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: June 28, 2017
Mohammed bin Salman: A man, a generation and an era
By : Ghassan Charbel :: The past three decades have been tormenting at some level. The Berlin Wall fell, dragging with it the world that was taking it as a shelter. The Soviet Union became history, representing a defeated model;
Who targeted the Holy Kaaba?
By : Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi :: The question itself is chilling. How could anyone, whatever his religion, target the Holy Kaaba? How could he target the masses of believers in the most peaceful and spiritual moments? The question is
A festival that stands the test of time…
By : Harun Yahya :: Another beautiful Ramadan is over. After a month of self-restraint, sweetly exhilarating Iftars, delicious food and festivities, the equally glorious Eid Al Fitr is here to put a splendid end to the month. More than
University of Texas at Dallas issues campus evacuation order after bomb threat
:: The University of Texas at Dallas ordered the evacuation of its campus on Tuesday after receiving a bomb threat, the school said in a statement. “All UTD faculty, staff, students and visitors need to immediately evacuate all buildings and
Extreme heatwave grips Northern Hemisphere reaching record high
:: Extreme temperatures girp parts of the Northern Hemisphere as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reports that th planet is experencing an execptionally warm year with record-breaking temeratures in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and the United States. At
ISIS pushes use of its currency in Syria
:: ISIS ordered shopkeepers and traders to price goods in its currency, the dirham, as of Tuesday and set the value at 1,000 Syrian pounds ($1.80) per dirham, seeking to steer its own monetary policy even as its territorial grip
Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir: In Qatar’s hands to stop financing terror
:: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has said that it is in Qatar’s hand to stop financing terror and inciting extremism across the region. Jubeir’s statements comes on Tuesday, less than a week before a deadline on Qatar to
Macron, Trump agree to work together if new Syria chemical attack: Elysee
:: President Emmanuel Macron agreed with US President Donald Trump in a phone call on Tuesday that they would work together to find a common response in case of a new chemical attack in Syria, the French presidency said in
Reports: Kuwait will deny entry of figures on Qatar-linked terror list
:: Kuwait has said it will not allow the entry of figures who are currently named on a Qatar-linked terrorism blacklist by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, local media reported on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, and
Report: Israel set to start building border wall with Lebanon
:: The Israeli Defense Forces are set to start construction on a security fence along the Lebanese-Israeli border on July, according Israel National News. Among the reasons for constructing a wall is to slow down Hezbollah militants entering Israel. The
Syria’s Assad visits Russian air base
:: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a Russian air base at Hmeymim in western Syria on Tuesday, his first visit to the base from which Russian jets have played a crucial role in support of his war effort. Photos circulated
Najran governor briefed on advanced combat systems
:: Najran Gov. Prince Jalawi bin Abdul Aziz conveyed the congratulations of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to National Guard troops stationed along border areas on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr. He also conveyed the greetings of
UN: Yemen cholera outbreak shows signs of slowing
:: A cholera outbreak in Yemen, which has claimed 1,400 lives in two months, shows tentative signs of slowing as fatality rates drop by half, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Nearly 219,000 suspected cases have been registered since
Activists say airstrike on ISIS-run jail kills at least 42 prisoners in Syria
:: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 42 people were killed in an airstrike believed to have been carried out by the US-led coalition in an eastern Syrian town controlled by ISIS. A spokesman for the US-led coalition said
Tillerson to meet Qatari counterpart in Washington amid Gulf rift
:: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with his Qatari counterpart Tuesday in Washington amid a boycott of Qatar led by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt. Tillerson’s meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman
Iraqi forces seize more ground in Mosul, PM sees victory soon
:: Iraqi forces on Tuesday pushed towards the river side of Mosul’s Old City, their key target in the eight-month campaign to capture ISIS’s de-facto capital, and Iraq’s prime minister predicted victory very soon, Reuters reported. Iraqi forces, battling up
Why has Philippine President Duterte disappeared from the public eye?
:: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is alive and well and experiencing no health problems, the government said on Tuesday, amid concerns about his disappearance from the public eye for unusually long periods this month. Known for a busy schedule and
Multinationals hit by vast wave of cyberattacks
:: Several multinational companies said Tuesday they were targeted in a massive wave of cyberattacks which started in Russia and Ukraine before spreading to western Europe. Danish sea transport company Maersk, British advertising giant WPP and the French industrial group
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