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: SECURITY
Bahrain adopts steps to counter Iran ‘interference’
Bahrain said Sunday it has adopted measures including travel curbs and monitoring of money transfers to counter Iran’s “interference” in the kingdom. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Al-Khalifa spoke of the “dangers of Iran’s interference in the internal security” of Bahrain
Egypt hires consultancy firm to check airport security after Russia crash
Egypt has hired global consultancy Control Risks to review security at its airports after the crash of a plane carrying Russian holidaymakers that killed all 224 aboard and damaged the country’s tourism industry. Egypt said this month it had found
18 Gulf citizens held for security offenses
There are 18 Gulf citizens and 4,335 Saudi citizens being held for national security-related offenses, according to the Ministry of Interior. Foreigners make up 2 percent or 794 people detained by the Al-Mabahith, or intelligence services, the website stated according
MOI has a proactive policy to counter rumors: Al-Turki
Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the Interior Ministry, has highlighted the ministry’s proactive policy to confront rumors targeting security agencies and activities. “We deal with these rumors and allegations by speaking to the media and divulging the real facts,”
UK to boost funding for intelligence agencies and aviation security
Britain will boost its intelligence agency staff by 15 percent and more than double spending on aviation security to counter the increasing threat from ISIS, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday. The government said it had decided to increase
Beirut-Paris double standard?
Facebook has been criticized for its decision to introduce its “safety check” feature for the attacks in Paris, but not after bomb blasts in Beirut a day earlier. Critics of the site accused it of valuing the lives of Western
Emirates reviewing airport procedures in Egypt
The Mideast’s biggest airline says it is reviewing security procedures in Egypt but remains committed to flying there as suspicions grow that a bomb brought down a Russian airliner in the Sinai Peninsula. Emirates airline President Tim Clark told reporters
Saudi Arabia: 100,000 troops to secure the Hajj
The spokesman for Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says some 100,000 security personnel have been deployed to oversee the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage that begins on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki says among those securing the massive crowds during Hajj are
Saudi forces arrest ISIS cell
Saudi Arabia has arrest two wanted suspects among an ISIS cell, in two separate operations in Riyadh and Darma. An official statement from the interior ministry said it received information about suspicious movements from a group of people in Mounissiya
Fifteen dead as Boko Haram attacks village in Nigeria: Residents
Fifteen people were killed when Boko Haram attacked a remote village in northeast Nigeria, opening fire and burning homes to the ground, three residents told AFP on Tuesday. The attack happened at about 2:00 pm (1300 GMT) on Monday in
European nations synchronize laws on Islamist ‘foreign fighters’
Ministers from 47 European nations agreed for the first time Tuesday to harmonise their laws to stop so-called foreign fighters travelling to Iraq and Syria to join jihadist groups. The agreement by the Council of Europe, a pan-European rights group
Power breakdown plunges Pakistan into darkness
Pakistan was plunged into darkness after a key power transmission line broke down early on Sunday in an incident blamed on a rebel attack, the latest reminder of the country’s crippling energy crisis. The power failure, one of the worst
Egypt security forces kill five militants
Egyptian police killed five members of the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis militant group during clashes on Sunday, Agence France-Presse reported. The militants “opened fire” after security forces raided a farm where they were hiding and preparing bombs, Egypt’s interior ministry said
Police chief: ‘4 or 5’ terror plots foiled in UK
British police claimed Monday that four or five terror plots were foiled this year, as the country’s Home Secretary Theresa May prepared to unveil new counter-terrorism measures. “On average over the last few years it’s been about one (plot) a
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