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: WASHINGTON
Obama, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss security in meeting
US President Barack Obama met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington Thursday, the White House said, amid serious tensions over press freedom and the war in Syria. Having previously stated the pair were unlikely to hold sit-down talks
North Korea, again, demands halt to US-South Korea war games
It’s a demand North Korea has been making for decades: The United States and South Korea must immediately suspend their annual military exercises if there is to be peace on the Korean Peninsula. And, once again, it’s a demand that
Republican Trump revises abortion stance after backlash
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Wednesday that women who end pregnancies should face punishment if the United States bans abortion, triggering a torrent of criticism from both sides of the abortion debate, including from his White House rivals.
Trump abandons pledge: Says no to backing another Republican nominee
Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned a pledge to support a party presidential nominee other than himself, a sign of increasing friction with chief rival Ted Cruz. “No, I don’t anymore,” Trump replied, when asked at a CNN town
Sanders team pushes Clinton for New York debate
Bernie Sanders’ campaign team called on Hillary Clinton to relent and agree to hold a debate between the Democratic presidential hopefuls in New York before the state primary on April 19. Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, is hanging on in
Obama unlikely to meet Erdogan during US visit
President Barack Obama is not expected to hold sit-down talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan when he visits Washington later this week for a nuclear security summit, amid deep divisions between the two NATO nations. Several heads of
US condemns UN call for list of firms operating in West Bank
The United States on Wednesday condemned a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution that calls for setting up a database of businesses operating in the occupied West Bank, a move that Israel has called a “blacklist.” The Geneva-based council, established
Syria has ‘no objection’ to work with US on ISIS
Syria is willing to take part in an international coalition against terrorism but only if the United States will work with Damascus in a way it has not done so far, the Syrian envoy to Geneva peace talks said on
Donald Trump details ‘America first’ foreign policy views
Donald Trump described his foreign policy as an “America first” approach that will stop the US from being systematically “ripped off.” The Republican frontrunner, who has spent his entire career in business, gave the most in-depth discussion so far on
US says it hasn’t changed position on Assad
The Obama administration maintained Friday that President Bashar Assad shouldn’t lead Syria any longer, rejecting a Russian claim that the US has changed its position. Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov saying Washington now accepts Moscow’s
Brussels attacker had been on US terror watchlist
Ibrahim El Bakraoui, one of the Brussels suicide bombers, was on a US counterterrorism watchlist before the November attacks in Paris and his brother Khalid was put on the list shortly afterward, sources familiar with the matter said. Reuters previously
Number of US drones ‘will nearly triple by 2020’
An estimated seven million drones will fly in US skies by 2020, nearly tripling the number expected to be in circulation by the end of the year, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “Unmanned aircraft systems will be the most dynamic
US blacklists Iran IRGC units in wake of missile tests
The US Treasury named units involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program to its sanctions blacklist Thursday, two weeks after the country ran missile tests that Washington labeled “provocative and destabilizing.” The Treasury placed sanctions on Shahid Nuri Industries and Shahid
Iranian man ‘hacked US dam system’
One of seven Iranian suspects indicted by the US government and linked to the Iranian government hacked into the system controlling an American dam in 2013, prosecutors announced Thursday. Hamid Firoozi repeatedly hacked into the system which controlled Bowman Dam
US concern over Egypt’s NGO investigation
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he was deeply concerned by the deterioration in the human rights situation in Egypt, including Egypt’s decision to reopen an investigation of non-governmental organizations. In a statement released by the State
Russia pulls most strike aircraft from Syria
Russia has withdrawn most of its strike aircraft from Syria, the US military said on Friday, adding that it was now entirely carrying out strikes in support of Syrian government forces using artillery instead of aircraft. “They still have helicopters
White House calls on Turkey to respect democratic values
The White House on Thursday called on the Turkish government to respect democratic values, amid allegations of a fresh press crackdown. “We urge Turkish authorities to ensure their actions uphold the universal democratic values enshrined in Turkey’s constitution, including freedom
ISIS committing genocide in Iraq, Syria: Kerry
The Obama administration on Thursday formally concluded ISIS is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria, a declaration long sought by Congress and human rights organizations but likely to change little in the conflict against the
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