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: SOUTH SUDAN
Dozens killed in cargo plane crash in S. Sudan
A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan’s capital, killing dozens of people, witnesses said. An official said three people on board survived. A statement from the aircraft’s
At least 27 dead in S.Sudan air crash
At least 27 people were killed Wednesday when a plane crashed shortly after taking off from South Sudan’s capital Juba, an AFP reporter said. Police were pulling the bodies of men, women and children out of the wreckage of the
13 U.N. hostages freed in South Sudan
Thirteen United Nations workers in South Sudan kidnapped by rebels have been safely freed a week after their abduction, the U.N.said on Monday. Around 100 rebel fighters, who have been battling the government for almost two years, seized 31 members
South Sudan opposes drones for U.N. peace mission
South Sudan told the United Nations Friday that it opposed the use of surveillance drones to help track ongoing fighting in the world’s youngest nation. The comments came as the Security Council approved a resolution that asks Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Death toll rises to 150 in South Sudan oil tanker blast
At least 150 people died near the town of Maridi in South Sudan when a crashed oil tanker exploded as a crowd scooped up spilled fuel, reports said Friday. Senior local official John Ezkia told South Sudan’s Eye Radio that
U.N. investigates attack on South Sudan peacekeeping site that killed 8
The United Nations on Friday said it was launching an investigation and demanding accountability after eight civilians were killed earlier this week by shells fired at its compound in the town of Melut, near South Sudan’s Paloch oilfields. Initially a
U.S. condemns worsening violence in South Sudan
The United States condemned intense fighting in war-wracked South Sudan, where government forces recaptured a key rebel enclave after a weeks-long assault marred by accusations of rights abuses. The government assault that began in late April is one of the
Red Cross warns of looming food crisis in South Sudan
Tens of thousands of people forced to flee violence in South Sudan could go hungry, with fighting interrupting the planting season and cutting off supply chains, the Red Cross warned Monday. Civil war broke out in South Sudan in December
Sexual violence ‘rampant’ in South Sudan: U.N.
Rape and other forms of sexual violence by all sides in South Sudan’s civil war have become so widespread that a 2-year-old child was among the victims, the U.N. special representative on sexual violence in armed conflict said on Monday.
South Sudan bans all foreign workers despite looming famine
War-torn South Sudan has banned all foreign workers — including aid workers — and ordered they be replaced by locals, an official notice said on Tuesday. “All non-governmental organizations, private companies, banks, insurance companies, telecommunication companies, petroleum companies, hotels and
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