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
S. Korea, US plan more drills after N. Korea nuclear test
:: South Korea said on Monday it was preparing fresh military drills with its ally the United States and ramping up its ballistic missile defenses in response to North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test a day earlier. The
US will launch ‘massive military response’ to North Korea threats: Mattis
:: The United States will launch a “massive military response” to threats from North Korea, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Sunday. He spoke after President Donald Trump met with his national security advisers following a test of what Pyongyang
US-led coalition says ISIS Syria convoy split in two
:: An ISIS evacuation convoy trying to reach ISIS territory in east Syria has split in two, with some buses remaining in the open desert after others turned back into government-held areas, a US-led coalition fighting the group said on
Moscow summons US diplomat to protest search of closed compound
:: Russia on Saturday summoned the top US envoy in Moscow to protest a search it says American officials are planning at a diplomatic facility in Washington that is due to be shuttered. The foreign ministry said it called in
Hezbollah leader says he met Assad in Syria over ISIS evacuation
:: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday he travelled to Damascus to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to request the evacuation of ISIS fighters from their enclave on the Syria-Lebanon border. The evacuation convoy left the border area
US takes aim at Iran over ties to Hamas
:: The United States on Thursday described remarks by a Palestinian Hamas leader boasting of strong military ties with Iran as a “stunning admission” that showed Tehran was violating a UN ban on arms exports. Hamas leader Yahya al-Sinwar, who
Iran rejects US demand for UN inspector visit to military sites
:: Iran has dismissed a US demand for UN nuclear inspectors to visit its military bases as “merely a dream” as Washington reviews a 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and six world powers, including the United States. US President Donald
Houston suffers ‘devastating’ flooding from Harvey
:: Catastrophic flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated Houston on Sunday, forcing residents of the fourth most populous US city to flee their homes in boats or hunker down in anticipation of more days of “unprecedented” rainfall. Harvey came
Saudi ambassador to US Prince Khalid visits Nellis Air Force Base
:: Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Ambassador to the United States of America, visited the Nellis Air Force Base where he met with Royal Saudi Air Force personnel who are participating in the red and green flag exercises
Gorka, a Trump adviser and Bannon ally, is out: White House
:: White House adviser Sebastian Gorka, who was closely aligned with a nationalist faction led by ousted senior strategist Steve Bannon, no longer works for President Donald Trump, the White House said on Friday. “Sebastian Gorka did not resign, but
Iraq forces recapture city of Tal Afar from ISIS
:: Iraqi forces have captured 90 percent of the city of Tal Afar and are clearing it from ISIS militiants. Iraqi military units, who have been battling in the last 7 days to drive ISIS from its bastion, said Saturday
US Black Hawk helicopter crashes off Yemen coast during training
:: A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the coast of Yemen on Friday during training, with a search underway for one US service member, the US military said. US Central Command said in a statement that five other service
In the end, Trump will have to talk to North Korea
By : Talmiz Ahmad :: In response to UN Security Council resolutions tightening sanctions on North Korea after its two missile tests in July that landed near Japan, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would fire four
Qatar needs to come clean on $1m donation to Clintons
By : Ray Hanania :: Did Qatar give the Clinton Foundation $1 million in exchange for getting the Obama administration to whitewash its suspicions that Doha was supporting Daesh? It is worth closely examining the circumstances of the $1 million
US Navy dismisses commander after deadly warship collisions
:: The US Navy confirmed Wednesday it had sacked the commander of its Seventh Fleet after a deadly collision between a destroyer and a tanker off Singapore, the latest of several accidents involving an American warship in Asian waters. Vice
How Trump betrayed the legacy of Lincoln
By : Yossi Mekelberg :: In one short speech, lasting less than two minutes but nevertheless one of the most important in history, Abraham Lincoln beautifully encapsulated the purpose of the sacrifice of the American civil war. The Gettysburg Address
Trump: US can no longer tolerate Pakistan’s ‘safe havens’ for terrorist groups
:: President Donald Trump warned Pakistan on Monday that Washington will no longer tolerate Pakistan offering “safe havens” to extremists. “We can no longer be silent about Pakistan’s safe havens for terrorist organizations,” Trump declared, outlining a new US security
Trump watches eclipse from White House
:: US President Donald Trump squinted and pointed skyward before donning protective glasses to take in the solar eclipse at the White House. The president was joined by wife Melania, son Barron and top aides Monday afternoon to view the
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