Daily Archives: September 15, 2019
West African leaders agree billion-dollar anti-extremist plan
:: West African leaders announced during a summit in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday, a billion-dollar plan to fight the rising problem of extremist violence in the region. The plan, to be funded from 2020 to 2024, was announced
Turkey orders arrest of 223 military personnel over suspected Gulen links
:: Turkey has ordered the arrest of 223 serving military personnel across the country and in the breakaway state of Northern Cyprus over suspected links to a network Ankara accuses of organizing an attempted coup in 2016, state media said
Egypt’s al-Sisi denies graft accusations
:: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday flatly denied allegations of corruption made by an Egyptian businessman, assuring he was “honest and faithful” to his people and army. Videos posted online from outside the country since early September accusing
Trump calls Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after drones attack Saudi Aramco plants
:: Drone attacks caused fires in two major Saudi Aramco facilities in the kingdom, the Saudi interior ministry said on Saturday. The attacks hit the world’s largest oil processing plant at Abqaiq near Damman in Eastern Province and the country’s
Saudi oil production cut by 50 percent after attacks: Energy minister
:: The latest attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities resulted in the halt of an estimated 5.7 million barrels of crude oil supplies, or about 50 percent of Saudi Aramco’s production, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said
Saudi Aramco CEO says no casualties after oil attacks in Abqaiq and Khurais
:: The chief executive of Saudi Aramco confirmed the recent drone attacks on two facilities did not result in any injuries or casualties among its staff, according to a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). “Work was underway
Prince Khalid bin Salman meets with Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi
:: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met in Riyadh with Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, and conveyed to him the regards of King Salman and the Crown Prince, Saudi state agency SPA reported on Saturday.
Former Turkish FM resigns from Erdogan’s AK Party
:: Former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced his resignation from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and plans to form a new political movement. Davutoglu resigned on Friday, days after the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP,
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