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
Kerry calls Abbas, Netanyahu to urge Mideast calm
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to express concern at recent violence and ask them to work to restore calm, an official said Friday. The move comes amid mounting clashes in Israel and
Consumer spending, auto sales boost US growth
The US Federal Reserve says steady consumer spending and an improving housing market spurred modest US economic growth in the late summer, though factory output was sluggish in part because of the strong dollar. The Fed said in its latest
Close Clinton aide testifies before US Benghazi committee
A longtime, close aide to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, testified Friday before the US House committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, as the panel faced fresh criticism from Republicans and Democrats about the purpose of
U.S. Afghanistan mission extended into 2017
When President Barack Obama leaves office in 15 months, he’ll hand his successor military conflicts in the two countries where he promised to end prolonged war: Afghanistan and Iraq. There will be far fewer troops in each, and the American
Obama and Erdogan vow to step up ISIS fight
U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed to step up the fight against ISIS and strengthen Syria’s moderate opposition. Speaking by telephone in the wake of Saturday’s bomb attack in Ankara that killed 99
U.S. ‘ready to drop’ weapons to Syria rebels
The U.S. military is poised to boost its supply runs to rebels fighting ISIS militants in northern Syria, a U.S. official said Thursday, days after an initial air drop of ammunition. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official told AFP
Obama to slow US troop withdrawals from Afghanistan: official
The US military will slow its withdrawal from Afghanistan, keeping thousands of troops in the war-ravaged country through 2017, President Barack Obama will announce Thursday. The shift in Obama’s planning marks the latest delay to his plans to get out
US rights group sues former CIA ‘torture’ psychologists
A group of former prisoners from the early days of America’s “War on Terror” are suing two psychologists who helped build the CIA’s torture program, the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday. The Central Intelligence Agency paid James Mitchell and
U.S. labels attacks on Israeli civilians as acts of ‘terrorism’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry strongly condemned what he called “terrorist attacks” against Israeli civilians and urged both Israelis and Palestinians to stop the violence. “The United States condemns in the strongest terms possible the terrorist attacks against Israeli
Russia and U.S. to hold new round of military talks
Military commanders from Russia and the United States will hold another round of talks Wednesday on how to stay out of each other’s way in the skies over Syria. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the latest “de-confliction” talks as
Foreign policy clashes frame first Democratic debate
The U.S. Democratic candidates for president clashed over foreign policy issues relating to Syria, ISIS and how to deal with Vladimir Putin’s Russia during the first primary debate for the party on Tuesday night. Last week, Washington and its allies
U.S. to raise Iran missile test at U.N.: State Department
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it appeared Iran’s missile test announced over the weekend violated U.N. Security Council resolutions and that Washington would raise the incident at the United Nations. Iran said it tested a new precision-guided ballistic
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.
U.S. airdrops ammunition to Syrian Arabs
U.S. forces have carried out an air drop of small arms ammunition to Syrian Arab rebels in northern Syria, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes by intervening in the war on the side of President Bashar al-Assad. A
Obama thinks Trump ‘won’t be next president’
President Barack Obama said Donald Trump was “the classic reality TV character” who had tapped into something real in the Republican Party but was unlikely to end up as president. “He is a great publicity-seeker – and at a time
Black Americans gather on 20th anniversary of ‘million man march’
Thousands of African Americans gathered in Washington to mark the 20th anniversary of the “Million Man March,” renewing their demands for justice reform and greater civil rights. The demonstration on the National Mall, the grassy, mile-long promenade between the U.S.
Ex-Benghazi investigator says U.S. panel targeted Clinton
A former investigator for the House of Representatives Select Committee on Benghazi is accusing the Republican-led panel of targeting Democrat Hillary Clinton to scupper her presidential bid, the New York Times and CNN reported on Saturday. They said Major Bradley
Pentagon to make payouts to Kunduz air strike victims
The Pentagon announced Saturday it would make payments in compensation for those killed and injured by U.S. airstrikes on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. The group, known by its French acronym MSF, has
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