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: US
Violence a ‘routine’ in US
By : Harun Yahya School shootings have become a horrendous American tradition, a “routine,” as US President Barack Obama would like put this way. “Somehow this has become. My response here at this podium ends up being routine, the conversation
It’s decision time for Biden – will he run for president?
The drumbeat for Joe Biden to jump into the 2016 presidential race is growing louder. Almost half of the nation’s Democrats want the vice president to enter the field and challenge front-runner Hillary Clinton, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
N. Korea ready to defend itself: Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared Saturday that his country was ready to stand up to any threat posed by the US as he spoke at a lavish military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the North’s ruling
Saudi students deny US sexual assault charges
Four Saudi students studying in the US have denied allegations of sexually assaulting two women and pleaded not guilty in a US court, according to an online newspaper. The students told the court in Providence, Rhode Island, that “the two
Khamenei bans US negotiations
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday banned any further negotiations between Iran and the United States, putting the breaks on moderates hoping to end Iran’s isolation after reaching a nuclear deal with world powers in July. Khamenei, the
World prices seen too low to support US shale oil output
US oil production will start to decline soon unless oil prices rise substantially, oil executives said, saying lower production could pave the way for a spike in the market in future if fuel demand increased. Delegates at the Oil and
India-Japan-US Trilateral: India’s Policy For The Indo-Pacific
In an interesting first, the foreign ministers of India, Japan and the US had a trilateral dialogue on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on 29 September 2015. The foreign ministers underlined the strategic convergence of their interests in
Russia, US To Cooperate On Islamic State
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Russia and the United States have agreed to enhance their discussions on cooperation against the Islamic State. Through foreign and defense ministers, both nations will keep a dialogue open to reach common
China, US rate hike loom over global finance summit
Clouds are gathering over the world’s economic leaders ahead of a meeting in Peru to confront the fallout of a China-sparked commodity price crash that has rocked once-powerful emerging markets. The impending prospect of a US interest rate hike, the
US regulators probe Google’s Android
US regulators are launching an anti-competition probe into Google’s Android operating system, the software that runs most of the world’s smartphones, Bloomberg News said. The Federal Trade Commission has agreed with the US Justice Department that it will lead the
Milosevic’s fate ‘awaits Syria tyrant’
Justice will catch up with Syrian President Bashar Assad even if he remains in power under a negotiated end to Syria’s war, UN human rights investigator Carla del Ponte said on Monday. “Assad is the president, so let’s deal with
Biden: ‘We will not let Iran acquire a nuclear weapon’
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sought to nullify all doubts on the United States’ commitment to Israeli security dismissing what he called the “malarkey” circulating about the nuclear deal with Iran. “There’s absolutely no daylight, none, between us and the
General John Allen sees FSA role in political, not military solution
The United States does not expect Syrian rebels it plans to train to fight Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants to also take on President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, but sees them as a crucial part of a political
Netanyahu to seek assurances from Obama on Iran
President Barack Obama and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu meet for a new round in their often-tense relationship on Wednesday, facing differences over Iran diplomacy and Middle East peace efforts as well as complications from the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State militants.
China defence ministry tells US to end air and naval surveillance
Says the US should “take concrete measures to decrease close-in reconnaissance activities. BEIJING : China s military on Thursday told the United States to end air and naval surveillance near its borders, saying it was damaging relations between the Pacific
Obama signals no immediate strikes in Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signaled there would not be immediate U.S. military action in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, saying that Washington was still developing a strategy on tackling the conflict there. “I don’t
U.S. Coast Guard fires at Iranian boat in Gulf
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel fired in self-defense on an Iranian boat in the Persian Gulf, the Navy said Wednesday, an encounter that could exacerbate tensions between the two countries as they work to hammer out a lasting deal over
Obama ‘okays’ surveillance flights over Syria
The U.S. has begun surveillance flights over Syria after President Barack Obama gave the OK, officials said early Tuesday, in a move that could pave the way for airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. While the
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