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: January 2017
Document likely on Syria cease-fire at Astana meet
Russian news agency ‘Interfax’ reported late Tuesday that a source involved in the Astana meeting said there are expectations of a document to be signed during negotiations for the implementation of a cease-fire in all parts of Syria. The source
Saudi Arabia arrests man wanted for Qatif violence
Saudi Arabia has announced they have arrested a man wanted for several crimes and acts of violence in the kingdom’s Eastern Province. Security forces were able to capture and arrest Mohammed Hussain al-Faraj on Tuesday for crimes committed in the
Houthis deprive 2.5 million Yemeni children of education
Houthi militias deprived more than 2.5 million Yemeni children of education, as a result of wars waged in the various governorates in the country according to educational statistics, Al Arabiya.Net reported. The war in Yemen has caused hundreds of thousands
Orlando shooter’s wife charged in relation to attack
The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, appeared in court on Tuesday, accused of committing a crime by assisting her husband ahead of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
Oracle denies claims linking recent layoffs to Trump
“As the global market for Oracle’s Solaris [operating system] shrinks, the company is now refocusing on cloud services to better adapt to changes,” Li Yingyan, the public relations manager at Oracle’s Beijing office, told the Global Times on Wednesday. Li’s
ISIS targets bombed near Syria’s Al-Bab
The US-led coalition has conducted four strikes near the Syrian town of Al-Bab, a significant move that will help Turkish forces fighting ISIS there, a US official said Tuesday. “These strikes were the result of continued cooperation with Turkey, and
After 3 years, MH370 search ends with no plane, few answers
The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has been called off, in a joint statement made by Australian, Malaysian and Chinese governments on Tuesday. For the past two years, authorities have combed a 120,000 square km patch of
Turkey gunman was ‘arrested in Iran’ before attack
The suspected gunman behind the new year’s eve Istanbul club attack, Abdulkadir Masharipov, was arrested in Iran before heading to Turkey, Turkish daily Milliyet said in its Tuesday edition. The newspaper added that Masharipov was then able to escape Iran
Kashmiri Muslim View on Indian Judiciary.. Lossing Faith..
Indian judiciary has weakened the voice of inclusive, integrationist Kashmiri Muslim The recent Mumbai High Court judgment which appears to legitimize murder in the course of communal incitement has upset and alienated the most reasonable and inclusive among Kashmiri Muslims
Egypt moves to prosecute prominent cleric Sheikh Qaradawi
Prosecutors in Cairo have referred an alleged civil defamation claim against internationally renowned Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi to the Higher State Security Prosecution Service, which is a judicial branch concerned with cases related to national security. The report accuses
Iran bids Obama farewell with insults
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed The Scorpion and the Frog is an animal fable about a frog that carries a scorpion on its back across a river. The frog is first hesitant to carry the scorpion out of fear of being
It doesn’t cost anything to be civil
By : Khaled Almaeena I have written several times both in English and Arabic about the lack of civility in our approach to daily life. The list of complaints can go on and on. What makes me return to this
From Abdulaziz to Salman, protecting the concept of the Saudi state
By : Turki Al-Dakhil Saudi Arabia has always been keen on one essential and fundamental concept which is solidifying the concept of the state. Since King Abdulaziz’s era and until King Salman’s, the concept deepened in terms of strengthening and
Iraqi forces push into ISIS-held pocket in Mosul
Iraqi special forces pushed deeper into ISIS-held districts in eastern Mosul on Tuesday, and army units battled the militants inside a military base in the north of the city, military officials said. ISIS has been driven out of most eastern
Davos 2017: China’s Xi Jinping warns against protectionism
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a stark warning against protectionism on Tuesday, as he championed globalization at a time it faces a major backlash in the West. He was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the first
‘No sense’ in renegotiating nuclear deal: Iran president
President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday there was no chance of Iran renegotiating the nuclear deal with world powers if US President-elect Donald Trump demands it. “The nuclear deal is finished, it has been approved by the UN Security Council and
Saudi King Salman receives Speaker of Canadian Senate
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received Speaker of Canadian Senate George J. Furey at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed the positive relations between Saudi Arabia and Canada. The meeting was attended by Speaker of Shura
Damascus was 2-3 weeks from falling when Russia intervened: Lavrov
The Syrian capital of Damascus was two to three weeks away from falling to terrorists when Russia intervened in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference on Tuesday. He added that
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