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: July 16, 2017
History’s suicide and geography’s disintegration
By : Eyad Abu Shakra :: From Hamburg we heard, for the first time, of a US-Russian “common understanding” on Syria. From Baghdad came the good news about the liberation of Mosul. From Lebanon, we heard how eager those infatuated
Hoping for a time when all lives are valued
By : Baria Alamuddin :: Syrian families living in the UK recently expressed bemusement to me that “the world has gone mad” over the tragic case of a single baby, Charlie Gard, suffering a rare genetic disorder. Gard’s parents are
Have they ever read the history of the Muslim Brotherhood?
By : Mshari Al Thaydi :: One of the most noticeable and strange observations when you have a conversation with someone defending the Muslim Brotherhood is that they are terribly ignorant regarding the history, the people and actions of the
What Tillerson got wrong, and what Le Drian got right on Qatar
By : Faisal J. Abbas :: France decided to try its hand at resolving the Qatar crisis by offering to speak to officials in Doha and representatives of the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) in Jeddah. Any attempt to help resolve this
The GCC should be part of the solution
By : Dr. Manuel Almeida :: The discreet ending to last Thursday’s meeting in Jeddah between US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE confirms the crisis centered on Qatar
Trump asks Supreme Court to block travel ban ruling
:: The US Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block a judge’s ruling that prevented President Donald Trump’s travel ban from being applied to grandparents of US citizens and refugees already being processed by resettlement agencies. In
Saudi Crown Prince discusses with French FM efforts to combat terrorism
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has met with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian, who is currently on a visit to the kingdom. During the meeting, both discussed bilateral relations, aspects of
Knifeman attacks Egypt church guard, arrested: Police
:: An Egyptian Muslim stabbed and wounded a security guard after being prevented from entering a church in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on Saturday, a senior police official told AFP. The man was quickly subdued by the guard and
France: Saudi Arabia demonstrated its leadership in fight against terrorism
:: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian commended Saudi Arabia’s leadership in the fight against terrorism at a joint press conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Jeddah on Saturday. Jubeir said he has assured the French foreign minister
Rival groups clash in Syria’s rebel-packed Idlib
:: Clashes have broken out in northwestern Syria between two of the most powerful insurgent groups raising fears of widespread violence in the rebel-held province of Idlib. The ultraconservative Ahrar al-Sham said in a statement Saturday that the al-Qaeda-linked Levant
Houthi militias turn Najran school into a ‘death factory’
:: A Yemeni military official confirmed that the Houthi militias and the ousted Saleh supporters had converted a school in Najran, in the area of Mahjaza, north-west of the Serwah directorate in Marib, north of Sanaa, to manufacture mines and
In shadow of crackdown, Turkey commemorates failed coup
:: Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan and members of the opposition came together on Saturday to mark the anniversary of last year’s failed coup, in a moment of ceremonial unity all but overshadowed by the sweeping purges that have shaken society
Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemns closure of Al-Aqsa
:: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned Israel’s closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the banning of Friday prayers for the first time since 1969, describing that as a crime, a serious precedent and a blatant attack on
This man likely to succeed Baghdadi as ISIS new leader
:: The real name of Jalaluddin al-Tunisi who is from Tunisia as his name suggests, is Mohamed Ben Salem al-Ayouni. He was born in 1982 in the Masaken region of the coastal province of Sousse. He immigrated to France since
French FM: ‘We stress the need to fight terrorist groups’
:: The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, asserted his country’s support to Kuwait’s mediation in Qatar crisis in a statement from Doha on Saturday. Le Drian said we are convinced that confidence-building measures must be taken. He added that
Egyptian police reveals the identity of Hurghada attacker
:: Security sources revealed the identity of the man accused of Friday’s attack in Hurghada; he killed two German tourists and wounded others with a knife. The sources said the defendant was Abdul Rahman Shams Shaaban from the town of
Houthi leader Osama al- Madani killed in Arab coalition raids off Najran
:: Yemeni military sources reported that the leader of the Houthi militias known as military engineer Osama al-Maddani was killed along with a number of his companions on the border of Saudi Arabia off Najran during an air raid by
Pentagon: Leader of Afghan ISIS branch killed in US raid
:: US forces killed the leader of the ISIS’ Afghanistan branch in a raid earlier this week in the northeastern province of Kunar, the Pentagon said Friday. “US forces killed Abu Sayed, the emir of Islamic State of Iraq and
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