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: May 13, 2017
Saudi Arabia’s road to 2030
By : John Defterios :: Saudi Arabia is not the first emerging market country to dream up a 2030 economic blueprint and it certainly won’t be the last. To be blunt, the macro-economic scorecard to date is not a good
Hamas and an ‘eternity of conflict’
By : Fahad Suleiman Shoqiran :: In the mid-1990s, the Kuwaiti magazine “Mugtama” which is affiliated with the Brotherhood interviewed Ahmad Yassin, the historic leader of the Hamas movement. The headline predicted Israel’s demise before the millennium. Yassin spoke in
My enemy’s enemy is my friend
By : Sinem Cengiz :: In 1996, Turkey signed the Military Training Cooperation Agreement with Israel — something that raised eyebrows in the Arab world. Despite Turkish officials’ remarks that the agreement was not against a third party, it caused
US and Russia on Syria: Beyond what meets the eye
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik :: In the wake of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov noted that “it’s too early to draw” conclusions from the dialogue between America
Cyber attack hits companies, hospitals, schools in almost 100 countries
:: A global cyber attack leveraging hacking tools believed to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency has infected tens of thousands of computers in nearly 100 countries, disrupting Britain’s health system and global shipper FedEx. Cyber extortionists
From Saudi Arabia, Trump is set to promote peace
:: President Donald Trump will encourage Washington’s partners to promote peace, and confront chaos and violence during his scheduled trip to Saudi Arabia on May 23, US National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said on Friday. Saudi Arabia is going to
Trump signs cyber security executive order
:: US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to bolster government’s cyber security and protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure from cyber attacks, the White House said, marking his first significant action to address what he has called
May: Cyberattack targeting UK hospitals part of international attack
:: British Prime Minister Theresa May says a cyberattack that has crippled some UK hospitals is part of a wider international attack. May says there is no evidence that patient data has been compromised. Hospitals across the country have been
Cyber extortion campaign hits dozens of countries, top firms
:: A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by security researchers to have been developed by the US National Security Agency disrupted Britain’s health system and infected computers in dozens of other countries on Friday. British hospitals and clinics
Experts evaluate Hezbollah’s withdrawal from Lebanon’s eastern borders
:: Military experts are coming up with theories after the announcement of Hezbollah militias that they will dismantle their units on the borders of eastern Lebanon with Syria. Experts believe that Hezbollah forces are re-positioning inside Syria again, especially after
Erdogan hopeful for breakthrough in dispute on arming Kurds
:: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope on Friday that his upcoming visit to Washington will constitute a new “milestone” for the troubled relations between the two NATO allies. Speaking to reporters before leaving for trips to China and
Operation to free northwestern Mosul resumes after civilian evacuations
:: Iraqi military authorities on Friday resumed their fight to fully liberate northwestern Mosul from ISIS militants, after halting operations for four hours to secure evacuation of families, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Seven months into the Mosul campaign, ISIS
In global appeal, North Korea urges states not to enforce UN sanctions
:: North Korea made a global appeal in a letter released on Friday for states to reconsider enforcing UN sanctions on the Asian nation as Washington seeks to step up pressure on Pyongyang to end its nuclear and ballistic missile
Yemeni government rejects southern autonomous council
:: The government of war-ravaged Yemen on Friday rejected a self-proclaimed autonomous body in the formerly independent south whose formation is seen as an open challenge to the president’s authority. An official statement issued after President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi
Saudi: Two, including an infant, killed after ‘terror shootout’ in Qutaif
:: Two people, including an infant, were killed and 10 others wounded after “terrorists” shot at workers at a development project in the eastern Qutaif governorate and left the scene, the Saudi interior ministry said on Friday, Al Arabiya News
US, EU in urgent discussions on pitch to expand laptop ban
:: European governments alarmed at a proposed expansion of the ban on in-flight laptops and tablets to planes from the EU are holding urgent talks Friday with the US Department of Homeland Security. Chief among the concerns are whether any
De-escalation zones chance for rebels to ‘reconcile’, says Assad
:: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that de-escalation zones proposed by his ally Russia were a chance for rebels to “reconcile” with Damascus and drive out ISIS militants, but vowed to fight on calling UN-led peace talks fruitless. Assad pledged,
Saudi child, Pakistani expat killed in terror act in eastern Saudi Arabia
:: A Saudi child and a Pakistani man were killed and 10 injured when armed assailants fired at company workers carrying out a development project, then at bystanders and passers-by in Qatif in the Eastern Province. The suspects, who fled
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