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 »
Daily Archives: March 9, 2017
Anti-Trump protesters denounce US ban but silent on Israel’s
By : Ray Hanania Protesters have criticized the executive order suspending immigration from six predominantly Muslim countries by US President Donald Trump but remain silent on a similar, wider spread, permanent ban targeting predominantly Muslim and Christian Arabs adopted by
Resisting Russian authoritarianism
By : Jonathan Power The state of being vigorously against Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming out of control. It is in danger of becoming pathological and self-destructive. What does the West gain in the long run if it sees
Bahrain will not lose faith in democracy
By : Sawsan Al Shaer Following the 2011 developments, in what was named the Arab Spring, the Kingdom of Bahrain, which is a new constitutional monarchy, could have revolted against democracy and lose faith in it. It could have turned
Israel’s failure to investigate its gruesome wars
By : Ramzy Baroud At a glance Israel appears to be a true democracy, but take a closer look and that facade dissipates. Feb. 28 was one of those moments, when an official Israeli State Comptroller issued another report on
Trump declares his ‘tremendous respect’ for women
Donald Trump, whose presidential campaign was nearly derailed by sexual harassment charges and his boasts about groping women, tweeted Wednesday — International Women’s Day — that he had “tremendous respect” for women. “I have tremendous respect for women and the
US seeks to dismiss appeal of Trump travel ban ruling
The US Department of Justice on Tuesday said it would voluntarily dismiss its own appeal of a Seattle federal court ruling that had suspended President Donald Trump’s first executive order concerning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. The Trump administration this
Iran’s foreign minister visits Qatar, meets ruler
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Qatar on Wednesday for talks with his Qatari counterpart and the Gulf Arab country’s ruler, Tasnim news agency reported. Iranian President Hassan Rowhani visited Kuwait and Oman last month, signaling that the Islamic
Britain’s Johnson backs two-state solution on Mideast trip
British foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday his government remained committed to a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict as he visited for talks with leaders from both sides. His comments came with US President Donald Trump casting
Ukraine foreign minister urges continued sanctions on Russia
Ukraine’s foreign minister told US senators on Tuesday that sanctions against Russia shouldn’t be eased and possibly should be ratcheted up as Moscow escalates its military aggression against its western neighbor. Testifying with representatives from other Eastern European countries affected
Two dead in bombing of Syria rebel bastion despite truce
Two people were killed on Wednesday in bombardment of a Syrian rebel bastion near Damascus, a monitor said, less than 24 hours after Russia announced a freeze in fighting there. “A young man and a woman were killed in air
Crown Prince meets New Zealand FM
Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, holds talks with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully at his office in Riyadh on Tuesday. They discussed ways to further enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields. Their talks
Iran accuses US of stirring tensions in Gulf
A senior official in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday accused the United States of provoking tensions after two separate incidents in the Gulf last week. “A US Navy ship crossing the Strait of Hormuz changed its international route and
Iraqi forces advance towards Nouri Mosque
Iraqi forces are close to the Nouri mosque where the leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi delivered a speech for the first time in July of 2014. Iraqi television said quoting a military official, that Iraqi and security forces took
Lebanon appoints new army chief
Lebanon’s Cabinet has named a new army commander, ending a two-year impasse over the appointment of the country’s top security and military posts. The government named Brig. Gen. Joseph Aoun to the post on Wednesday. Aoun is replacing Gen. Jean
King Salman’s visit to Asian countries to achieve Vision 2030 aims, say experts
Experts said the visit of King Salman to several Asian countries carries investment mega-opportunities that will help achieve the objectives of Vision 2030. They said strengthening relations with the East Asian countries allows the Kingdom to benefit from trade locations
King Salman Center for Relief to support displaced Iraqis
General Supervisor of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Rabiah said that the kingdom is keen on providing support to the displaced persons and refugees in Iraq and the Kurdistan region. Rabiah made the statement
Make ‘Abshir’ an integrated portal: Crown Prince
Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, has instructed that ‘Abshir’ be made an integrated portal with full-fledged identity for the services of the Ministry of Interior. Presiding over the meeting of the Main Electronic Transactions
Iraqi PM vows to target ISIS in neighboring countries
Iraq’s prime minister says it will continue to target militants in neighboring countries, as it did last month with airstrikes against ISIS positions in Syria. Addressing a forum in the autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday, Haider al-Abadi said he “will
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