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: July 2017
Unknown gunmen attack Kenya deputy president’s home
:: Unknown gunmen attacked the home of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday seriously injuring a policeman, less than two weeks before the country votes in high-stakes polls, two security sources told AFP. Ruto was not home during the
Sri Lanka signs $1.1 bln China port deal amid local, foreign concerns
:: Sri Lanka signed a long delayed $1.1 billion deal on Saturday to lease its southern Hambantota port to China ignoring an appeal by opposition parties to debate the pact in parliament. The deal was signed between the two state
IMF: Countries must avoid protectionism ‘at all costs’
:: The International Monetary Fund warned world leaders Friday to avoid resorting to protectionist measures “at all costs” due to the damage it would cause to their own and the global economy. At a time when United States President Donald
Egypt’s new capital among world’s ‘top urban mega-projects’
:: Egypt’s new capital mega-project has been listed as one of the biggest eight urban projects that will transform cities across the world by 2030, according to a recent report. The Business Insider listed the project to establish a “New
Turkey newspaper staff provisionally freed as pressure grows for journalists
:: Seven staff from the Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet were provisionally freed on Saturday after nine months in jail, as calls intensified for the release of four journalists still behind bars. An Istanbul court Friday ordered that the seven be
Fuming George Clooney to sue French magazine over images of his twins
:: Hollywood A-lister George Clooney is fuming mad at Voici for publishing images of his twins and will sue the French entertainment magazine. “Over the last week, photographers from Voici magazine scaled our fence, climbed our tree and illegally took
What will Baghdad’s role be after liberation of Mosul?
By : Huda al-Husseini :: Mosul’s battle may be the worst of this century. Mosul did not look like a liberated city as it was severely destroyed and more than 1 million people have been displaced. ISIS’ defeat is certain
Analyzing the Tamim speech
By : Mashari Althaydi :: In Arabic literature, be it traditionally or in recent memory, there are famous speeches that have become memorable and exalted statements primarily for their intricate rhetoric. Regardless of the aim and the political objective behind
Why abductions, murders have returned to Baghdad
By : Adnan Hussein :: Abductions and murder returned to Baghdad and other major cities in Iraq and some small towns when the operation to liberate Mosul was launched. They increased as the battles escalated and are now out of
Turkey’s year of turmoil
By : Carl Bildt :: It has been one year since the failed coup in Turkey, and questions about the country’s future still abound. Last year’s attempted coup was nothing if not dramatic. Mutinous F-16 fighters bombed the Turkish Parliament,
Former CIA official: Qatar has ties with terrorist groups
:: Michael Morell, former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Yousef al-Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the US appeared on “Charlie Rose” program which aired, Wednesday on PBS channel to discuss Qatar crisis. Morell and
Trump replaces Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with Gen. John Kelly
:: United States President Donald Trump on Friday ousted his beleaguered chief of staff Reince Priebus, replacing him with retired Marine Corps general and current Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. Priebus has been under fire for weeks, seeing one White
US hits Iran with more sanctions in response to space launch
:: The United States is slapping Iran with new ballistic missiles sanctions in response to its launch of a satellite-carrying rocket into space a day earlier. The sanctions target six Iranian subsidiaries of the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group. The Treasury
Jordan’s king demands Israel put guard on trial for killing Jordanians
:: Jordan’s King Abdullah demanded on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put on trial an embassy security guard who shot dead two Jordanians, and said relations between the neighboring states were at risk. Netanyahu gave the guard a
Qatar appeals to UN, while US calls for dialogue
:: Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani called the United Nations to help in resolving the Gulf crisis. The Qatari minister said to the reporters after meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who stressed that the international organization
Syria army at gates of ISIS-held town on road to East: monitor
:: The Syrian army has reached the last ISIS-held town on the road to its besieged garrison in the east, a monitoring group said on Friday. Government forces are on the outskirts of al-Sukhna, some 70 kilometers northeast of the
Knife attacker kills one in Hamburg supermarket, wounds six others
:: A 26-year-old man went on a stabbing spree with a kitchen knife in the northern German city of Hamburg on Friday, killing one 50-year-old man and wounding six others, police said. The police said the man had suddenly started
US military cuts ties with Syrian rebel group, Shuhada Al-Qaryatayn
:: The Pentagon is cutting ties with a group of Syrian opposition fighters after they started targeting regime forces instead of ISIS, officials said Thursday. The group, known as Shuhada Al-Qaryatayn, had been receiving training and weapons from US-led coalition
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