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: November 2016
American held in Yemen released and flown to Oman
An American held in Yemen was flown to Oman on Sunday in the first leg of his journey home after he was released in the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa, the Omani state new agency ONA reported. Oman has kept good
Quds Force commander says Syria needs to impose Iran’s will
A senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps al-Quds Force has said that the year 2016 would be a resolute year in Syrian civil war. Deputy Commander of al-Quds force, Ismail Qaiana, was quoted as saying in a speech
Probe into hiring of minister’s son ‘not yet complete’
The anti-corruption commission Nazaha stressed on its official Twitter account that investigation into the alleged irregular hiring of the son of the minister Khaled Al-Arj is ongoing and that the commission will make the findings public on its completion. Social
Trump diving into Democratic territory in final days
Long on swagger and short on time, Donald Trump declared Saturday he would spend some of the last hours of the presidential campaign in Democratic strongholds, promising to pull off a shocker in states that haven’t voted for a Republican
Yemen’s ousted Saleh retracts, welcomes UN plan
Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has welcomed a UN peace proposal to end the country’s 19-month war as a “good basis for negotiations” in signs of faltering ties between him and the Houthi militias. Saleh made his comments as UN
Kidnapped Italians, Canadian released in Libya
Two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped in the south of conflict-torn Libya in September have been released and flown to Italy, the Italian government announced Saturday. The Italians, Danilo Calonego and Bruno Cacace, and Canadian Frank Poccia were
Tens of thousands protest in South Korea, call for president to quit
Tens of thousands of South Koreans protested in central Seoul on Saturday in one the largest demonstrations in the country’s capital for years, calling on embattled President Park Geun-hye to resign over a growing influence-peddling scandal. Roughly 43,000 people were
KSA joins global drive to halt climate change
Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Abdullah Al-Mouallimi signed the Paris Climate Change Agreement at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday in the presence of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Al-Mouallimi said the Kingdom is concerned about
Tunisian soldier killed in his home: report
A Tunisian soldier has been killed in his home near central Mount Mghilla, an area where militant fighters operate, public television reported late Saturday. Citing defence ministry spokesman Belhassen Oueslati, the television channel said that army and national guard units
Shiite cleric condemns attack on Saudi police in Qatif
Shiite cleric Sheikh Hassan al-Saffar has condemned attacks on Saudi police in the Eastern Province city of Qatif. Al-Saffar said the violent attacks on security officers and police “do not represent the true values of people from the province”. “We
Obama rallying cry goes from ‘Yes, We Can’ to ‘C’mon man’
Is “C’mon, man” President Barack Obama’s new “Yes, We Can?” The president is deploying the phrase “c’mon, man” to great – and sometimes humorous – effect in the midst of an aggressive burst of campaigning to help elect Democratic presidential
Obama extends national emergency on Iranian
In a letter to Congress on Thursday, US President Barack Obama extended Washington’s national emergency with respect to Iran, which was originally placed on Tehran in light of the hostage crisis in November 1979. “Our relations with Iran have not
Iran admits to arming Houthis with missiles
Fars news agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, said Friday that Houthi missile units pounded the Yemeni forces’ military positions in the capital city of Sanaa on Friday with the ballistic “Zalzal-2” missile. It added that forces’ gathering
Iraqi units clear Mosul buildings after advances
Iraqi special forces cleared buildings on Saturday in neighborhoods they entered in eastern Mosul a day earlier, after pushing out ISIS militants in their drive to take back the city. Fighting continued in the morning, with both sides firing mortars
British government loses court case on how to trigger Brexit
England’s High Court ruled on Thursday that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, a major upset for Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans for Brexit. Sterling rose on the news, with many
ISIS bomb kills 12 Iraq civilians, including children, fleeing Hawijah
A bomb blast on Friday killed 12 civilians, among them women and children, who had fled the ISIS-held Hawijah area in northern Iraq, officials said. The deaths highlight the extreme danger faced by civilians trying to flee areas held by
Irish in Iraq suicide attack, claims Daesh
Ireland is investigating reports that an Irish citizen blew himself up in a suicide attack near the Iraqi city of Mosul, a spokesman said on Saturday. A Daesh statement said on Friday Abu Usama Al-Irelandi detonated an explosive-laden vehicle, killing
Common insurance system to ease labor movement in GCC countries
Minister of Labor and Social Development Mufrej Al-Haqabani confirmed that developing a common system to extend insurance protection for Gulf citizens working in any of the GCC’s countries will encourage the mobility of labor forces between these countries, and realize
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