U.S. air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz. Carter’s remarks came as his top
1,800 migrants rescued from boats off Libya
Over 1,800 migrants were rescued Monday from six vessels found adrift in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Libya, Italy’s coast guard said. A total of 1,830 people were brought ashore in six different operations to save passengers in four
Migrant boat sinks off Turkey, 17 Syrians dead
Seventeen Syrian refugees including five children drowned Sunday when their boat sank in Turkish waters on its way to Greece, local media reported. The Turkish coastguard recovered the bodies from the wooden boat that had set off from the Turkish
Kerry: Russian support for Assad risks confrontation
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday Russia’s military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could raise the risk of confrontation with coalition forces fighting ISIS there. In an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa, Kerry said he
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