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
Pentagon: No immediate decision on US troops in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama`s administration has not yet made a decision on whether to ramp up troop levels to counter a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter wants to give Lieutenant General John Nicholson, who
US strikes ISIS chemical weapons capabilities
The United States has carried out air strikes that it believes have degraded ISIS’ chemical weapons capabilities, the Pentagon said on Thursday, adding the intelligence for the strikes was gathered from a militant captured by U.S. commandos. “We believe that
US has no battlefield plans to storm ISIS ‘capital’
The commander of US special operations said Tuesday that while coalition forces have put ISIS under pressure there is no immediate battlefield plan to take its de facto capital. Briefing US lawmakers in Washington, senior generals said the US-led anti-ISIS
Biden tells Arab crowd of ‘nasty’ US campaign
Speaking before an Arab audience in his trip to the UAE, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden offered his views Tuesday on the “petty, venal and mean” politics in America ahead of the November presidential election. Biden, a Democrat, blamed gerrymandered
U.S. leads 14 strikes against ISIS in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military
The United States and its allies conducted 14 strikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, the coalition leading the operations said. In a statement released early Friday, the Combined Joint Task Force said six strikes in Syria focused
Trump makes U-turn on torture stance
US front-running Republican candidate Donald Trump abruptly backtracked Friday from statements endorsing the torture of terror suspects and the killing of their families, saying he would not order the US military to break international laws if elected president. In a
UNICEF ‘deeply concerned’ about U.S. citizen jailed in Iran
The United Nations Children’s Fund said on Thursday it is worried about the health and well-being of one of its former officials, an elderly man jailed in Iran for more than a week. Baquer Namazi, whose son Siamak has been
Kerry meets U.N. envoy for Libya, repeats support for unity government
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met on Thursday with Martin Kobler, the U.N. secretary-general’s special representative for Libya, to discuss efforts to support a unified Libyan government, the State Department said. Kerry said Washington would continue to support Prime
U.S. downplays North Korea’s ability to fire nukes
The Pentagon on Thursday downplayed the risk from North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, after Kim Jong-Un said the country’s nuclear weapons must be ready for pre-emptive use at “anytime.” “The U.S. government assessment has not changed,” a U.S. defense official told
Aleppo braced for siege despite Syrian ceasefire: NGOs
The northern Syrian city of Aleppo has been surrounded by pro-regime forces and is facing a devastating siege despite the declaration of a ceasefire, humanitarian leaders said Thursday. Senior members of the agencies leading the relief effort for civilians caught
U.S. reviews Syria ceasefire hotline after language problems
The United States is to review staffing on a hotline to report ceasefire violations in Syria after some volunteers had trouble understanding Arabic speakers. State Department personnel in Washington are manning a line to allow witnesses in Syria to report
U.S. ‘concerned’ about Syrian govt attacks on civilians claims
The United States is concerned about reports of Syrian government tank and artillery attacks against civilians in several areas as well as possible use of chemical weapons by the government since Saturday’s ceasefire, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
Possible MH370 debris found near Mozambique
A piece of debris found along the eastern African coast between Mozambique and Madagascar may be from the tail section of the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared two years ago, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Citing U.S., Malaysian and Australian
Trump, Clinton seek Super Tuesday wins
On the eve of Super Tuesday’s crucial primaries, a sharp new divide erupted between Republicans who pledge to fall in line behind Donald Trump if he wins their party’s nomination and others who insist they can never back the bombastic
U.S., Russia in new Syria military safety talks
Pentagon officials spoke with Russian counterparts on Monday as part of a series of discussions aimed at avoiding military mishaps in Syria. Russia and a U.S.-led coalition are conducting separate military campaigns in war-torn Syria, with the United States targeting
Four shot dead in rural U.S. town before gunman kills self
Four people, including children, were shot dead Friday in a rural town in the U.S. state of Washington by a man who then turned the gun on himself, police said. Ryan Spurling, spokesman for the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, said
Obama: U.S. will prevail in fight against ISIS
President Barack Obama directed his national security team Thursday to press the U.S.-led international campaign to destroy ISIS “on all fronts.” He also expressed hope that a proposed cease-fire in Syria will lead to a political settlement to end the
U.S., China agree on U.N. North Korea resolution
The United States and China have agreed on a U.N. resolution on North Korea’s nuclear “provocations,” the White House announced Wednesday, with diplomats saying it would include fresh sanctions and could go to a Security Council vote soon. Diplomats at
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