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: US

Xi urges Trump to avoid exacerbating N. Korea tensions

:: Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged US President Donald Trump on Saturday to avoid rhetoric that could inflame tensions with North Korea as an escalating war of words raised global alarm. Xi made the plea in a phone call hours

US asks Iraq Kurds to postpone referendum — Kurdistan Presidency

:: The United States has asked Iraq’s Kurds to postpone a referendum on the independence of their autonomous Kurdish region, planned for Sept. 25, the Kurdish presidency said. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made the request on Friday, during

Tehran and the perils of a fragile relationship

Yasar Yakis

By : Yasar Yakis :: Relations between the US and Iran have not been good for decades, but they have further deteriorated under the Trump administration and it is not clear how far this deterioration will go. Trump declared during

Suicide bomber kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan, 6 personnel wounded

:: A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan late Thursday, killing one Nato soldier and wounding six other personnel, the coalition said. “The patrol was conducting a partnered mission with the Afghan National Army when

North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un says ‘all US’ within range after missile test

Kim Jong-Un

:: Kim Jong-Un boasted of North Korea’s ability to strike any target in the US after a second ICBM test that weapons experts said Saturday could even bring New York into range — in a potent challenge to President Donald

Iran jails US dual national for 10 years for spying

:: An Iranian court has sentenced a US dual national to 10 years in jail on spying charges, Iran’s judiciary spokesman said on Sunday, the latest case involving dual nationals held on security charges in the country. The spokesman did

‘Disorderly’ US actor Shia LaBeouf arrested in Georgia

Shia LaBeouf

:: US film star Shia LaBeouf was arrested in Georgia early Saturday after becoming “aggressive” toward a police officer and behaving in a “disorderly” fashion, authorities said. According to the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, LaBeouf was arrested in the early

Saudi-US arms deal includes plans for 150 Lockheed Martin Blackhawk helicopters

:: A series of US-Saudi arms deals announced on Saturday includes a pledge to assemble 150 Lockheed Martin Blackhawk helicopters in the Kingdom, an official statement said. The $6 billion deal for Blackhawks is expected to result in about 450

Putin says Russia sees no need to arm Syrian Kurds

:: President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia saw no need to arm the Syrian Kurds, but said Moscow would maintain working contacts with them. “Unlike other countries we are not announcing any arms deliveries to Kurdish formations,” said

Trump calls for tougher sanctions as North Korea continues missile tests

:: President Donald Trump called for tougher sanctions against North Korea after it test-fired a ballistic missile Sunday in an apparent attempt to test the South’s new liberal president and the US. “Let this latest provocation serve as a call

Merkel says she has ‘good relationship’ with Trump despite frosty start

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that she and President Donald Trump have built a “good working relationship” even though the two had frosty exchanges last year that raised fears of damage to the pivotal US-German partnership. “President Trump

US troops monitor situation along Syria-Turkey border

A commander of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Friday US forces would begin monitoring the situation along the Syria-Turkey frontier after cross-border fire between the Turkish military and YPG this week. The monitoring had not yet begun, but

Philippine leader says N. Korea’s Kim “wants to end the world,” urges US restraint

Rodrigo Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday urged the United States to show restraint after North Korea’s latest missile test and to avoid playing into the hands of leader Kim Jong Un, who “wants to end the world.” The notoriously blunt

Seoul: North Korea holds drill to mark military anniversary

South Korea’s military said Tuesday that North Korea held major live-fire drills in an area around its eastern coastal town of Wonsan as it marked the anniversary of the founding of its military. The exercise took place as a US

Famine fuels resurgence of Somali piracy: US general

Jim Mattis

Drought and famine seem to be fueling a resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia, the United States’ top military chief in Africa said Sunday. Half a dozen pirate attacks have been reported in the region over the last

Doctor’s arrest brings attention to US female circumcisions

Zehra Patwa

Zehra Patwa learned only a few years ago that during a family trip to India at age 7, she was circumcized, which is common for girls in parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Patwa, 46, doesn’t remember undergoing

Contours of a Russian-American ‘deal’ on Syria

Raghida Dergham

By : Raghida Dergham :: The bargaining for a potential Russian-American deal on Syria has started. It is without a putative “grand bargain” that would take into account Ukraine and Western sanctions on Russia, which remain a less attainable goal

US power is back

Dr. Amal Mudallali

By : Dr. Amal Mudallali :: Washington feels good about the week before 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency. It “reset” its entire foreign policy and reasserted US leadership in the Middle East and the world, to the delight of

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