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: TRUMP
Has Trump’s seven nation ban been misunderstood?
By : Peter Harrison Every country has a right to defend its borders, but there has to be a better way than the approach Donald Trump has taken with his blanket ban of nationals from the seven listed countries. It
Telephone diplomacy between King Salman, President Trump
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Some inciting voices have condemned not including Saudi Arabia in the recent American travel ban list. American President Donald Trump did not categorize Saudis as terrorists and did not ban them from entering the country. Above
Putin’s phone call with Trump display of mutual respect
The phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday was a display of mutual respect between the two men, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. In the call, their first conversation since
Iran says will respond in kind to Trump’s ‘insulting’ ban
Iran will ban Americans from entering the country in response to President Donald Trump’s “insulting” order restricting arrivals from Iran and six other Muslim states, the foreign ministry said Saturday. “The Islamic Republic of Iran… has decided to respond in
US judge bars deportations under Trump travel ban
A federal judge’s emergency order has temporarily barred the US from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The judge said travelers who had been detained had a strong argument that their legal rights had been
Mexico rebukes Israel over Netanyahu wall tweet
Mexico’s government rebuked Israel on Saturday for a tweet by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that appeared to applaud US President Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall with Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants. Netanyahu said on Twitter earlier
Trump sets calls with leaders of Saudi Arabia and UAE
US President Donald Trump will speak by phone with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, according to the White House. The new Republican president, who took office on January 20, first will speak with
Trump refugee order dashes hopes of Iraqis who helped the US
Iraqis who say their lives are in danger because they worked with the US government in Iraq fear their chances of finding refuge in the United States may vanish under a new order signed on Friday by President Donald Trump.
Trump ‘will get rid of all of you’, Muslim airline employee attacked at JFK
A Massachusetts man is accused of attacking a Muslim airline employee at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, allegedly kicking and shouting obscenities at the woman and telling her that President Donald Trump “will get rid of all of
Trump wants to fund Mexico border wall with 20 pc import tax
US President Donald Trump plans to fund his construction of a wall on the Mexican border by imposing a 20 percent import tax on goods from Washington’s southern neighbor, his spokesman said Thursday. The financing of the project, which is
Mexican president condemns Trump’s wall plan
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday condemned Donald Trump’s move to build a border wall but fell short of deciding whether to cancel an upcoming meeting with the US president. Opposition leaders called on Pena Nieto to cancel Tuesday’s
Jordan’s King Abdullah to visit US from Monday
Jordan’s King Abdullah will begin a visit to the United States on Monday, the Jordanian embassy said on Thursday, the first Arab leader to hold talks with the new administration of President Donald Trump. “HM King Abdullah II will start
Arab league accuses Israel of ‘contempt’ on settlements
The Arab League on Wednesday condemned Israel’s announcement of new settlements as a sign of contempt for the international community and an obstacle to peace. Israel on Tuesday approved 2,500 new homes in the occupied West Bank in a major
Moving US embassy to Jerusalem may change the course of action
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed The United States’ decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem is not a new measure. Although the US Congress ordered the move more than a decade ago, every president since then has
Donald Trump to sign Mideast immigration ban
President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting on Wednesday that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries, according to several
Trump, Sisi discuss fighting terrorism in first phone call
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed fighting terrorism and extremism with US President Donald Trump in a telephone call, and Trump applauded Egypt’s efforts on those fronts, Sisi’s office said on Monday. Trump told Sisi he appreciates the difficulties faced
The death of international consensus on Palestine
By : Chris Doyle The international consensus on Israel-Palestine may die this Friday with the inauguration of President Trump. Arguably the so-called “West” might be witnessing its own funeral as well in a realigning of the world order. Its last
‘No sense’ in renegotiating nuclear deal: Iran president
President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday there was no chance of Iran renegotiating the nuclear deal with world powers if US President-elect Donald Trump demands it. “The nuclear deal is finished, it has been approved by the UN Security Council and
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