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 »
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Katy Perry is 2015’s highest-paid musician
Singer Katy Perry is on top of Forbes magazine’s list of highest-paid musicians of 2015 — she towers over others with $135 million in earnings. Perry owed her huge earnings to her Prismatic world tour over the course of 17
Syrian actress Albakri is divorced — a day after getting hitched
Syrian actress Touline Albakri has broken the record for the “shortest celebrity marriage,” after divorcing her husband just one day after getting hitched. By doing so, Touline beat American pop princess Britney Spears to the record, who married her childhood
Lohan quotes the Holy Qur’an, again!
Lindsay Lohan is a fan of the Middle East. Her latest Arabian adventure was in Abu Dhabi during the Formula One races in November. Judging by the Hollywood starlet’s Instagram posts, she seemed to be having a pretty awesome time
Emergency doors soon in Grand Mosque
The Grand Mosque will have emergency doors that will be ready around-the-clock for any emergency situation, Makkah daily reported on Tuesday quoting sources of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques The sources said the presidency
Did Adele steal Ahmet Kaya’s Kurdish song?
British pop star Adele has been accused of plagiarism by Turkish music lovers, who say one of the tracks on her latest album is a rip-off of a song by an iconic Kurdish musician. Adele’s Turkish critics say “Million Years
Quest Arabiya, new TV channel, goes live with ground-breaking shows
Arabic TV channel Quest Arabiya began broadcasting on Monday exciting factual entertainment shows to 45 million homes in 22 countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The channel, a partnership between Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Discovery Communications,
1D leads the way on Twitter’s list of 2015 tweets
Messages of love and gratitude shared by the boy band One Direction topped Twitter’s charts this year. One Direction members accounted for half of the 10 most recirculated tweets, including the three most popular. All the One Direction tweets were
Riyadh conference key in seeking alternative to Assad
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed The upcoming Riyadh conference is the first serious attempt to map out Syria’s future, and it’s the first meeting of Syrian opposition groups to be held according to official and international desire. It originated from the
Syria struggle is between countries, not groups!
By : Jamal Khashoggi I wrote an article last week warning that Russian president Vladimir Putin might be a threat to Saudi Arabia due to his stubbornness and politics in Syria. I also pointed out that it would be wise
Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the ‘shield of the Gulf’
By : Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Our region is war-torn and fractured. We are facing multiple threats of multiple kinds. This is the most dangerous era I have ever lived through, surpassing the 1991 Gulf War when we came together
ISIS problem can only be solved by regional Sunni powers
By : Dr. Azeem Ibrahim Should the West be involved in Syria? Or get more involved, as is now planned? It is certainly true that ISIS poses a threat to security in the West. After the recent scenes in Paris
Why should Muslims take responsibility for the extremists?
By : H.A. Hellyer “In the aftermath of yet another atrocity carried out by vigilante violent fanatics in the name of religion…” In any article beginning with those words one has to be referring, of course, to Islam. Because it
More powers enter Mideast fray. But still no real strategy
By : Raghida Dergham The scattered approaches of the U.S., Russia, Turkey, Britain, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Qatar and others – those involved in military operations in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya – are, despite all pretenses,
School shut over child’s death in bus
Red Sea International School has been permanently shut down over the death of a Grade 3 student in the school bus here in October. The Ministry of Education (MoE) has provided a list of 30 international schools to admit students
Schwarzenegger lays wreath at Paris massacre site
Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday laid a floral wreath at the Bataclan concert venue where 90 people were killed during the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. “Paris, je t’aime (I love you) and I pray for you,”
He’s here! Kim, Kanye welcome son
The newest member of the Kardashian clan has arrived. Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West welcomed a baby boy early Saturday in Los Angeles. “He’s here!” the reality star teased on Twitter. An announcement on Kardashian’s website reads, “KANYE AND
‘Star Wars’ director faces hype, history in ‘Force Awakens’
The new installment in the “Star Wars” movie saga opens in theaters this month against a formidable force: The galactic hopes of devoted fans who have waited a decade to revisit their beloved universe of Jedi, droids and lightsabers. Can
Amid war on ISIS, don’t overlook need to oust Assad
By : Brooklyn Middleton As more states escalate their fight against the barbaric ISIS militant group in Syria, there should also be a renewed, collective effort to push for the final ousting of the disgraced regime of Bashar al-Assad. The
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