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: August 2017
Talk all you like, Assad, but you’re no Putin
By : Yasar Yakis :: It was impossible to avoid a sarcastic smile while observing how the official Syrian media approached Bashar Assad’s recent speech in front of the Syrian parliament. The speech was labeled as a strategy and plan
The gentle (and important) art of diplomacy
By : Yasar Yakis :: Diplomacy is the most effective way for a country to secure its national interests and exert its influence. There are few better examples than the recent important changes in the relationship between Saudi Arabia and
Turkey and Iran seek common ground
By : Yasar Yakis :: The Iranian Chief of Staff Gen. Mohammad Baqeri visited his Turkish counterpart Gen. Hulusi Akar on Aug. 14, and a day later he met Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Baqeri was
There is no such thing as an acceptable nuclear weapon
By : Ramzy Baroud :: At Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor not far from Seattle, Washington, there are eight 560ft-long black submarines carrying the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the US. “If it were a sovereign nation,” Rick Anderson wrote
Barcelona: If only the world had listened to Mubarak
By : Abdellatif El-Menawy :: In the past two years there have been at least 17 major terrorist attacks in Europe, killing nearly 400 people, injuring hundreds more and leaving countless families mourning the loss of their loved ones. For
Trump watches eclipse from White House
:: US President Donald Trump squinted and pointed skyward before donning protective glasses to take in the solar eclipse at the White House. The president was joined by wife Melania, son Barron and top aides Monday afternoon to view the
Spanish police reportedly kill Barcelona attacker Younes Abouyaaqoub
:: The main suspect in the Barcelona van attack that killed 13 people last week, 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub, was arrested on Monday in Sant Sadurni de Noya, west of Barcelona, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia said. Spanish police declined to confirm
10 sailors missing after US destroyer collision near Singapore
:: Ten US Navy sailors were missing and five were injured after a US Navy guided missile destroyer collided with an oil tanker near Singapore on Monday, officials said. The destroyer USS John S. McCain was sailing towards east of
Erdogan: Turkey-Iran operation against Kurd rebels always possible
:: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that a joint operation with Iran against Kurdish militants was “always on the agenda”, a week after Tehran’s top armed forces commander visited Ankara for rare talks. “It is always on the
Finnish court names knife attack suspect Abderrahman Mechkah
:: The 18-year-old Moroccan asylum seeker suspected of killing two women and wounding eight people with a knife in Finland on Friday is called Abderrahman Mechkah, a court said on Monday. The crimes are being treated as murder and attempted
Sudanese children freed from ISIS captivity in Libya
:: Four Sudanese children whose parents are belived to have died while fighting for ISIS in Sirte Libya, have been handed over to the Sudanese consulate on Sunday. Sirte has been host to ISIS from 2015 to 2016 after Libyan
One dead after van hits people at Marseille bus stop
:: One person was killed and another seriously injured in the southern French city of Marseille on Monday after a van ploughed into people at two different bus stops, police sources, adding that the suspected driver had been arrested. Marseille’s
UAE minister: Yemen solution lies in preventing Iranian interference
:: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, has said that political agreement and adoption of a future state in Yemen depends on the will of the people and considered that any future decisions should not exclude anyone
Emirates denies one of its planes has been targeted with a bomb
:: A spokesman for Emirates Airlines said that the national carrier has strongly denied reports that one of its planes had been targeted for bombing on Monday, confirming that the news was baseless to local newspaper Emarat Alyoum. Lebanese Interior
Rise in number of Qatari pilgrims entering via Salwa border
:: General Manager of Passports at Salwa border, Colonel Hassan al-Dosari, has said that the border continues to register rise in the number of Qatari citizens entering Saudi Arabia at an accelerated pace as part of the guest program of
Brexit: UK publishes more EU negotiation plans
:: The UK government on Monday set out proposals to ensure that the country’s firms producing goods to European standard before Brexit be allowed to sell them in the EU at no extra cost, even after Britain has quit the
Sudan warns of floods as Nile surges
:: Sudan on Monday warned Khartoum residents along the Nile of likely “massive floods” as water levels of the river rose to a record high following heavy rains in Ethiopia. The Blue Nile flowing to Sudan from Ethiopia converges with
Houthi leader threatens retribution against traders unless salaries are paid
:: A senior Houthi leader has threatened to loot traders’ companies’ if they did not pay state employees (military and civilians) who have not received their salaries in more than a year from militias who control institutions. The leader of
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