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: March 2017
Turkey ‘to strike Syrian Kurd militia’ unless it leaves Manbij
Turkey on Thursday threatened to strike Syrian Kurdish militia forces if they don’t withdraw from Manbij, a former bastion of Islamic State extremists that has been taken over by predominantly-Kurdish forces. “We will strike the YPG if they do not
Russia accuses Syrian opposition of sabotaging peace talks
Russia accused the main Syrian opposition group at peace talks in Geneva of sabotaging the process on Thursday, a day after Moscow foreign ministry officials met the rebels for rare talks on how to narrow their differences. Backed by Western
Marine Le Pen loses EU parliament immunity
European Union lawmakers lifted the EU parliamentary immunity of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Thursday for tweeting pictures of ISIS violence. Le Pen, who leads her National Front party in the European legislature, is under investigation in France
Vice Custodian of Two Holy Mosques launches e-safety service
Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Mohammed bin Naif said concerns over the safety of citizens and residents remains a priority for King Salman. Prince Mohammed’s remarks came during his launch of the electronic safety service Salamah at his
ISIS pulls back from Syria’s Palmyra
ISIS militants withdrew from much of the Syrian oasis city of Palmyra overnight, a monitor said Thursday, but government forces paused before entering its ravaged ancient ruins because of mines. Russian-backed Syrian troops pushed into a western neighborhood of the
Jordanian immigrant in Michigan elated over release from detention
A Jordanian immigrant who resided legally in the United States for 18 years rejoiced on Wednesday at being able to return home after a month in detention that might have ended in his deportation. “I’m happy to be back with
Cairo court acquits Egyptian ex-president Hosni Mubarak
A court in Cairo has announced that it has acquitted former president Hosni Mubarak on charges of killing protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign., Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent reported. Mubarak, his interior minister and
King Salman’s Asia visit: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia sign 11 agreements
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia Wednesday signed agreements in areas ranging from trade to aviation as King Salman bin Abdulaziz visited the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. King Salman and President Widodo of Indonesia oversaw the signing of 11 cooperation agreements
Yemen: 40 Houthi militants killed and injured in al Jouf Province
More than 40 Houthi-Saleh alliance militia were killed and injured during fierce clashes on various fronts at al-Mazweyiah and al Masloub Directorates Wednesday. Militia attempts to attack posts for the Yemeni military in al Jaouf province were repelled after being
King Salman urges united front against terrorism on Indonesia trip
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman called Thursday for a united fight against terrorism in a speech to Indonesia’s parliament during a landmark state visit to the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. In a speech to hundreds of people at the legislature
Syrian opposition refuses to discuss terrorism at UN talks
Syria’s main opposition group said Wednesday that terrorism can’t be added to the agenda of sputtering UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva, as sought by Damascus. The High Negotiating Committee (HNC) announced the refusal after an unprecedented meeting with a Russian
French Foreign Ministry condemns the use of children by Houthis
France condemns the use of child soldiers by the Houthi militia, a practice documented by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. France urges the parties involved in the conflict in Yemen to abide by international law, which prohibits the
Amazon cloud glitch disrupts sites
Usually people do not notice the “cloud” — unless, that is, it turns into a massive storm. Which was the case Tuesday when Amazon’s huge cloud-computing service suffered a major outage. Amazon Web Services suffered an unspecified breakdown in its
Up to 15,000 ISIS militants remain in Iraq and Syria
Between 12,000 and 15,000 ISIS militants remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an indication of a significant dwindling of the militants’ forces. The US military only provides periodic updates on estimates of ISIS fighters but
Trump pledges $1 trillion to rebuild infrastructure
US President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to bring $1 trillion in public and private investment to rebuild what he called America’s crumbling infrastructure. Trump made the promise in a high-stakes speech to a joint session of Congress, moving to make
Sudan’s Bashir names ally prime minister
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir named his first vice president and long-time ally Hassan Saleh to the newly created post of prime minister, the ruling party’s deputy leader said on Wednesday. “The party leadership meeting chaired by President Bashir approved
Yahoo’s handling of hack costs chief her bonus
Yahoo is punishing CEO Marissa Mayer and parting ways with its top lawyer for the mishandling of two security breaches that exposed the personal information of more than 1 billion users and already have cost the company $350 million. Mayer
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco to invest $7 bln in Malaysia oil refinery
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday that oil major Saudi Aramco will invest $7 billion in a mammoth oil processing hub in Malaysia, making it the single largest investor in the Southeast Asian country. The announcement came on the
Loading ...
You must be logged in to post a comment.