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 STATES
Google Glass future clouded as some early believers lose faith
After two years of popping up at high-profile events sporting Google Glass, the gadget that transforms eyeglasses into spy-movie worthy technology, Google co-founder Sergey Brin sauntered bare-faced into a Silicon Valley red-carpet event on Sunday. He’d left his pair in
Obama orders review into U.S. hostage policy
The White House said late Monday President Barack Obama had ordered a comprehensive review of U.S. policy governing efforts to free American nationals being held by militant groups overseas. “The administration’s goal has always been to use every appropriate resource
Victims in ISIS video begin to be identified
State-run and anti-regime media in Syria confirmed the death of more than a dozen men in a recent video released by Islamist militants, identifying more than five as members of the Syrian army, Lebanon’s the Daily Star reported. The graphic
Friends mourn beheading of U.S. aid worker Kassig
Peter Kassig first experienced the Middle East as a soldier, then returned as a student and, finally, as a humanitarian intent on helping those whose lives were upended by the brutal civil war in Syria, whatever their allegiance. It was
U.S. accelerates training of Iraqi forces: Hagel
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the U.S. military is starting its program to train and advise Iraqi forces ahead of schedule in an effort to accelerate efforts in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Obama rules out alliance with Syria’s Assad against ISIS
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday rejected any alliance with Bashar al-Assad against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, arguing that the Syrian ruler was illegitimate and that any such pact would backfire. “Assad has ruthlessly murdered
Putin walks out on a tense G20 summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin jetted out of Australia Sunday after a testy G20 summit where he faced concerted Western fire over the Ukraine crisis, Agence France Presse reported. Putin left before the final communique from the weekend talks was issued,
Dempsey says fight against ISIS ‘starting to turn’
During a an unannounced visit to Iraq, the most senior U.S. military officer told American troops in Baghdad that the battle with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group was “starting to turn.” Chairman of the Joint
Jihadi John ‘wounded’ in U.S.-Iraqi airstrike
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant who killed two British and American hostages in a series of videos posted online in the past months was wounded following a U.S. air strike in Syria, Britain’s Daily Mail reported.
Turkey, U.S. agree on plan to train 2,000 moderate Syrian rebels: report
Turkey and the United States have agreed a plan under which some 2,000 fighters from the moderate Syrian opposition would be trained on Turkish soil, a report said Saturday. The fighters from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) will be trained
After U.S. girls’ jihad quest, a focus on outreach
Gathered under the fluorescent lights of an austere Denver mosque, a group of parents stared at a photo projected on a wall in front of them. It showed a knife, a gun and a phone. Some seemed perplexed. “You can
Drone sightings in up dramatically in U.S.
The U.S. government is getting near-daily reports – and sometimes two or three a day – of drones flying near airplanes and helicopters or close to airports without permission, federal and industry officials tell The Associated Press. It’s a sharp
Religious school holidays scrapped in U.S. county
Religious labels will be removed from school holidays starting next year in Montgomery County public schools in the state of Maryland, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The decision, which came following a 7 to 1 vote of the county’s Board
Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not ‘game over’ for Obama
From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis has fanned perceptions of an overwhelmed U.S. president and contributed to a Republican sweep of U.S. midterm elections. But the
Al-Qaeda says tried to kill U.S. envoy to Yemen
Al-Qaeda said Saturday it had tried to assassinate the U.S. ambassador to Yemen with two bombs that were discovered minutes before they were due to explode. The explosives were planted Thursday outside the house of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, the
CIA tweets ‘Argo’ errors on Iran anniversary
LOS ANGELES: The CIA on Friday good naturedly highlighted the inaccuracies in Oscar-winning Iran hostage drama “Argo,” in a series of tweets to mark the anniversary of the 1979 crisis. The 2012 film tells the story of a bold Central
Kudrow surprised by return of ‘The Comeback’
NEW YORK: Lisa Kudrow has no problem slipping in and out of her character Valerie Cherish when talking about the return HBO’s “The Comeback.” (The series follows Cherish, a washed up B-list actress desperate for fame and relevance who is
Obama: ‘too early’ to say if U.S. is beating ISIS
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday it was too early to say whether a U.S.-led military coalition is winning against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. “I think it’s too early to say whether we are winning because
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