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: TOKYO
Typhoon blows across Tokyo area, killing one, halting travel
:: A typhoon blew across the Tokyo metropolitan area Monday morning, killing one person and causing dozens of injuries while disrupting rush-hour travel and knocking out power. Several railway and subway operators suspended services and flights were canceled at Tokyo
Japan PM Abe to meet Iran’s Khamenei, Rouhani this week
:: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on a visit to Tehran this week, in a bid to ease tension between Washington and Iran that experts called a bold move
Oil prices gain after OPEC extension of output cut
:: Oil futures rose on Friday after OPEC and other major producers agreed to extend their production curbs in a widely expected move aimed at ending a persistent glut in global supplies. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporters (OPEC) and
Japan imposes additional sanctions on North Korea
:: Japan will impose additional sanctions on North Korea in response to the continuing threat posed by the reclusive nation’s missile and nuclear programs, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Tuesday. The sanctions, mentioned by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in
Trump condemns ‘horrific’ Texas church shooting after 26 people killed
:: US President Donald Trump on Monday condemned what he described as a “horrific shooting” and pledged the full support of the federal government after 26 people were killed in a rampage at a Texas church. “This act of evil
With tensions high, Trump, Abe strengthen bond
:: With a round of golf, a custom cap and a hamburger of American beef, President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia began with a taste of home. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed Trump to Japan Sunday with an effusive
Abe targets N. Korea after storming to ‘super-majority’ vote win
:: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stormed to a landslide “super-majority” in snap Japanese elections, near complete projections showed Monday, with the hard-line nationalist immediately pledging to “deal firmly” with North Korea. Abe’s conservative coalition is on track to win at
Abe eyes fresh term as Japan votes under N. Korea threats
:: Millions of Japanese braved typhoon conditions Sunday for a snap election likely to hand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a fresh mandate to revive the world’s third-largest economy and press his hard-line stance on North Korea. If pre-election surveys prove
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting over North Korea
:: The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon over North Korea’s latest missile launch at the request of Japan and the United States, diplomats said. The planned meeting in New York comes as Washington and Tokyo
US Navy dismisses commander after deadly warship collisions
:: The US Navy confirmed Wednesday it had sacked the commander of its Seventh Fleet after a deadly collision between a destroyer and a tanker off Singapore, the latest of several accidents involving an American warship in Asian waters. Vice
Japan preparing for ‘cyberspace war’:North Korea
:: North Korea has accused Japan of building a cyberspace attack force in its military for attacking the computer systems of rival countries, under the pretext of self-defense. The Japanese Defense Ministry is planning to boost the size and capability
Japan puts third GPS satellite into orbit
:: Japan on Saturday launched a rocket and put the third of its new quasi-zenith satellites into orbit to help improve the precision of the global positioning system. The launch from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture came a
Toyota, Mazda plan $1.6 bln US plant, to partner in EVs
:: Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. plan to spend $1.6 billion to build a joint-venture auto manufacturing plant in the US – a move that will create up to 4,000 jobs, both sides said on Friday.
US deploys bombers in response to N. Korean missile launch
:: The US on Sunday deployed B-1B strategic bombers near the Korean peninsula in response to the latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by Pyongyang, the Japanese Defence Ministry announced. The exercises involved two US bombers along with Japan’s
When Britain’s Boris Johnson met high-tech robots in Japan
:: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Thursday shook hands with one of Japan’s high-tech robots, a humanoid candidate to carry the torch as part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Johnson, kicking off a trip to Japan, visited the robotic
Tokyo airport police find 30 bullets in US plane crew’s bag
:: Japanese airport police have found 30 bullets in an American Airlines crewmember’s carry-on bag and say the flight attendant apparently carried them through his security checks at US airports. Police at Tokyo’s Narita airport seized the bullets after finding
Japan PM Abe to reshuffle cabinet as support plunges to lowest since 2012
:: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will reshuffle his cabinet and party leaders early next month, moving to shore up his worst levels of popular support since returning to power in 2012, following a historic loss in a Tokyo assembly
SoftBank boss follows Trump to Saudi to launch $100 bln fund
:: Some six months after his visit to Donald Trump’s Manhattan mansion cheered investors, Masayoshi Son, Japan’s richest man, is set to follow his friend to Saudi Arabia as the new US president makes his first overseas trip since taking
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