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
Jakarta’s Christian governor jailed for blasphemy against Islam
:: Jakarta’s Christian governor has been sentenced to two years in jail for blasphemy, a harsher-than-expected ruling critics fear will embolden hardline Islamist forces to challenge secularism in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation. Tuesday’s guilty verdict for Basuki Tjahaja
Jordan downs a drone north of the kingdom
:: The Royal Jordanian Air Force has downed an F16 drone north of the kingdom Wednesday evening near Syria. Investigation is currently undergoing to know from where the drone came from, Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent reported. Jordan’s air force
Trump OKs arms for Syrian Kurds despite Turkey’s objection
:: The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will arm Syria’s Kurdish fighters “as necessary” to recapture the key ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, despite intense opposition from NATO ally Turkey, which sees the Kurds as terrorists. The decision is meant to
Hello India: Justin Bieber sends fans into tizzy in Mumbai
:: Grammy Award winning Canadian singer Justin Bieber performed to a stadium full of his fans, who were excited, emotional and euphoric as the “Baby” singer took the stage in India for the first time on Wednesday night. The 23-year-old
Pakistan: Islamic world won’t allow Iran to tamper with Saudi Arabia’s security
:: In response to a statement made by Iranian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mohammad Hussein Bagheri, the head of Pakistan’s Council of Scholars Taher Mahmoud Ashrafi said that the Iranian threat to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is
Cannes says 2017 is first and last for Netflix unless it changes
:: Netflix, the US video-on-demand company, will not be allowed to compete at the Cannes Film Festival after this year unless it changes its policy and gives its movies a cinema release, organizers said on Wednesday. The 2017 festival, which
14 years on, Shahid still feels like ‘student’ in Bollywood
:: Actor Shahid Kapoor, who has clocked a 14-year journey in the Hindi film industry, says he still feels like a student in the world of cinema. The 36-year-old actor made his acting debut in 2003 with a leading role
‘Roads of Arabia’ exhibition inaugurated in Seoul
:: The exhibition “Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia” was inaugurated on Monday at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul. It is a joint initiative of Saudi Aramco’s King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, and the Saudi
Top financiers hear the Saudi economic ‘train’ approaching
By : Frank Kane :: “The train has left the station in Saudi Arabia, and it will keep moving on,” was the decisive verdict at a recent investment event in Dubai. The speaker was Borys Dackiw, managing partner of the
The separation of the South in Yemen
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: There are two political groups that resemble each other in terms of seizing opportunities amid the current Yemeni crisis and they are the Brotherhood and separatist groups in the South. Both of them don’t fight
The Brexit Catch-22
By : Trisha de Borchgrave :: So long as the EU will not allow Brexit to be the template for further exits by its remaining 27 members, the success of the negotiations will depend on who blinks first. The tug
Trump in Saudi Arabia: Restoring what Obama ruined
By : Turki Aldakhil :: US President Donald Trump has described his planned visit to Saudi Arabia as “historic.” The president’s first foreign trip will be to Saudi Arabia. The visit thus represents an unprecedented case as American presidents’ first
It is not just Americans who know so little of the Arab world
By : Chris Doyle :: Should we be shocked that 81 percent of Americans cannot identify the Arab world on the map? This was the headline finding of the Arab News/YouGov poll published last week. After all, the US just
France has decided, but it is far from over
By : Cornelia Meyer :: On May 7, France elected 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron as president, the youngest in the country’s modern history. He won with over 66 percent of votes cast. As a former Rothschild banker, presidential adviser and economy
Agreement to establish safe zones in Syria comes into effect
By : Maria Dubovikova :: On May 4, Russia, Turkey and Iran signed an agreement in Astana, Kazakhstan, establishing four “tentatively designated de-escalation zones” in Syria, where the three will act as guarantors to stop hostilities for six months, extendable
Egypt’s media dilemma
By : Mohammed Nosseir :: Watching entertainment programs and news broadcasts on Egyptian television a few decades ago was not only a good option for millions of Arabs, it was the only available one. The Egyptian dialect, which many Arabs
UN: Nearly 250 missing and feared dead after two shipwrecks in Mediterranean
:: UN agencies say up to 245 migrants and refugees are missing and feared dead following two recent shipwrecks of smugglers’ boats in the Mediterranean Sea. UNHCR says one of its partner agencies, the International Medical Corps, reported a shipwreck
Trump visit will reaffirm strong US-Saudi ties: US homeland security chief
:: US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has described Saudi Arabia as a “critical ally in the region.” In an exclusive statement to Arab News at the end of his visit to Jeddah on Monday, he said: “President (Donald) Trump
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