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: USA

Disney to make ‘Toy Story 4’

MAE ANDERSON: Movie heroines and super heros were the stars of The Walt Disney Cos. fourth-quarter results recently, as the success of animated tale “Frozen” and Marvel movie “Guardians of the Galaxy” helped revenue surpass expectations. Disney Studios has had

More than 600 U.S. troops described chemical arms exposure: report

More than 600 U.S. service members told military medical staff that they believe they were exposed to chemical warfare agents in Iraq after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, The New York Times reported Thursday. Pentagon officials said the department will

Obama wants $3.2 bln for U.S. air war on ISIS

President Barack Obama will ask lawmakers Friday for an additional $3.2 billion to pay for the war against the Islamic State group of Iraq and Syria, including funds to train and arm Baghdad government forces, officials said Thursday. The funds

Report: Obama sent secret letter to Iran’s Khamenei

U.S. President Barack Obama has secretly written to Iran’s supreme leader to discuss possible cooperation in the fight against Islamic militants providing there is a nuclear deal, a U.S. daily reported Thursday. Obama sent the letter last month to Ayatollah

US broadens bombing campaign in Syria, angers Western-backed rebels

US airstrikes have targeted a Syrian rebel group with connections to Nusra Front, a Syrian watchdog reported. Syrian rebels, however, are reportedly upset with the change of strategy, saying it strengthens President Assad’s grip on power. The Obama administration’s stated

Bin Laden shooter identified as Rob O’Neill

The former U.S. Navy SEAL who claimed shooting Ossama Bin Laden has allegedly been identified, UK’s Daily Mail reported Thusday. Rob O’Neill, 38, who has completed more than 400 missions as a Navy SEAL, was “exclusively” identified by the daily.

Obama: core principles the same after Republicans’ wins

After Republicans took control of Congress on Wednesday, President Barack Obama said the core principles of his administration will remain the same, but promised to work constructively with them, including on issues like the fight against Ebola and the Islamic

U.S. denies pressing Saleh to leave Yemen

Washington on Wednesday denied reports that it was pressuring Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been threatened with U.N. sanctions for obstructing peace, to leave the country. Saleh’s party, the General People’s Congress, said the ex-leader, who stepped

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

Guard who got ‘too close’ to Obama out of job

A security guard fired after President Barack Obama’s trip to Atlanta said Monday that he lost his job because he snapped a picture of the presidential motorcade to send to his mother and is humiliated by news reports wrongly claiming

Meet the new age Disney princess

LOS ANGELES: A Disney princess no longer needs a prince to experience true love. Sisterhood saves the day in “Frozen.” Motherly love breaks an evil spell in “Maleficent.” A little girl’s love of her own life is a focus of

Jolie ‘open’ to politics

Angelina Jolie

LOS ANGELES: As Americans went to the polls for mid-term elections Tuesday, Angelina Jolie revealed that she is open to a possible role in politics, diplomacy or public service. The A-list star, who is already known for her humanitarian work

Swift’s ‘1989’ sells 1m copies in 1st week

NEW YORK: Taylor Swift’s “1989” sold nearly 1.3 million copies in the United States in its first week, making it the biggest album release in 12 years, data showed late Tuesday. Sales tracking service Nielsen Soundscan said that “1989,” released

First Afghanistan foreign fighter in U.S. for trial

A Russian was brought before a U.S. court Tuesday to face terrorism-related charges after being held for years in Afghanistan as a suspected foreign fighter. Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin, who was flown out of Afghanistan on Monday, was the first foreign

Republicans win U.S. Senate in blow to Obama

Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate, capturing seats from Democrats in elections Tuesday shaped by deep voter discontent with President Barack Obama. With Republicans retaining their majority in the House of Representatives, Obama will spend his final two years

Biden says he never apologized to Turkey

Did Vice President Joe Biden really apologize to Turkey’s president? The White House says he did, but Biden says he did not. In early October, Biden placed phone calls to three U.S. allies as he attempted to smooth over a

World Trade Center reopens for business

The 104-story, $3.9 billion skyscraper dominates Manhattan skyline NEW YORK: The resurrected World Trade Center has again opened for business, 13 years after the 9/11 terrorist attack — marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation. Some

Muhammad Ali’s doctor downplays fears over boxing legend’s health

The personal doctor of Muhammad Ali has played down fears over the former world heavyweight champion’s medical condition. Ali, 72, who has lived with Parkinson’s disease since the early 1980s, was reported to have experienced deterioration in his health, namely

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