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: TERRORISM
US-Gulf summit to discuss Iranian ‘interference’
The GCC’s secretary general said the upcoming US-Gulf summit on Thursday in the Saudi capital would address Iranian “interference” in the region and support of terrorist groups. In an interview published Tuesday in the London-based Asharq al-Awsat daily, Abdul Latif
Lebanon airport workers held over ‘terror contacts’
Lebanon has detained two workers at Beirut airport over alleged contact with “terrorist parties”, the country’s ANI news agency said on Sunday. Airport security on Friday “detained two Lebanese working for one of the airport’s service providers after discovering their
UAE court jails 11 for life over ‘terrorist plots’
A top court in the United Arab Emirates jailed 11 people for life on Sunday after convicting them of militant links and plotting “terrorist” attacks in the Gulf country, state media reported. The Federal Supreme court in Abu Dhabi jailed
Anti-terror Islamic alliance to meet in Riyadh
The military chiefs of staff from Muslim nations participating in a alliance to fight terrorism will meet in the Saudi capital on Sunday, the state-run news agency reported. The meeting, considered the first of its kind, aims to coordinate efforts
Saudi crown prince, French president meet in Paris
Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Nayef ended his visit in France after a meeting with French President Francois Hollande on Friday to discuss “anti-terrorism” efforts and ways to boost security cooperation between the two countries. Along with a number of
Egypt’s president says criticism threatens the state
Egypt’s president said Wednesday that unfair criticism of the government is contributing to attempts to bring down the state, telling Egyptians not to listen to anyone but him. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi did not go into specifics in an address broadcast
Acting against ISIS before it is too late
By : Turki Al-Dakhil Riyadh’s policy is clear – it believes that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is not representative of Islam and will fight it. When a Western journalist addressed Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on
Egyptian police kill four suspected militants south of Cairo
Egypt’s Interior Ministry says it has killed four “terrorist elements” in a gunfight after security forces raided a house south of Cairo where they were making explosives. The ministry said Sunday the four were members of the Ajnad Misr, or
Scream for snap before they swap!
By : Turki Al-Dakhil In a video which purported to show Saudi worshippers apprehending a suspect following Friday’s terrorist attack on Imam Rida mosque – located in the Mahasen neighborhood of al-Ahsa region in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
The other ISIS
By : Baria Alamuddin The unfortunate population of central Iraq is squeezed from two directions. Western media keep us informed in gruesome detail about the atrocities of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), but official sources seem far
French police question Disneyland gun-carrier, militant links not seen
Initial questioning of a man arrested with handguns and a Quran in his baggage at the Disney theme park near Paris suggests he had no link to any potential militant attack, but he will remain in custody, police and public
Who benefits from restrictions on Lebanese banks?
By : Nayla Tueni Apart from the relatively stable security situation and unstable political situation, it is important to look at Lebanon’s deteriorating economy. The most profitable and productive sector is banking, which is suffering from strict rules that are
Europe launches “most wanted” list, Paris attack suspects featured
Move over FBI: Europe now has its own “most wanted” list, with suspects in Islamist militant attacks on Paris looming large. European police agencies on Friday introduced the list on a website hosted by Europol, as part of a push
How terrorism threatens the state
By : Turki Al-Dakhil There has been much analysis on the roots and repercussions of terrorism, and the means to tackle it. Terrorism poses the biggest threat to civil values and state entities. When the Islamic State of Iraq and
Why do militants attack educational institutions?
By : Dr. Azeem Ibrahim Just as we started celebrating Pakistan’s progress in the last year in cracking down on domestic terrorism, we hear about the attack on Bacha Khan University in the north-west of the country. In another brazen
Containing ISIS in the ‘Dark Web’
By : Diana Moukalled When I read Jared Cohen, the Google head of ideas, saying that ISIS needs to be pushed off the public view and “contained to the dark web” my first thought was that he was just being
New Saudi Arabia seen in a foreign ministry statement
By : Khairallah Khairallah For anyone wanting to know whether a new Saudi Arabia is emerging, this can be seen in a recent statement its foreign ministry issued regarding “Iran’s hostile policies over the course of 35 years.” For the
In Iran, old habits die hard
By : Mohammed Alyahya In 1987, hundreds of thousands of Muslims of different nationalities, skin colours and sects gathered in Makkah for worship during the hajj season. Suddenly, a group of men chanting political slogans and brandishing knives, broken glass
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