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 »
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IAEA: Iran has accelerated enrichment of uranium
:: Iran has followed through on a threat to accelerate its production of enriched uranium, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said on Monday, departing from his usual guarded language to say he was worried about increasing tension. Recent
Saudi Arabia steps up oil diplomacy ahead of OPEC meeting
:: Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih and his staff are busy these days. The minister and some of his aides are in continuous talks with global producers to convince them to attend the meeting of OPEC in Vienna on Nov.
Austria set to elect youngest EU leader in right-wing push
:: Austrians were voting Sunday in a snap election tipped to see conservative Sebastian Kurz, 31, become the EU’s youngest leader and form an alliance with the far-right, in the bloc’s latest populist test. A rightward shift in the wealthy
Saudi Arabia still examining options for nuclear power plants
:: Saudi Arabia said on Monday it was still undertaking feasibility studies before deciding how and where to build its first nuclear power stations. Industry sources said last week that Saudi Arabia was expected to launch a tendering process for
Saudi Embassy in Vienna calls on citizens to observe Austria’s face cover ban
:: The Saudi Embassy in Vienna is alerting its citizens to recent Austrian legislation banning face covers in public and is calling on them to observe the law. The measure takes effect in October. It will affect women who normally
Austria jails Syrian for life over 20 murders
:: A Syrian migrant has been jailed for life in Austria for executing 20 wounded government soldiers in his home country. The court in the western city of Innsbruck announced its ruling late Wednesday after a jury found the 27-year-old
Iran challenges need to ship out excess material under nuclear deal
Iran has challenged the need for it to ship sensitive material abroad if its stock exceeds a limit set by its nuclear deal with major powers. The challenge raises the prospect of a confrontation with the new US administration of
Iran, world powers make restricted nuke deal documents public
In an unusual move, Iran and six world powers on Friday released previously restricted documents about their nuclear deal to enforce their view that Tehran is not circumventing limits on its limit of enriched uranium, which could be used to
UN report notes minor Iranian violation of nuclear deal
The UN agency monitoring the nuclear pact between Iran and six world powers is reporting that Iran’s stockpile of heavy water is marginally over the allowed limit but Tehran plans to return to compliance. The deal specifies a heavy water
Iran once again exceeds a nuclear deal limit: IAEA report
Iran has exceeded a soft limit on sensitive material set under its nuclear deal with major powers, the UN atomic watchdog said on Wednesday, hours after Donald Trump – who has strongly criticized the agreement – won the US presidential
Saudi Arabia takes part in International Conference on Atomic Energy
The International Conference on Atomic Energy has opened its 60th session in the Austrian capital Vienna. Saudi Arabia’s delegation was headed by President of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy Dr. Hashim bin Abdullah Yamani, according to a
UN nuclear agency says Iran sticking to nuclear deal
Iran has kept to a nuclear deal it agreed with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could be used to make atomic weapons, a report by the UN nuclear agency found. The confidential report by
‘Big risk’ of EU-Turkey migrant deal collapsing
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said that the EU’s deal with Turkey on halting the flow of migrants towards the bloc is at risk of breaking down, in comments published Friday. “The risk is big. The success so far of
Iranian president postpones Austria visit ‘for security reasons’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has postponed for security reasons a planned visit to Austria this week, only his second to Europe since last year’s nuclear deal, Austria’s presidency said Tuesday. “The visit for March 30-31 by President Hassan Rouhani and
Russia, West differ on UN’s Iran nuclear report
Russia and the West overcame differences to strike a landmark nuclear deal with Iran but are now divided on how well the UN atomic agency is reporting on whether Tehran is meeting its commitments. Western nations want more details while
Iran briefly overstepped a limit set by nuclear deal, IAEA says
Iran briefly exceeded a limit set by a deal with major powers under which sanctions against it were lifted, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday, but Tehran then came back within the permitted bounds. Under its July deal with
Austria to step up border controls with Italy, Slovenia, Hungary: Govt
The Austrian government announced Tuesday it would step up border controls at checkpoints along its southern frontier with Italy, Slovenia and Hungary to slow the migrant influx. “There will be different structural measures from containers to further barriers” similar to
Austria says will halt migrants crossing its borders
Austria said it would deny entry to migrants intending to pass through its northern neighbor Germany rather than apply for asylum there, prompting Slovenia to its south to announce a similar move to avoid becoming a refugee bottleneck. Slovenia and
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