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: Saudi Arabia
Saudi deputy crown prince meets with senior armed forces
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz On Thursday presided over the Armed Forces Senior Commanders meeting in Riyadh. The deputy crown prince, who is also the minister of defense, was informed of the development of the
Saudi-led coalition targets Houthi stronghold city
The Saudi-led coalition on Thursday night targeted the Houthis’ stronghold city of Saada after a ministry of defense spokesman warned that the Yemeni militia group has “crossed the red line” and that they will be dealt with differently. Yemeni security
Iran rejects Saudi claims it armed Yemen rebels
Iran rejected Friday allegations it was interfering in Yemen by backing Shiite rebels there, accusing Saudi Arabia of seeking to absolve itself of responsibility in the war-torn Arabian Peninsula country. Riyadh’s new Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Thursday criticized what
Saudi FM says ceasefire in Yemen will be ‘everywhere or nowhere’
The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday welcomed Saudi Arabia’s proposed five-day humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen, saying the truce could also be extended. Kerry, speaking during a joint conference with his Saudi counterpart in the capital Riyadh, also
Asiri: Houthis crossed red line, will pay price
A Saudi Ministry of Defense spokesman said that retaliatory opereations were ‘underway’ against Houthi militias in Yemen who targeted Saudi residential areas earlier this week, adding that the Yemeni city of Saada and its suburbs, where the militias launched their
The decisive king – King Salman…
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman’s first 100 days as the ruler of Saudi Arabia is the concentration of years of work and achievement into a few days. From the moment he took the reins of government on
Kerry to discuss ‘humanitarian pause’ in Yemen with Saudi Arabia
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he will be discussing with Saudi Arabia the implementation of a “humanitarian pause” in military operations in Yemen in order to facilitate aid operations. “I will be there in Saudi Arabia tonight.
Houthi shelling kills 5 in Saudi border city
Shells fired from Yemen killed five people in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a second day of cross-border bombing blamed on Houthi militias, civil defense authorities said. Two civilians in a car and two passers-by were killed by a shell
Yemen’s U.N. letter calls for ground intervention
As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sought to secure a pause in Yemen’s war, Yemen sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, urging the international community “to quickly intervene by land forces to save” the
Reports of new imam for Prophet Mosque in Saudi Arabia refuted
Social media reports about the appointment of a new imam for the Prophet’s Mosque in the holy Saudi city of Madinah have been refuted by the organization responsible for its management. “There is no truth to these reports that have
Thoraya Obaid first woman to head Shoura rights panel
Thoraya Obaid has become the first woman to be appointed as the head of the human rights committee at the Shoura Council. She was unanimously elected by the committee members. Shoura member Saud Al-Shammari was quoted by local media as
500K Indian workers arrive in 16 months
Nearly 500,000 Indian workers have arrived in the Kingdom to work since the signing of an agreement between both countries in January 2014 to manage and organize the recruitment of domestic workers, according to a source at the Indian ministry.
U.N. envoy heads to France, Saudi Arabia to revive Yemen talks
The UN envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, will travel to Paris later Tuesday on his way to Riyadh to try to re-launch peace talks, UN officials and diplomats said. It will be the Mauritanian diplomat’s first trip to
Saudi Arabia suspends schools in Najran after Houthi mortar attack
Saudi Arabia suspended schools in the southern town of Najran on Tuesday where Iran-backed Houthi militias fired at the city from Yemen, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. At least two civilians were killed in the attack while five Saudi soldiers
Saudi King’s aid was relieved of duties ‘for slapping a photographer’
The reason behind relieving a senior aid to Saudi’s King Salman of his duties became clearer on Tuesday following the revelation of video footage that appears to show a photographer being slapped, Al Arabiya News Channel reported earlier today. No
Hollande: France, GCC working on Mideast security
French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that his country and the GCC states are working towards ensuring security in the Middle East. Hollande, who spoke to reporter in Riyadh after attending a GCC summit on the current situation in the
Cyprus president, Prince Alwaleed discuss global economic climate
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) and an accompanying delegation, visited the Republic of Cyprus. During the visit, Prince Alwaleed met with President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus at the Presidential Palace. During the meeting, President Anastasiades
Riyadh conference to focus on KSA economic reforms
Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al-Assaf will be the first in a series of distinguished speakers at the Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference this week, which takes place at the Al Faisaliah Hotel from May 5-6. In his keynote remarks, he will
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