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: June 2017
Macron’s party set for huge French parliamentary majority
:: President Emmanuel Macron’s fledgling party is set to trounce France’s traditional main parties in a parliamentary election and secure a huge majority to push through his pro-business reforms, projections after the first round showed on Sunday. The vote delivered
Pakistan PM Sharif to appear before anti-graft probe team
:: Pakistan’s prime minister will appear before an anti-corruption investigation commission over allegations against his family, a government minister said Sunday. Nawaz Sharif and his children are accused of graft in an ongoing case which has gripped Pakistan and threatened
Pakistan denies media reports of troop deployment to Qatar
:: The Foreign Office denied on Sunday media reports claiming that Pakistan would send its troops to Qatar, in the wake of the Gulf-Arab diplomatic fallout. According to a Foreign Office press release, the reports in some foreign media concerning
Saudi officer killed after patrol unit comes under IED attack in Qatif
:: A Saudi officer has been killed while two others were injured after their patrol cars came across an IED bomb in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province of Qatif. Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry has identified the killed officer as Tariq Al-Allaqi,
Saif al-Islam Qaddafi freed, his lawyer says in audio recording
:: Khalid Al-Zaidi, the lawyer of late Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi’s son Seif al-Islam, confirmed reports that the latter was released from prison. Zaidi said Seif al-Islam was released in implementation of the general amnesty law issued by the elected
US-backed force says seized first western district in Raqqa
:: US-backed Syrian fighters captured their first western district of the ISIS group’s bastion Raqqa on Sunday, days after seizing an eastern neighbourhood from the jihadists. A statement by the Syrian Democratic Forces said their fighters “liberated the neighborhood of
Israel plans most settlement homes since 1992
:: Israel has so far this year advanced its highest number of settlement projects since 1992, the defense minister said Sunday, despite warnings such plans will further cloud chances of a two-state solution. Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman made the comments
Russia tells US not to strike Syrian pro-government forces again
:: Russia said on Saturday it had told the United States it was unacceptable for Washington to strike pro-government forces in Syria after the US military carried out an air strike on pro-Assad militia last month. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
US, Turkey discuss Qatar row, Syria on phone call – sources
:: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed developments in Syria and in the row between Qatar and its fellow Arab states on a phone call late on Saturday, Turkish foreign ministry sources said. The
Iran: Mastermind behind Tehran attacks killed
:: Iran’s intelligence minister said the mastermind behind Wednesday’s attacks in Tehran, which killed 17 people, had himself been killed on Saturday by security forces. “The mastermind and main commander of terrorist attacks on the parliament and Mausoleum of Ayatollah
Turkey: Iraqi Kurdish plan for independence vote a ‘terrible mistake’
:: Turkey on Friday called a plan by Iraqi Kurds to hold a referendum on independence a “terrible mistake”, saying that Iraq’s territorial integrity and political unity was a fundamental principle for Ankara. “We think this will represent a terrible
Palestinians say man killed at protest on Gaza border
:: The Gaza Health Ministry says a Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire at a protest near the border fence with the territory ruled by the Islamic militant group Hamas. It said Aeid Jomaa, 35, was killed and six others
At least 1 killed, 4 hurt in gunfire and bomb attack in Turkey
:: Two suspected Kurdish militias on Friday opened fire on a car belonging to a local mayor, then blew up their vehicle near a military police station in southeast Turkey, officials said. One person was killed and four people were
Woman suicide bomber kills at least 30 in Iraqi market
:: A woman suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and wounded 35 in a crowded market in the town of Musayab, 80 km (50 miles) south of Baghdad, on Friday, security sources said. ISIS claimed the attack, 30 km
British PM Theresa May seeks deal to cling to power
:: British Prime Minister Theresa May was seeking a deal with a small Northern Irish party on Sunday to stay in power after losing her party’s parliamentary majority in a catastrophic electoral gamble just days before Brexit talks are set
Germany’s FM: Still a chance to defuse Qatar crisis tension
:: The dispute between Qatar and other Arab states could lead to war, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel told a newspaper on Saturday, adding that he still saw a chance to defuse the tension. “There is a danger that this
The reasons Qaradawi on the top of Egypt’s most wanted list
:: Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an Egyptian Islamic theologian based in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars. He is the first Egyptian on the terror list announced by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain. The
Humanitarian relief for Saudi-Qatari joint families: Saudi Foreign Ministry
:: The Saudi Foreign Ministry’s official Twitter account posted a statement confirming the deep ties between the Saudi and Qatari people. “The Qatari people are a genuine extension of their brothers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .. King Salman addresses
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