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: United Kingdom
Security raised on London Tube after arrest
Security has been stepped up on the London Underground network, police said Saturday, following the arrest of a 19-year-old man after a suspicious item was discovered on a Tube train. “The public will see more officers, including armed police, in
Yemen president agrees to 72-hour ceasefire
A 72-hour cease fire was agreed to by Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on Monday night, with the possibility of an extension. “The President agreed to a 72 hrs ceasefire to be extended if the other party adheres to it,”
Top Brexiteer Boris Johnson penned arguments for staying in EU
Boris Johnson, who campaigned prominently for Britain to leave the European Union ahead of a June referendum, argued in favor of remaining in the bloc in an unpublished newspaper column two days before backing Brexit, according to a newspaper report.
US, UK call for immediate Yemen ceasefire
The United States and Britain are calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to end violence between Iran-backed Houthis and the government. US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday if Yemen’s opposing sides accepted and moved
Britain ‘will allow EU citizens to stay’ after Brexit
All EU citizens currently living in Britain will be able to stay after Brexit, a newspaper reported Saturday citing unnamed cabinet ministers, despite the government’s refusal to publicly guarantee their status. Official research suggests that more than 80 percent of
England aims to end reliance on foreign doctors after Brexit
England is to train more doctors so that it can end its reliance on foreign recruits for the state-funded National Health Service after it leaves the European Union, the government announced Tuesday. “Currently a quarter of our doctors come from
UK to start brexit process before end of March: PM
British Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger the divorce process from the European Union by the end of March, firing the starting gun on the country’s biggest shift in policy since World War Two. May, appointed prime minister shortly after
UK FM: Russia guilty of prolonging war in Syrian
Russia is guilty of prolonging the war in Syria and may have committed war crimes by targeting an aid convoy, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said in an interview aired on Sunday. A 31-truck convoy was attacked on Monday night,
Cameron aide made Britain’s ambassador to France
Former prime minister David Cameron’s chief of staff has been appointed Britain’s ambassador to France, the Foreign Office announced. Cameron resigned in July after failing to keep Britain in the European Union in the June referendum. But now his closest
Push for Iraq’s Mosul to start ‘in a few weeks’: UK
An offensive to encircle Iraq’s second city of Mosul should begin “in the next few weeks”, Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Friday, after a visit to the country. Mosul has been held by ISIS extremists since June 2014 and
UK seeks to avoid Iraq mistakes in bid for Syria peace
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday called for the mistakes of the Iraq war to be avoided in finding a solution to the Syrian conflict, ahead of talks with the country’s opposition. Johnson called for the removal from power
UK PM May: Government to set out progress on Brexit this week
The British government will set out next week the work it has done so far on preparing to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Since taking office in July, May and
UK plans to tackle Islamist extremism in prisons
The UK government on Monday unveiled plans to tackle Islamist extremism in prisons, including banning offensive literature and removing inmates from worship if they promote beliefs deemed against “fundamental British values.” The justice ministry said extremism in prisons was a
France and Germany ‘fully agree’ Brexit process
French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday confirmed they were in “full agreement on how to handle the situation” created by Britain’s vote to quit the EU, according to French presidency sources. Both heads of state,
Trump: London mayor ‘exception’ to Muslim ban
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, suggested on Monday he would make an exception for London’s newly elected Muslim mayor, the New York Times reported. “There will
Britain: No immediate threat from ISIS in Libya
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Friday he saw no immediate threat to Europe from ISIS bases in Libya and did not expect the new Libyan government to ask for foreign troops anytime soon. Libya has been in chaos
Cameron faces Parliament for first time in offshore funds row
British Prime Minister David Cameron, under fire over his past investment in an offshore fund, faces an expected grilling on Monday from opposition lawmakers when he addresses Parliament for the first time since the Panama Papers scandal shed light on
Cameron releases tax records after ‘Panama Papers’ storm
British Prime Minister David Cameron published his tax records on Sunday in an attempt to draw a line under questions about his personal finances raised by the mention of his late father in the Panama Papers for setting up an
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