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
Qatar upholds rare death sentence in UK teacher’s murder
A Doha court on Sunday upheld the death penalty in the retrial of a Qatari man convicted of murdering a 24-year-old British female teacher. Badr Hashim Khamis Abdallah Al-Jabr was found guilty of stabbing Lauren Patterson and then burning her
Kurdish-Arab alliance advances against ISIS near Syria’s Raqqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against ISIS in the key town of Tabqa near the militant bastion of Raqqa in northern Syria, a monitor said Sunday. The Syrian Democratic Forces now control “more than 70 percent of Tabqa,” the
May sets out plans to protect pensions during takeovers
:: British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to protect workers against irresponsible practices over pensions on Sunday, promising new regulations on how schemes are handled during corporate takeovers. May’s Conservative party will give regulators the power to examine takeover proposals
Dubai’s Aramex Q1 net profit down 5 pct
Dubai-based courier Aramex reported a 5 percent fall in first-quarter net profit on Sunday due to a rise in provisions related to the company’s incentive scheme. The company made a net profit of 91.8 million dirhams ($25.0 million)in the three
Samantha Bee roasts Trump at correspondents’ dinner
:: Washington’s once-glitzy “nerd prom” was briefly upstaged Saturday as comedians and Hollywood stars gathered for jokes and jests about President Donald Trump for a tongue-in-cheek event to counter the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Late-night TV star Samantha Bee
Why is Eminem taking a New Zealand political party to court?
Rapper Eminem launched court action against New Zealand’s ruling political party on Monday, accusing it of using an unlicensed version of his hit “Lose Yourself” in a campaign advert. Lawyers for the US artist told the High Court in Wellington
Bella apologizes for Fyre fiasco
:: Organizers of a music festival in The Bahamas that was billed as a luxury getaway but collapsed in chaos promised refunds Saturday — and said they would try again next year. Palestinian-American model Bella Hadid, who had been caught
The French election and Europe’s future
By : Joschka Fischer :: A lot can happen between now and the second round of the French presidential election on May 7, so it is still too early to celebrate. But, even with the nationalist, populist candidate Marine Le
Trump’s Doctrine is ‘military-backed diplomacy’
By : Pierre Ghanem :: US President Donald Trump has been in the White House for 100 days and has made a huge achievement by adopting a clearly defined foreign and security policy based on “military-backed diplomacy”. Perhaps the best
On the importance of relations with Vatican, other religions
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: The Pope’s visit to Egypt was preceded by a critical and hostile campaign. People affiliated with political groups, like the Muslim Brotherhood, are behind these campaigns which were aided by ISIS attacks on two Coptic
Theresa May’s pyrrhic victory
By : Anatole Kaletsky :: The British election called by Prime Minister Theresa May for June 8 will transform the outlook for Britain’s politics and its relationship with Europe, but not necessarily in the way that a vastly increased majority
Globalization of terrorism in the service of bigotry
By : Eyad Abu Shakra :: In real democracies elections are a ‘means’ not an ‘end’. This is not the case with other types of democracy; such as the democracies of cheap slogans, and %90 victories which we have experienced
Donald Trump tells America: ‘Get ready for great, great battles to come’
Donald Trump on Saturday hailed his “very productive” first 100 days as America’s president and told a cheering crowd of supporters “great battles” lay ahead. In an enthusiastic, campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania — a key state in his election win
Iraq commander: Mosul battle to take three more weeks
An Iraqi commander expects to dislodge Daesh from Mosul in May despite resistance from militants in the densely populated Old City district. The battle should be completed “in a maximum of three weeks,” Lt. Gen. Othman Al-Ghanmi, the Iraqi army’s
Tunisia says two militants killed in security sweep
A militant linked to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb blew himself up and another was shot dead on Sunday during an operation by Tunisian security forces, the national guard said. Both were “dangerous terrorist elements”, and one, probably a foreigner,
Mysterious crime in Istanbul: Iranian TV executive, Kuwaiti businessman killed
The Iranian founder of a Farsi-language satellite television network was shot dead in Istanbul alongside a Kuwaiti business partner, Turkish media reported Sunday, just months after reportedly being convicted of spreading “propaganda” against the Islamic Republic. Gunmen opened fire on
Why Jeddah terrorists slay one of their own?
The spokesman of the Saudi Interior Ministry, Mansour al-Turki, has revealed that terrorists belonging to the Al-Harazat cell who were arrested in Jeddah killed one of their own and buried him in their house. Investigations revealed that they did so
Saudi Arabia arrests 46 suspects involved in Prophet’s Mosque attack
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had arrested 46 members of a militant cell responsible for a deadly suicide bombing attack on the Prophet’s Mosque in the holy city of Medina last summer widely blamed on ISIS, according to the
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