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
Malaysian pilgrims get Hajj entry stamps from Saudi officials in home country
:: Saudi General Directorate of Passports has sent a number of its employees to Malaysia to complete procedures of pilgrims entering the country from Kuala Lumpur Airport for Hajj. The initiative was implemented in order to facilitate the procedures that
ISIS fighters start to quit Lebanon border zone
:: A convoy of ISIS fighters and their family members began to leave the Lebanon-Syria border zone on Monday for an area in eastern Syria held by the jihadist group, under the terms of a truce, Syrian state television cameras
Indian court sentences self-styled ‘guru’ to 10 years in prison
:: An Indian judge sentenced a self-styled ‘guru’, whose followers went on a deadly rampage after he was convicted of rape last week, to 10 years’ jail on Monday. There were no reports of violence after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
Netanyahu: Iran building sites to produce missiles in Syria and Lebanon
:: Iran is building sites to produce precision-guided missiles in Syria and Lebanon, with the aim of using them against Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. At the start of a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,
A threat to us all from the rogue merchants of death
By : Baria Alamuddin :: Illicit military cooperation between North Korea and rogue states such as Iran and Syria is perhaps one of the major untold stories of our time. In the 1990s, before Iran’s nuclear program was common knowledge,
Qatar submits to Iran and loses the Gulf
By : Mohammed Al-Hammadi :: Anyone who is more biased to a country other than his homeland or submits to a stranger is the one who loses out. Any state that goes hand in hand with foreigner against its brothers
Hunger strike that shames Iran’s so-called moderates
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: Protecting and promoting human rights is one of the major promises that Hassan Rouhani and the so-called moderates continue to give to the people of Iran. As Rouhani enters his fifth year as president,
Have no illusions about the Muslim Brotherhood
By : Abdellatif El-Menawy :: The British MP and government minister Alistair Burt visited Cairo last week. In an article published in the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, he said the diversionary tactics the Muslim Brotherhood employed to avoid too much scrutiny
Why the Qatari-Iranian alliance comes as no surprise
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: Qatar’s cooperation with Iran has not surprised Gulf observers. Their alliance is stark proof of what countries angered by Qatar have said about its behavior and actions. It is further evidence that Qatar, like Iran,
Erdogan sends tanks to confront Kurds on Syrian border
:: Turkey has again boosted its military presence along its southern border to prevent hostile incursions by Kurdish fighters from the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria. Ten trucks carrying tanks and howitzer artillery pieces moved into position on
UK police arrest second man after Buckingham Palace sword attack
:: Police investigating Friday’s sword attack outside Buckingham Palace in London arrested a second man on Sunday, a statement said. “The man was arrested on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism at 10:15hrs (0915
Houston suffers ‘devastating’ flooding from Harvey
:: Catastrophic flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated Houston on Sunday, forcing residents of the fourth most populous US city to flee their homes in boats or hunker down in anticipation of more days of “unprecedented” rainfall. Harvey came
Iraqi troops ‘liberate’ Tal Afar town center
:: The Iraqi military says it has “fully liberated” Tal Afar’s town center from the Daesh group. Pockets of resistance remain but the announcement brings Iraqi forces a step closer to taking full control of one of the extremists’ last
Russia’s Lavrov begins Gulf tour to discuss Qatar crisis
:: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Kuwait on Sunday as part of a Gulf tour that the Russian foreign ministry said would also include the UAE and Qatar to discuss the Syrian issue and the Gulf crisis. The
Indian villagers lynch two Muslims transporting cattle
:: Villagers in eastern India beat two Muslim cattle truckers to death on Sunday, police said, in yet another lynching on the pretext of protecting a beast considered sacred by many Hindus. The drivers were transporting cows in West Bengal
UN Chief on 3-day visit to Israel, Palestinian territories
:: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories to discuss ways to revive the peace process. Spokesman Stephane Dujarric says Guterres arrived Sunday evening. He is set to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders during his three-day
Pope laments “persecutions” of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
:: Pope Francis is decrying persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and praying they receive “full rights.” The pontiff said on Sunday there was “sad news about the persecution of the religious minority of our Rohingya brothers.” Thousands of Rohingya
Syrian regime backs evacuation deal for ISIS at Lebanon border
:: The Syrian army has agreed to a deal between ISIS and Hezbollah that allows the transfer of ISIS militants from the Syria-Lebanon border into eastern Syria, state media said on Sunday. “After the successes our armed forces and (Hezbollah)
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