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
G20 Summit: All eyes on Putin-Trump dynamics amid reports of clashes
:: Protesters clashed with police and torched patrol cars in the German city of Hamburg on Friday in fresh violence ahead of the G20 summit, police said. “An operation is under way against violent individuals” who threw petrol bombs and
Boycotting states: Qatar’s defiance reflects its affiliation with terrorism
:: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt issued on Friday a joint statement on Qatar’s response to the list of demands that the boycotting countries had made. The statement was issued after receiving the four countries recieved
Egypt’s central bank hikes key interest rates by 200 basis points
:: Faced with an eroding currency and accelerating inflation, Egypt’s central bank raised its key interest rates by 200 basis points for the second policy meeting in a row late on Thursday, the bank said in a statement. The central
10 killed in blitz car bomb attack in Egypt’s Sinai
:: A car bomb followed by fierce gunfire was unleashed on a military checkpoint in northeastern Sinai Peninsula on Friday, leaving 10 Egyptian security troops including a special forces colonel dead and wounding at least 20, authorities said. The officials
Microsoft plans to cut ‘thousands’ of jobs – sources
:: Microsoft Corp plans to cut “thousands” of jobs, with a majority of them outside the United States, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Reuters reported on Monday that Microsoft would undergo a reorganization that would impact its
Coalition destroys weapons shipment to militias on Yemen Island
:: Sources of the Yemeni military confirmed that the Arab coalition destroyed weapons shipment for the militants through several raids on Thursday on the island of Kamran off the port of Salifi Hodeidah in western Yemen. The sources mentioned that
US, Japan, South Korea seek UN condemnation of North Korean
:: The United States, Japan and South Korea on Friday agreed to push for a quick UN Security Council resolution to apply new sanctions on North Korea after its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this week. Meeting
France, Russia discuss Syria, sidestep differences on chemical weapons
:: France and Russia agreed on Thursday that fighting terrorism in Syria was their common objective, but pointedly avoided airing their differences over the sensitive issue of chemical weapons. France appears to be broadly aligning its foreign policy with the
Al-Assaf leads Saudi delegation
:: Ibrahim Al-Assaf, minister of state and member of the Cabinet, is leading the Saudi delegation attending the two-day Group of Twenty (G-20) Summit, beginning Friday in Hamburg, Germany. On behalf of King Salman, Al-Assaf will lead the Kingdom’s delegation
Egypt and Russia’s foreign ministers discuss Qatar
:: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri telephoned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday where the two officials discussed the Qatari crisis and stressed the their countries’ rejection of Doha’s support for terrorism. Ahmed Abu Zaid, spokesman for the Egyptian
New expat fee includes newborns
:: The Passport Department on Wednesday said it has completed modifications to its electronic portal to cope with the new requirement that private-sector, non-Saudi residents pay a fee for each of their dependents and escorts mean Include (those under the
My Muslim faith, way of life reflect peace, says India’s Oscar-winning Rahman
:: As he celebrates 25 years in the music industry, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Indian musician A R Rahman says his religious beliefs have helped define and shape his career. Rahman, who converted to Islam in his 20s, is in
Various dimensions of the fight against extremist ideology
By : Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin :: “At #ETIDAL, we stress on our mission to spread and promote peace, confront and refute extremism to make a safer world”. This was the first tweet of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology
Crackdown on media and semblance of democracy in Myanmar
By : Azeem Ibrahim :: Proof, if proof was needed, that Myanmar is still quite some way away from democracy has emerged over the past few days: the army has arrested three local journalists for meeting with ethnic rebels to
Why the G-20 matters
By : Cornelia Meyer :: On July 7-8 the leaders of the world’s biggest economies are meeting for the G-20 Summit in Hamburg. The 20 nations account for 85 percent of the global economy and around 80 percent of global
Qatar: Objective behind the escalation
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: For the first time, the Foreign Minister of Qatar openly expressed his government’s concern that the objective of the four boycotting countries is to change the regime in Doha. Meanwhile the rest of the Qatari
Putin and Trump’s tainted love
By : Nina L. Khrushcheva :: US President Donald Trump must be giddy. This week, on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, he will finally meet his Russian counterpart and strongman-hero Vladimir Putin. It is rare for
Russia blocks UN condemnation of N.Korea missile over ICBM label
:: Russia objected on Thursday to a United Nations Security Council condemnation of North Korea’s latest rocket launch because the US-drafted statement referred to it as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), diplomats said. Security Council statements have to be agreed
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