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: April 2017
UK’s Johnson cancels Moscow visit after Syria gas attack
Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he had cancelled a visit to Moscow due to take place on April 10 after developments in Syria where a poison gas attack in a rebel-held area prompted the United States to
N Korea blasts US strikes on Syria, says justify nukes
North Korea has said the US missile strikes on Syria were an “intolerable act of aggression” that “proves a million times over” that strengthening its nuclear program was the right choice, state media reported Saturday. The comments were Pyongyang’s first
Explosives found in truck used in Stockholm attack as driver arrested
Police have found explosives in the truck used in the attack in Stockholm, Swedish television said on Saturday citing multiple unnamed police sources. Swedish public broadcaster SVT said that police had found a bag containing explosives. The head of the
Trump and King Salman to stay in close contact on range of regional issues
US President Donald Trump and Saudi’s King Salman have said they remain committed to maintaining close contact on a range of regional and bilateral issues, according to a White House statement released Saturday. The statement follows a telephone conversation on
Chinese state media cheer Xi-Trump meeting, say confrontation not inevitable
Chinese state media on Saturday cheered the meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as one that showed the world that confrontation between the two powers was not inevitable. The official China Daily newspaper said
Airstrike on Syrian town hit by chemical weapons kills 1
Warplanes struck a northern Syrian town Saturday where a chemical attack killed scores of people earlier this week, killing one person and wounding another as Turkey described the US missile attack on an air base as a “cosmetic intervention” unless
Somali pirates suspected of hijacking bulk carrier ship
Somali pirates are suspected of hijacking a bulk carrier ship, the head of a maritime security company said on Saturday, the latest in a string of attacks after years of calm. Graeme Gibbon-Brooks, the head of private company Dryad Maritime
ISIS militants hang dead bodies from electricity poles in war-torn Mosul
ISIS militants have killed dozens of civilians attempting to flee Mosul in recent days, hanging several dead bodies from electricity poles as Iraqi forces fight to retake the city, witnesses said. Troops are meeting fierce resistance as militants retreat into
Pakistani police say 10 militants killed in gun battle in Lahore
Pakistani police said on Saturday 10 militants from Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, died in a gun battle in the eastern city of Lahore, including a key suspect behind a February blast that killed 13 people. The clash
Six militants killed in gun battle with police in Indonesia
Indonesian police say they killed six suspected militants in a gun battle Saturday that followed a failed attack in East Java. National police spokesman Martinus Sitompul said the men were cornered in a village of Tuban district after attempting a
Less than 24 hours after US strikes, Syrian jets take off from Shayrat airbase
Syrian warplanes have reportedly taken off from the air base targeted by US air strikes, less than 24 hours after it was pounded by dozens of Tomahawk missiles. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Syrian army jets had
India woos Bangladesh with defence loan, credit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered $4.5 billion in concessional loans to Bangladesh, underlining surging ties between the neighbors, but a contentious water-sharing deal remained elusive. Modi also announced $500 million for defense procurement after bilateral talks in
Quakes crack buildings, panic tourists in Philippine town
Philippine officials say back-to-back quakes have caused cracks in small buildings in a resort town south of Manila where jittery tourists left and patients were brought out of a hospital amid alarm over aftershocks. Philippine seismologists say a quake with
Iraq’s Shiite cleric Sadr urges Assad to step down
Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday called on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, also calling on Washington and Moscow to stop intervening in the conflict. The young Najaf-based Shiite cleric condemned the killing of 87 people, including
Arab League calls for de-escalation in Syria
Arab League chief Ahmed Abu Gheit warned on Saturday against a “dangerous escalation” in Syria after a US missile strike on a Syrian airbase following an alleged regime chemical attack. “The Arab League rejects regional and international powers’ attempts to
Will Apple’s next iPhone have a curved screen?
For Apple’s annual September iPhone event, the tech giant could be introducing an iPhone 8 designed with a curved screen. Following iPhone 8 rumors coming from a Wall Street Journal report last November, multiple supply-chain sources state that Apple is
Airstrikes on Syria might also send message to North Korea
The US airstrikes this week were aimed at a Syrian air base, but almost certainly got the attention of another adversary – North Korea. Heading into the first talks between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, North
US net neutrality advocates blast Pai effort to reverse rules
Advocates of landmark net neutrality rules on Friday blasted Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai’s plans to roll back the Obama era legal framework. Reuters and other outlets reported late Thursday that Pai told major telecommunications trade groups of his
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