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: United Arab Emirates

UAE announces it is cutting all diplomatic ties with Qatar

:: Following news from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates has also announced it is severing all ties with the state of Qatar. The UAE has given Qatar’s diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi 48 hours to leave the

Trump meets UAE’s Mohammed bin Zayed at the White House

:: Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has held talks on Monday with US President Donald Trump at the White House. The meeting comes ahead of the Arab-Islamic summit hosted by Saudi Arabia in the presence of Trump,

Merkel’s Gulf visit reflects Germany’s growing regional clout

Dr. Manuel Almeida

By : Dr. Manuel Almeida :: The media’s fixation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s uncovered head seized the spotlight in her otherwise characteristically discreet visit to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi earlier this week. Her low profile is a good analogy

Rival Libyan kingpins break the ice in Abu Dhabi

:: East Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, reversing a previous refusal to engage with the country’s UN-backed government, met its head Fayez Seraj on Tuesday for talks that sources close to Haftar said were positive. Regional and Western powers have

Abu Dhabi crown prince and Germany’s Merkel discuss regional conflicts

:: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed the promotion of bilateral ties between the UAE and Germany with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday. According to the UAE press agency, WAM: “Sheikh Mohamed welcomed Merkel in

Dubai harvests desert sun at vast solar plant

Dubai on Monday completed a solar plant big enough to power 50,000 homes as part of a plan to generate three-quarters of its energy from renewables by 2050. The 200 megawatt plant sprawls over 4.5 square kilometers (1.73 square miles)

UAE Armed Forces announces martyrdom of soldier in Yemen

The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces has announced the martyrdom of soldier Khalid Ali Gharib Al-Beloushi when he was on duty with the Arab Coalition’s Operation Restoring Hope in Yemen. The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces

Somaliland agrees to UAE military base in northern port

Somalia’s breakaway northern territory of Somaliland has said the UAE can establish a military base in its territory. The UAE government in January submitted a formal application seeking permission from the Somaliland government to open a military base in the

FlyDubai profit drops sharply in year of deadly accident

Discount airline FlyDubai says its profit tumbled by 69 percent last year despite a rise in sales fueled by its growing operations. The Dubai-based airline said on Wednesday that it earned 31.6 million dirhams ($8.6 million) last year, compared with

UAE court jails three on terror charges

A UAE court on Wednesday sentenced three people to up to five years in prison after convicting them of belonging to a “terrorist organization,” state media said. The Abu Dhabi-based Federal Supreme Court handed two Emiratis jail terms ranging from

Saudi King Salman condoles Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made a telephone call to the Crown Prince of Abu-Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Vice Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday where he

Yemeni govt approves adjusted UN road map

Sources from the Yemeni government revealed that the legitimate government agreed in principle to a new version of the revised roadmap presented by UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and will announce an official endorsement upon receiving the document. The

King Salman attends UAE’s Union March

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Sunday attended a colorful Union March staged in Abu Dhabi as part of the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival 2016. A happy and smiling King Salman was accompanied by UAE Vice President

King Salman to start four-nation Gulf tour

Saudi King Salman will leave on Saturday for the United Arab Emirates on the first leg of an official tour of the Gulf states that will also take him to Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. The King’s visit to the UAE

800 al-Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen offensive

Yemeni troops backed by Arab coalition air strikes killed more than 800 members of Al-Qaeda in an attack on a southeastern provincial capital held by the group for the past year, the coalition said Monday. Pro-government forces recaptured an oil

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

Hello 2016: New Year revelers unfazed by terror

In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers rung in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Paris, residents recovering from their city’s own deadly attacks enjoyed scaled-back celebrations. And in Belgium’s capital, authorities

Two senior Gulf commanders killed in Yemen

Two senior army commanders from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were killed along with two Saudi soldiers in Yemen as fighting with a Houthi militia flared before Tuesday’s expected peace talks, state media reported on Monday. Top Saudi

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