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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Bahrain king, Alwaleed discuss regional and economic issues
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), visited Bahrain on Wednesday. Prince Alwaleed was received by Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, personal representative of King Hamad at Bahrain International Airport. The prince was accompanied by a delegation
Role of private sector ‘crucial in upgrading Haj services’
Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar has said the private sector is playing a crucial role in upgrading services to pilgrims and that his ministry is constantly monitoring the works. The development and upgrading of the services for pilgrims require an effective
OIC members back Yemen meet
Member-countries on Saturday announced their support for the planned meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Yemen in the first half of May. The 57-member OIC on Friday announced its plan to convene an extraordinary meeting of foreign
With 100,000-an-hour capacity, mataf to be fully operational in Ramadan
The expansion of the mataf, or circumambulation area around the Kaaba, will be ready this Ramadan, with a capacity for 100,000 worshippers an hour. This was confirmed on Friday by Sultan Al-Qurashi, director of project management at the Presidency for
Kerry urges Houthis, allies to enter talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday urged Houthi rebels in Yemen and those who have “influence over them” to come to the negotiating table and end the unrest in conflict-torn country. “This has to be a two-way street,”
Pakistan leaders in Saudi Arabia to press Yemen negotiations
Pakistan’s top leaders are in Saudi Arabia to push for negotiations in the Yemen conflict. In Islamabad, Foreign Office spokesman Tasnim Aslam says Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif will meet King Salman on Thursday to
Yemen has ‘no better friend’ than KSA: diplomat
Saudi Arabia will continue to use force to stop the Houthi militia from entering Aden or taking Yemen – the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. said Wednesday in a press conference in Washington, a day after the Gulf kingdom declared
Pakistani PM arriving tomorrow to discuss Yemen
Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif will arrive in the Kingdom on Thursday to meet Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and discuss the evolving situation in Yemen. The visit assumes significance because it comes in the backdrop of Pakistan
Coalition declares successful end of Decisive Storm
The Saudi-led international coalition declared Tuesday the end of its military campaign four weeks after launching airstrikes on the Houthi positions in Yemen, saying the militia’s threat to the Kingdom and its neighbors had been neutralized. The coalition has “ended
Yemen’s Hadi thanks Saudi-led military alliance
President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi on Wednesday thanked Saudi Arabia and coalition forces for supporting legitimacy in Yemen, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. “I extend on my behalf and on behalf of the Yemeni people sincere thanks and appreciation for the
Saudi airstrikes ‘removed’ threats posed to Kingdom
Anti-Houthi coalition airstrikes in Yemen removed any threat posed to Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries, the Kingdom’s ministry of defense said on Tuesday. Sorties reportedly targeted and destroyed ballistic missiles operated by Houthis and militias loyal to deposed leader Ali
Gulf envoys: No ceasefire unless Houthis retreat
There will be no immediate ceasefire in Yemen unless Houthi rebels withdraw from seized territory, Gulf envoys told U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday. Saudi Ambassador to the United Nations Abdallah al-Muallami told Agence France-Presse that “certain conditions” must be
Yemeni FM reiterates Iran’s ‘unacceptable’ proposal
The Yemeni foreign minister late Sunday reiterated his government’s rejection of Tehran’s proposed four-point letter to the U.N., where it outlined a peace plan for the Arab country. “There is no room for us to discuss Iran’s proposal,” Yemeni Foreign
King raps excessive ads greeting govt officials
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has instructed monitoring authorities to control publication of reports and advertisements congratulating government officials and exaggerated condolence messages and punish violators, sabq.org reported on Wednesday. “In a circular issued to ministries and
U.N. to replace envoy to Yemen: sources
The United Nations is expected to replace its envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar “very soon” with a Mauritanian diplomat who has long served in the international body, Al Arabiya’s correspondent in New York reported. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, currently the
Saudi Minister of Defense meets with Egypt’s Sisi in Cairo
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defense Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in Cairo on Tuesday where he met with the country’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as they discussed enhancing military cooperation between Cairo and Riyadh, Al Arabiya News Channel
U.S. blacklists Yemen’s Saleh and Houthi rebel leader
The United States placed two top figures in Yemen’s Houthi rebellion on its sanctions blacklist Tuesday, following suit after the United Nations approved global sanctions on the two. The U.S. Treasury Department named Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, and leading
Saudi prosecutes airport staff accused of sexually harassing Iranian teens
A number of airport staff were arrested and referred to court on charges of sexually harassing a group of Iranian pilgrims in King AbdulAziz International Airport, a spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry said Tuesday. The Saudis began proceedings after
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