Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
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 »
Monthly Archives: July 2014
KSA flays Israeli savagery in Gaza Strip
Saudi Arabia has denounced the brutal Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the Jewish state’s war crimes against unarmed Palestinians. It urged the international community to shoulder its responsibility in protecting the Palestinians from Israeli genocide. In a meeting
Hamas rocket strike halts airline flights to Israel
• Israel appeals to US to reconsider flight ban • Kerry says ban was solely for safety concern • Death toll in Gaza exceeds 630 GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: A rocket fired from Gaza on Tuesday led airlines to
Who is Hamas fighting for?
By: Khairallah Khairallah In 2006, Israel launched a war on Lebanon. It was a war that aimed to weaken Hezbollah which had started to work towards tightening its grip on Lebanon to fill the vacuum resulting from the Syrian military’s
All talk, no action: A message to those who ‘support’ Palestine
By: Octavia Nasr I’m sick and tired of the pretenders who say, “Palestine is the compass,” and ignore the actual abuses the Palestinians have been enduring at the hands of occupiers, jailers and hostile hosts. I’m not talking only about
An urgent open letter to Sisi, you can save Palestinian lives!
By: Abdallah Schleifer Egypt can and must open the border crossing point with Gaza to provide temporary refugee relief while guaranteeing Egypt’s own security from Gaza and Sinai based terrorists. The Palestinians in Gaza are in a dire situation. Hamas
Kurdish leader eyes independence from Iraq
Massoud Barzani, president of the autonomous region of Kurdistan in Iraq’s north, is pushing for full independence from the conflict-ravaged country. His nine-year rule has seen Iraqi Kurdistan flourish, with relative stability, lower perceived corruption and healthy oil revenues. This
Last selfie: Teenager posts picture aboard MH17
A Dutch teenager posted last week a picture of him and his mother on board of the doomed MH17 flight moments before the take-off, according to the British daily news website, the Daily Mail. Gary Slok, who died on board
NGO: Jihadists sell Syrian oil to Iraqi businessmen
The jihadist Islamic State is selling oil and liquid gas products extracted from fields under its control in Syria to Iraqi businessmen across the border, a monitoring group said Monday. ISIS has captured large swathes of territory in Syria and
Moscow: Ukraine fighter jet near Malaysian plane before crash
Russia on Monday said its flight records show a Ukrainian fighter jet was flying close to the Malaysian passenger airliner just before it crashed and that Kiev was operating radar stations used for missile systems. Moscow also denied supplying Ukrainian
Image shows MH17 ‘victim’s ring’ eyed by rebel
Photos of Russian separatist fighters rifling through the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in recent days have sparked anger online, with one image showing a gold ring being eyed up by a rebel. The photos have garnered condemnation as
Stranded Indian family finally gets exit visas
The Saudi government has granted an Indian family of eight final exit visas so that they can go home to Hyderabad. Maj. Mohammad bin Nasir, in charge of the deportation center, said the government granted the family’s request on humanitarian
Indian expats bid farewell to senior colleague
A large number of Indian community members turned up with their families at a lavish iftar party hosted by the Riyadh chapter of the Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association (AMUOBA). The AMUOBA iftar party was also a farewell evening
Unsafe Ukraine airspace forces many airlines to cancel flights
Several Gulf airlines, which have either suspended flights to Ukraine or reduced their frequency, have expressed serious concerns over the safety of passengers flying to destinations in and around Ukraine. “Some passengers bound for the Ukrainian capital have canceled their
Israel bombs five Gaza mosques among 70 targets
Israel bombed five mosques, a sports stadium and the home of the late Hamas military chief across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, a Gaza police official said, according to the Associated Press. The bombs were among Israeli aircraft attacks on
Israel shells hospital killing 5, wounding 70
GAZA CITY: Israel shelled a hospital in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, killing five people and wounding at least 70, medics said. Emergency services spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said the 70 injured included at least 20 hospital staff, among them
Turkish soldiers killed in Syria border clash
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with suspected smugglers near the Syria border, a local official said on Tuesday, according to Reuters news agency. A military patrol confronted a group of smugglers trying to cross from Syria into
Mass protest in Rabat in solidarity with Gaza
Tens of thousands of Moroccans staged a popular protest to denounce the Israeli assault on Gaza and to show solidarity with the Palestinian people. Protesters raised banners condemning Israeli aggression on Gaza and praising the resolve of the Gaza Strip
Bloody clashes break out in Libya’s Benghazi
Sixteen people, most of them soldiers, were killed and 81 others were injured in clashes between the Libyan army and Islamist fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi, medical and military sources said Tuesday, according to Agence France-Presse. “Most of
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