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: Tunisia
Tour operator Thomas Cook back to Tunisia after UK travel advice shifts
:: Tour operator Thomas Cook will restart holidays in Tunisia now that Britain has softened its travel advice to the country, the firm’s boss said on Thursday. The move, which came as the company reiterated its full-year outlook, should be
How Tunisia’s Marzouki defended Qatar
By : Mashari Althaydi :: A complex network is currently active in the media, which is defending the Qatari propaganda and attacking its rivals. It is not just a regional or a local network but a global one and it
Swiss return funds from Ben Ali relative to Tunisia
:: Switzerland returned around 3.5 million euros ($3.91 million) held by a close relative of former Tunisian president Ben Ali to Tunisian authorities as part of the country’s stolen assets recovery process, Swiss authorities said on Friday. The Swiss government
Tunisia protester ‘accidentally’ killed in south: ministry
:: A young protester was killed Monday after a police vehicle “accidentally” ran him over outside an oil and gas installation in south Tunisia after weeks of social unrest, a ministry said. “The health ministry announces the accidental death of
Ben Ali nephew apologizes to Tunisia for corruption
:: Imed Trabelsi, a nephew of toppled Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, apologized to the Tunisian people on national television Friday for the endemic corruption during the regime. In his testimony to the Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD),
Tunisia economic growth picks up in first quarter
:: Tunisia’s embattled economy picked up in the first quarter of 2017, and there was a slight fall in unemployment, according to data published Monday by the National Statistics Institute (INS). Economic growth in the first quarter stood at 2.1
Joint Declaration on the occasion of the EU-Tunisia Association Council of 11 May 2017
:: The thirteenth session of the Association Council of the European Union and Tunisia took place in Brussels on 11 May 2017. The session was co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta, George VELLA, whose country holds the
Tunisian president orders army to protect oil and gas fields
:: Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi on Wednesday ordered the army to protect phosphate, gas and oil production facilities after protests aimed at disrupting output broke out in the south of the country. It is the first time troops in
Saudi invites Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan and Tunisia attend US Islamic Arab summit
:: Saudi King Salman has sent messages to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco, Iraqi President Dr. Fuad Masum and Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, inviting them to attend Arab, Islamic and United
Algeria summons Tunisia envoy over ‘communist state’ remark
:: Algeria summoned Tunisia’s ambassador in Algiers on Sunday, a few days after a Tunisian minister described Algeria as a communist state, state news agency APS said. The North African neighbors usually have strong security and economic ties with Algeria
Tunisia Jewish representative ‘Israeli govt disrupting Jewish pilgrimage’
:: The representative of the Jewish community in Tunisia’s Djerba, Perez Traboulsi, said in an interview with local media that all security precautions have been taken and are put in place to secure a safe pilgrimage. “We are expecting 3,000
Tunisia says two militants killed in security sweep
A militant linked to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb blew himself up and another was shot dead on Sunday during an operation by Tunisian security forces, the national guard said. Both were “dangerous terrorist elements”, and one, probably a foreigner,
Thousands protest in Tunisia to demand jobs
Thousands protested in northeastern Tunisia on Thursday to mark a general strike over unemployment and poverty, six years since a revolution ignited by similar grievances. Demonstrators gathered at the local branch of the powerful UGTT trade union in Kef, 180
Tunisian Islamist party says time to ‘bury’ democracy
The Tunisian branch of the radical Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir movement, which calls for Islamic law and wants to unify Muslims into a caliphate, said Saturday it was time to “bury” democracy. “Democracy no longer attracts anyone,” the movement’s politburo chief
Arab interior ministers meet in Tunis to discuss security
Arab interior ministers on Wednesday met for their 34th session in Tunis, Tunisia, under the patronage of President Beji Caid Essebsi. The Saudi delegation was led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, honorary president of the Council of Arab Interior
Tunisian former PM Jomaa launches ‘non-ideological’ political party
Tunisia’s former Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa launched a new political party on Wednesday which he said would be non-ideological and could “restore hope for Tunisians” frustrated by the country’s transition. Jomaa led a technocratic government in 2014, a year that
King Salman leaves Jordan after meeting with Arab leaders
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman left Jordan today, after attending the 28th Arab Summit in Amman where he met with Arab leaders on Wednesday. During the summit King Salman spoke separately with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Kuwait’s King
November 26 proposed as date for Tunisia local polls
The body in charge of organizing elections in Tunisia on Tuesday proposed November 26 as the date for holding the first municipal polls since the country’s 2011 revolution. “It is still possible to hold the elections in 2017,” said the
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