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: May 2017
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
Pentagon: US approves sale of $2 billion in missiles to UAE
:: The US State Department has approved the possible sale of 160 missiles to the United Arab Emirates for an estimated $2.0 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The UAE government has requested the possible sale of 60 Patriot missiles
Bomb kills 25 as it hits convoy of Pakistan Senate deputy
:: A bomb exploded next to a convoy of the deputy chairman of the Pakistan Senate on Friday in the violence-plagued province of Baluchistan, killing at least 25 people, officials said. At least 35 people were wounded in the blast
Final push on Syria’s Raqqa to be launched in early summer
:: Three mass graves have been discovered in Iraq’s western province of Anbar containing the bodies of civilians and members of the security forces, officials said Thursday. It was not yet clear how many bodies the graves contained, a police
Completion of Jeddah Tower, world’s tallest building, delayed to 2019
:: The completion date for the world’s tallest tower has been pushed back to 2019, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said Thursday, almost six years after launching the record-breaking project. Jeddah Tower is to rise more than a kilometer (almost 3,300
Palestinian shot dead in west bank clash with Israelis: ministry
:: A Palestinian youth was shot dead during clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said. The man was shot during the protests which are held weekly near the village of Nabi
Pentagon intelligence chief warns of Afghan gains being lost
:: The US must “do something very different” in Afghanistan, such as placing American military advisers closer to the front lines of battle, or risk squandering all that has been invested there in recent years, the head of the Pentagon’s
Three mass graves found in western Iraq
:: Three mass graves have been discovered in Iraq’s western province of Anbar containing the bodies of civilians and members of the security forces, officials said Thursday. It was not yet clear how many bodies the graves contained, a police
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