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: October 2017
Saudi FM meets Duma foreign relations panel
:: Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair Friday met with the head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Russian Duma, Leonid Slutsky, at the Duma in Moscow on the sidelines of the State visit to the Russian Federation by
US drone strike kills local Qaeda ‘commander’ in Yemen
:: A US drone killed a “commander” of al-Qaeda militants in Yemen in a strike on the central province of Baida, security sources said on Thursday. Shroum al-Sanaani, a local military commander with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula group, was
Monitor: Russian strikes kill 14 civilians in eastern Syria
:: Russian air strikes killed 14 civilians as they were crossing the Euphrates river near the militant-held town of Mayadeen in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. “They were crossing the river on makeshift rafts
Dignitaries gather in Kurd city for Iraq ex-president Talabani’s funeral
:: Iraqi Kurdish leaders were joined by representatives of the Baghdad government Friday for the funeral of Iraqi ex-president Jalal Talabani, a veteran of the struggle for Kurdish self-rule, an AFP journalist reported. Talabani died in Germany on Tuesday aged
Google launches new phones, speakers with ‘real time translation’
:: Google on Wednesday unveiled the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling its commitment to the hardware business as it competes with a surge of devices from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc. Google’s
Google’s sister company Deepmind forms ethics unit for artificial intelligence
:: DeepMind, the Google sibling focusing on artificial intelligence, has announced the launch of an “ethics and society” unit to study the impact of new technologies on society. The announcement by the London-based group acquired by Google parent Alphabet is
2000 mining licenses in Saudi Arabia worth $66 billion
:: The Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Khalid bin Abdul Aziz al-Falih said that 2000 mining licenses have been provided to the private sector with a total value on of $66 billion in Saudi Arabia.. “The number of
IMF’s Lagarde: World must ‘seize the opportunity’ of global recovery
:: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday a worldwide economic recovery is taking hold, opening a window for countries to enact reforms aimed at attaining broader, lasting prosperity. “The long-awaited global recovery is taking root,” she said in
Former British PM Cameron lands high profile commercial job
:: Former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who stepped down abruptly last year after failing to convince British voters to remain in the EU, has been appointed to his first high profile commercial role. Cameron will take on an advisory
Israel minister wants probe of Arab filmmaker over Lebanon remarks
:: Israel’s culture minister asked the attorney general Sunday to order the investigation of a prominent Arab Israeli filmmaker who spoke out against the Jewish state during a visit to Lebanon. Mohammed Bakri, who is in Lebanon as part of
Lights, camera, action – London’s Film Festival opens
:: Red carpets are being unrolled as the British capital prepares to play host to some of international cinema’s big names for the 12 days of the London Film Festival. The opening night gala is the European premiere of “Breathe”,
Taylor Swift leads MTV Europe award nods
:: Taylor Swift led the nominations announced Wednesday for the MTV Europe Music Awards after she caused a stir with her vengeful new persona on “Look What You Made Me Do.” The pop superstar was up for six prizes including
Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize
:: Nuclear disarmament group International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fueled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran. “The
Seven killed as India military chopper crashes
:: An Indian military helicopter crashed in a disputed area near the border with China on Friday, killing all seven troops on board, the army said. The Russian-made Mi-17 V5 helicopter was on a maintenance mission in the mountainous district
Minister says 800 Yazidis refugees resettled in Canada
:: Nearly 800 Yazidi women and girls and others who fled persecution by ISIS in northern Iraq have been resettled in Canada, the immigration minister said Thursday. Canada’s parliament last year, with Iraqi activist Nadia Murad on hand, declared the
Saudi Prince calls for clarity in Iranian nuclear deal
:: Everyone should be concerned about Iran’s continued development of its missile program, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki Al-Faisal said in an interview with the Persian TV program “Voice of America.” Speaking to presenter Setareh Derakhshesh, Al-Faisal said there needed to
Trump: Iran has not lived up to spirit of nuclear deal
:: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had not lived up to the spirit of the nuclear deal agreed with world powers and suggested he would reveal his decision on whether to certify the agreement soon. “We must
Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal, official says
:: President donald trump is anticipated to announce quickly that he will decertify the landmark worldwide deal to cut back iran’s nuclear program, a senior management professional said on thursday, in a step that doubtlessly could reason the 2015 accord
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