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: September 27, 2017
Saudi Shoura Council calls on SIDF to encourage women to enter field of industrial investment
:: The Shoura Council called on the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) to adopt initiatives aimed at identifying and encouraging women who wish to enter the field of industrial investment and provide financial support and advice to them. This came
Wife of Yemeni Houthi recruiter stabs him to death, then hides the body
:: A Houthi official identified as Mohammed Hussein Karat was stabbed by his wife to death in the town of Mahdar in the Dhamar governorate, south of the capital Sanaa. Local residents of Mahdar said Karat was responsible for recruiting
Saudi Arabia: King Salman orders driving licenses for women
:: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a historic royal decree granting driving licenses for women in the kingdom as of next June. The royal decree issued on Tuesday also ordered the establishment of a high-level committee of involving the
Myanmar says no ‘ethnic cleansing,’ genocide against Muslims
:: Myanmar is committing crimes against humanity in its campaign against Muslim insurgents in Rakhine state, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, and it called for the UN Security Council to impose sanctions and an arms embargo. A government spokesman
Saudi economy grew in 2016 despite global slump: SAMA
:: While the global economic growth rate declined from 3.4 percent in 2015 to 3.1 percent last year, the Kingdom’s economy grew by 1.7 percent, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) reported. King Salman’s “wise leadership was keen on improving
Modi promises electricity ‘for every Indian house’
:: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed that every home in India will have electricity by December 2018 as he moves to shore up voter support amid doubts over his handling of the economy. The $2.5 billion scheme announced Monday
Condemnation not enough for Israeli violations against Palestinians, says Saudi envoy
:: Saudi Arabia on Monday called on countries around the world to not just denounce Israel’s crimes and violations it commits in the occupied Palestinian territories but to exert more pressure to obligate it to end the occupation. The Kingdom
Three Israelis killed in suspected gun attack on West Bank settlement
:: A Palestinian opened fire at Israeli security personnel at the entrance to a West Bank settlement on Tuesday, killing three and wounding another before being shot dead, police said. “A terrorist who arrived at the rear gate of Har
Sudanese American counter-terror, intelligence cooperation pays off with travel ban lift
:: The lifting of Sudan’s travel ban by the United States’ Trump administration was the result of deep intelligence and counter terrorism cooperation, according to a Sudanese diplomat. On Monday, US President Donald Trump removed Sudan from a list of
Al-Ghofran tribe files UN complaint against ‘crimes committed by Qatar’
:: The UN headquarters in Geneva on Monday received a complaint against Qatari authorities for committing a series of crimes, including stripping the nationalities of members of the al-Ghofran tribe and expelling them from the country, demanding urgent intervention to
UN envoy says Israel ignoring UN demand to halt settlements
:: Israel is not complying with a UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to all settlement activity and instead is continuing to expand settlements, making a two-state solution “increasingly unattainable,” the UN envoy for the Mideast said Monday. Nickolay
Australia to create national space agency
:: Australia on Monday committed to creating a national space agency as it looks to cash in on the lucrative and fast-evolving astronautical sector. The announcement came at a week-long Adelaide space conference attended by the world’s top scientists and
China disrupts WhatsApp ahead of Communist Party meeting
:: Chinese authorities appear to have severely disrupted the WhatsApp messaging app in the latest step to tighten censorship as they prepare for a major Communist Party congress next month. Users in China have reported widespread disruptions in recent days
Iran files charges against Telegram app CEO
:: A semi-official news agency in Iran says authorities have filed charges against the CEO of the popular encrypted messaging app Telegram. The comments carried by the ISNA news agency represent the latest back-and-forth between the Iranian government and Telegram,
Dubai starts tests in bid to become first city with flying taxis
:: Dubai has edged closer to its goal of launching a pioneering hover-taxi service, with the authorities announcing a successful “concept” flight was made on Monday without passengers. Safety features for the two-seater air taxi include emergency parachutes and nine
Lebanese Cabinet to look at ways to fund public sector pay rise
:: Lebanon experienced a nationwide strike involving all public sector institutions as well as both public and private schools on Monday, with those on strike demanding a public sector pay rise. A new salary scale was approved by Parliament only
Egypt’s central bank seen holding interest rates as inflation cools
:: Egypt’s central bank is likely to keep key interest rates unchanged in its monetary policy meeting this Thursday, a Reuters poll showed, after a slide in inflation that is expected to continue in the last quarter of 2017. The
UK inventor James Dyson to launch electric car by 2020
:: James Dyson, billionaire inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, said on Tuesday his company was building an electric car which will launch by 2020, the latest firm to challenge traditional carmakers in a burgeoning market. Tesla has already shaken
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