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: France
No-deal Brexit seen as the most plausible scenario: France’s FM
:: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday that a no-deal Brexit on October 31 remained the “most plausible” scenario, adding that Britain had yet to come up with acceptable proposals on how to avoid a messy divorce
Sudan PM meets Darfur rebel chief in ‘essential’ step to peace: Macron
:: Sudan’s prime minister has met a senior Darfur rebel leader living in France, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, hailing an “essential step” for peace in the troubled east African nation. “We facilitated talks that Prime Minister (Abdalla) Hamdok
Crop ban after French chemical plant fire
:: Authorities in northern France where a massive fire this week ravaged a chemical factory in the city of Rouen on Sunday banned the harvesting of crops and sale of products of animal origin from the region, as a precautionary
Time for Iran to take steps to defuse tensions: Macron
:: The path to reducing tensions in the region has become smaller and the moment has come for Iran to help defuse the crisis, France’s president told his Iranian counterpart on Monday, his office said in a statement. Emmanuel Macron
French FM says Houthi account of Saudi Aramco attacks ‘not very credible’
:: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday that Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia’s account of the Saudi Aramco attacks is “not very credible.” “Yemen’s rebels have announced they have triggered this attack. That is not very credible, relatively
Macron says France will send experts to join Saudi Aramco attack investigation
:: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France will send its experts to join the investigation of the attacks on key oil installations in Saudi Arabia. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condemnation early on Wednesday against the
France FM arrives in Sudan to meet new leaders
:: France’s foreign minister has arrived in Sudan to meet with the African country’s new leaders, weeks after the formation of the first civilian-led government since the military ousted former President Omar al-Bashir in April. Sudan’s state-run news agency said
France pushes $15 bln credit line plan for Iran, if US allows it
:: France has proposed offering Iran about $15 billion in credit lines until year-end if Tehran comes fully back into compliance with its 2015 nuclear deal, a move that hinges on Washington not blocking it, Western and Iranian sources said.
Macron’s top Brexit aide: UK must not ‘export its political crisis’ to Europe
:: Britain must not “export its political crisis” over to Europe, said French politician Nathalie Loiseau, who is spearheading President Emmanuel Macron’s European election campaign, and serves as his top Brexit adviser. “We respect the British. We ask them to
Turkey warns France ‘no benefit’ in protecting Kurd militia
:: France will not gain in any way by retaining forces to protect Kurdish militias in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, after Paris announced it would maintain a presence despite an imminent US withdrawal. Washington’s decision to pull
France scraps petrol tax rises for 2019 after protests
:: France has scrapped all petrol price hikes for 2019, the environment minister said Wednesday, following weeks of violent protests against shrinking income blamed on President Emmanuel Macron’s government. A price hike scheduled for January 1, was “scrapped for the
French PM confirms fuel tax suspensions, calls for calm
:: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on Tuesday new concessions to “yellow vest” protesters, saying planned increases in the price of fuel would be suspended for six months. “No tax merits putting the unity of the nation in danger,”
World leaders in Paris warn world peace under threat
:: World leaders marking the centenary of the armistice that ended World War I in France on Sunday later attended the Paris Peace Forum where they warned that world peace may be under threat. The forum in Paris a three-day
Saudi force comes out fighting in joint ‘Bright Star’ drill
:: Saudi Arabian forces have joined a US-Egyptian Bright Star exercise along with military units from Greece, Britain, Jordan, the UAE, Italy and France. Observers from 16 other countries will monitor the exercise in Egypt, which is designed to strengthen
Saudi Crown Prince meets with French Minister of the Armed Forces
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met with French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Barley in Jeddah. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed areas of bilateral cooperation, especially in the field of defense and opportunities
France to host international humanitarian conference on Yemen
:: Paris will host an international humanitarian conference on Yemen on Wednesday to address the humanitarian situation in the country and find solutions for it. A seminar in which relief organizations and researchers in the humanitarian situation in Yemeni cities
Lebanon PM in second trip to Saudi since surprise resignation
:: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri headed to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the second time since his shock resignation in the kingdom last year. On November 4, Hariri announced he was stepping down in a televised address from Riyadh.
French defense minister says weakening Iran deal would aggravate region
:: France’s defense minister said weakening the Iran deal would aggravate an eruptive region, as world powers waited to see if U.S. President Donald Trump would pull out of the accord on Tuesday. Florence Parly told French radio RTL the
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