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: Russia
Russia’s neo-feudal capitalism
By : Anders Aslund :: Vladimir Putin’s Russia is looking more and more like the sclerotic and stagnant Soviet Union of the Leonid Brezhnev era. But in one area, Putin’s regime remains an innovator: Corruption. Indeed, in this, the 18th
Lavrov says Russia ready to cooperate with US on Syria
Moscow is ready to cooperate with the United States on settling the Syrian crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported. Russian authorities reiterate periodically that they stand ready to renew cooperation with Washington on
Russians, in peaceful protest, call for Putin to quit
Several hundred Russians lined up in central Moscow on Saturday under the gaze of riot police to hand over handwritten appeals for President Vladimir Putin to quit, as similar protests took place in other cities. Putin, who has dominated Russian
At UN, US calls for pressure on Russia to try to end Syria war
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, pushed the UN Security Council on Thursday to focus “all eyes and all pressure” on Russia to try and end the Syrian conflict and pressed for council action even if it
Russian warship sinks in the Black Sea after collision
A Russian navy ship has sunk after it collided with a Togo-flagged vessel off the Turkish coast on Thursday, shipping agent GAC said. The Turkish coast guard said that all 78 personnel in the Russian intelligence vessel named Liman have
Iran, Russia accused of abusing Interpol to arrest foes
Russia and Iran are among countries increasingly abusing Interpol red notices to seek the arrest of political opponents, European lawmakers warned Wednesday, citing a five-fold increase in the past decade. The Council of Europe said in a resolution that the
After talks in Russia, Jubeir says Syria’s Assad still has to go
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir discussed Syria’s future with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Wednesday after which he said Riyadh still believed there was no political future for President Bashar al-Assad. Al-Jubeir, after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Russia boosts military spending despite sanctions: Study
Russia became the world’s third largest military spender in 2016 despite low oil prices and economic sanctions, as the global expenditure rose for a second consecutive year, a study said on Monday. Russia’s military spending was $69.2 billion (around 64
Japan’s Abe to visit Russia for Putin meet Thursday: Kremlin
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia this week for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said Tuesday, as the two sides look to make headway on a decades-old territorial dispute. The Kremlin said talks set for
Russia complains to US over exclusion from Syria chemical probe
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced “regret” in a phone call with his US counterpart Friday at Washington’s opposition to a Moscow-backed plan to investigate an alleged chemical attack in Syria. In the call with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
Saudi deputy crown prince: ‘If Saudis convinced by reforms, sky is the limit’
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that if recent reforms being made in the kingdom were convincing to the Saudi people, then “the sky is the limit.” Speaking to the Washington Post’s David Ignatius this week, Prince
ISIS claims deadly attack on Russian intelligence office
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack Friday on an office of Russia’s main domestic intelligence agency, the FSB, in the country’s Far East, a US-based monitoring group said. Amaq News Agency, an ISIS propaganda arm, made the claim
Russia-Iran alliance is a contradiction in terms
By : Osama Al-Sharif :: At the end of the day it all boils down to perceptions, impressions and risk-taking. US President Donald Trump has raised the ante in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea and even Somalia. His foes, as
Russia’s undeclared death toll in Syria creeps higher
The death toll among Russian forces in Syria during a period of intense fighting to retake the city of Palmyra now stands at 21, according to evidence gathered by Reuters, after information emerged about the deaths of three military contractors.
Kyrgyzstan jails three opposition members over coup plot
Three members of Kyrgyzstan’s opposition were jailed for between 12 and 20 years Monday over an alleged coup plot captured on a disputed audio recording aired on the Internet. The sentences are likely to add to fears of a crackdown
Contours of a Russian-American ‘deal’ on Syria
By : Raghida Dergham :: The bargaining for a potential Russian-American deal on Syria has started. It is without a putative “grand bargain” that would take into account Ukraine and Western sanctions on Russia, which remain a less attainable goal
Russian parliamentary official: Saudi Arabia key partner in combating terror
A top Russian parliamentary delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday on a three-day visit, the Russian TASS news agency reported. Valentina Matviyenko, the chairperson of the federation council which is the Russian parliament’s upper house, said ahead of the
Syria between Obama and Trump
By : Ahmad al-Farraj :: It has been clear since the second year of the Syrian revolution that Syria has turned into an international battlefield where armed militias fight to serve the interests of international powers, or to be more
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