Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 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 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 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: Thailand

Ousted Thai PM Yingluck sentenced in absentia to 5 years for negligence

Yingluck Shinawatra

:: Thailand’s top court on Wednesday sentenced ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra to five years in prison for criminal negligence, a verdict read in absentia after she fled the kingdom last month. Yingluck’s administration was toppled in a 2014 coup and

The OIC must now lead the efforts to stop Rohingya persecution

Dr. Azeem Ibrahim

By : Azeem Ibrahim :: As the persecution of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar is getting worse by the day, we must now acknowledge that the United Nations is failing to enforce the principles of its own 1948 Genocide Convention.

Saudi students win 4 medals at chemistry Olympiad in Thailand

:: Four Saudi students won a total of two silver and two bronze medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad 2017 held in Thailand on July 6-15 with the participation of students from 74 countries. On this occasion, Prince Turki bin

Lindsay Lohan spotted wearing a Burkini in Thailand

Lindsay Lohan

The 30-year-old actress, Lindsay Lohan, has published several photos of her in the Islamic swimsuit known as the Burkini. In these photos that were taken in Phuket, Thailand, last week, Lohan was spotted wearing a Burkini from head to toe

Thai transport authorities crack down on Uber, Grab drivers, seek ban

Thailand’s transport authorities have begun a crackdown on drivers for ride-hailing services Uber and Grab and want the military government to ban them, a transport official said on Tuesday. US-based Uber has faced regulatory hurdles around the world and when

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies, nation mourns

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Thailand’s Royal Palace says King Bhumibol, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at age 88.The palace said the king passed away peacefully on Thursday at Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital. “Even though the board of doctors has closely monitored and treated him

Al-Jubeir leads Saudi Arabia’s delegation to Thailand summit

Adel Al-Jubeir

Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir will lead a Saudi delegation to the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) summit, to be inaugurated on Sunday in the Thai capital city of Bangkok. The three-day summit will seek to revitalize cooperation among the 34-member ACD,

Bomb blasts kill one, wound 30 in southern Thailand

Thailand’s military government said on Wednesday there was no connection between two bombings overnight that killed one person in the southern town of Pattani and a wave of deadly attacks on popular tourist spots in the south this month. One

Thai police name man as suspect in tourist spot bombings

Thai police say they have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect in last week’s bombing and arson attacks that killed four people and wounded several dozen. Police spokesman Col. Krisana Pattanacharoen announced Friday that a warrant had been issued

Sharp drop in Rohingya migrants after Thai, Bangladesh crackdowns

The number of migrants leaving Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat in the past four months has plummeted because of Thai and Bangladeshi crackdowns on human smugglers, the United Nations and a rights activist said on Friday. Thai police launched a

Syrians linked to ISIS in Thailand ‘to attack Russian interests’

Ten Syrians “related to” ISIS entered Thailand in October to attack Russian interests, Thai police said in a leaked document citing information from the Russian Federal Security Service. In the document, Special Branch police urged an intensification of security around

Thai summit to spotlight Myanmar, Bangladesh over migrant crisis

Myanmar and Bangladesh face renewed pressure to tackle “the root causes” of an annual migration crisis after Thailand on Thursday announced a regional summit ahead of the new sailing season. Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled western Myanmar

Thaksin’s son gives reward for blast probe

Yingluck Shinawatra

The son of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has handed police a reward of nearly $200,000 for their investigation into the deadly Bangkok blast, after authorities declared the first suspect arrested was the bomber. The unprecedented August attack at a

Hungarian tourist killed, 23 injured in Thai boat accident

Thailand Boat Collision

A Hungarian woman was killed and 23 other tourists were injured when their boat crashed into another vessel in central Thailand, police said on Saturday. The 61-year-old died after the collision Friday evening in the popular Amphawa district of coastal

Milosevic’s fate ‘awaits Syria tyrant’

Carla del Ponte

Justice will catch up with Syrian President Bashar Assad even if he remains in power under a negotiated end to Syria’s war, UN human rights investigator Carla del Ponte said on Monday. “Assad is the president, so let’s deal with

Malaysia arrests suspects over Bangkok blast

Thailand Explosion

Malaysia has arrested three suspects in connection with the investigation into a bomb blast in central Bangkok last month that killed 20 people, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Monday. Two Malaysians and a Pakistani national were arrested and

Uighurs protesters assault Thai Consulate in Istanbul

Protesters have stormed the Thai Consulate in Istanbul to denounce Thailand’s decision to deport 109 ethnic Uighur migrants back to China. Nine people were arrested. The group hurled rocks at the building early on Thursday, smashing windows and breaking in

More than 100 grave sites found in Malaysia

A total of 139 grave sites and 28 human-trafficking camps have been found in a remote northern Malaysian border region, the country’s top police official told reporters Monday. National Police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar revealed the findings at a press

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