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: WASHINGTON

Princes William and Harry recall their final call with Princess Diana

:: Prince William and Prince Harry have spoken out about the regret over their last conversation with their mother Princess Diana, who died 20 years ago in a car crash in Paris. In the wake of the anniversary, falling next

US Justice Department shuts down dark web bazaar AlphaBay

:: The US Justice Department said on Thursday it had shut down the dark web marketplace AlphaBay, working with international partners to knock offline the site accused of allowing a global trade in drugs, firearms, computer hacking tools and other

White House: Trump to host Lebanese PM Saad Hariri

:: US President Donald Trump will meet Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Washington next week for talks on issues including refugees and combatting terrorism, the White House announced Friday. Analysts also anticipate US aid will be high on the

US official confirms CIA ending support for Syria rebels

:: The head of the US military’s special operations confirmed Friday that the Central Intelligence Agency is shutting down its program to support rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. General Tony Thomas denied that the four-year-old operation was brought

Spicer resigns as White House press secretary

:: The White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has resigned over hiring of new communications aide, according to The Associated Press sources. Spicer is resigning his position, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. One of those people

Pentagon trims Pakistan military aid over Haqqani inaction

:: The US Defense Department has withheld $50 million in Pakistan military payments after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis determined Islamabad is not doing enough to counter the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, an official said on Friday. “Secretary Mattis has informed congressional

US Senator McCain diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer

:: US Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee known for political independence during more than three decades in the Senate, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, his office said on Wednesday. The 80-year-old lawmaker

Trump son to testify before US senate panel next week

:: President Donald Trump’s eldest son and a former campaign manager will testify before Congress next week as part of US investigations into the Trump team’s alleged contacts with Russia, a Senate panel announced Wednesday. Donald Trump Jr and Paul

US Supreme Court: Grandparents, grandkids exempted from Trump travel ban

:: The United States Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump’s government a fresh setback Wednesday, saying its controversial travel ban cannot be applied to grandparents and other close relatives of people living in the United States – for now. The

Report: CIA halting support for Syria rebels

:: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is shutting down its program to support rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Citing unnamed US officials, the Post said the four-year-old covert operation has had limited impact,

US puts new sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program

:: The United States slapped new economic sanctions against Iran on Tuesday over its ballistic missile program and said Tehran’s “malign activities” in the Middle East undercut any “positive contributions” coming from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord. The measures signaled

US ending laptop ban on Middle Eastern airlines

:: The US Transportation Security Administration said on Monday it was lifting a ban on passengers on Saudi Arabian Airlines carrying large electronics like laptops onboard US-bound flights, the last carrier under the restrictions. In March, US officials imposed restrictions

US says Iran complying with n-deal

:: The US has said that Iran is continuing to comply with the terms of the nuclear deal that curbed Tehran’s nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions’ relief, the media reported. But the Trump administration on Monday coupled its certification

US Secret Service rejects suggestion it vetted Trump son’s meeting

Natalia Veselnitskaya

:: The US Secret Service on Sunday denied a suggestion from President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer that it had vetted a meeting between the president’s son and Russian nationals during the 2016 campaign. Donald Trump Jr. has acknowledged that he

Saudi Ambassador Prince Khaled bin Salman’s arrival in Washington to reinvigorate ties with US

Prince Khaled bin Salman

:: The arrival in Washington of Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed Ambassador Prince Khaled bin Salman is expected to usher in a new era in bilateral ties. Prince Khaled, whose name was announced on April 22, will contribute to strengthening Saudi-US

US issues revised security directive to airlines worldwide

:: The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a revised directive to airlines around the world in response to requests that it clarify aviation security measures scheduled to begin taking effect next week, the agency said on Friday. “This

Pentagon: Leader of Afghan ISIS branch killed in US raid

:: US forces killed the leader of the ISIS’ Afghanistan branch in a raid earlier this week in the northeastern province of Kunar, the Pentagon said Friday. “US forces killed Abu Sayed, the emir of Islamic State of Iraq and

US says Russia willing to deploy monitors for Syria ceasefire

:: Russia has said it is willing to deploy monitors to prevent any violations of a ceasefire in southwestern Syria by Syrian government forces, a senior US official said on Thursday. Brett McGurk, US special envoy for the coalition against

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