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 »
Category Archives: News
British militant in Syria threatens to return home
A British militant apparently fighting alongside extremists in Syria has claimed that he will return home if “your countries don’t stop attacking us,” in a recent interview via video link with CNN. CNN spoke to two masked men, Abu Anwar
U.N. says Syria refugees top 3 million mark
More than three million Syrians have fled the civil war ravaging their country to become refugees, mounting to one million of them in the past year alone, the United Nations said Friday. “Syria’s intensifying refugee crisis will today surpass a
Hamas chief says Gaza conflict a ‘milestone’
Hamas will not cease resisting Israel until all its demands are met, the group’s overall leader Khaled Meshaal said on Thursday, adding the latest Gaza conflict was only “a milestone to reaching our objective.” Speaking at a news conference in
‘Russian troops now directly involved in Ukraine fighting’
KIEV/DONETSK: US and Ukrainian officials on Thursday accused Russia of being directly involved in the Ukraine conflict after pro-Kremlin rebels seized control of a key southeastern border town where fierce clashes had been raging. “Yesterday Russian soldiers took control of
Report: ISIS ‘waterboarded’ Syria captives
While U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his condemnation of yet another crime by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Friday, the Washington Post reported that at least four Western hostages held by the militant group were waterboarded.
UN: Ebola cases could eventually reach 20,000
GENEVA: The Ebola outbreak in West Africa eventually could exceed 20,000 cases, more than six times as many as are now known, the World Health Organization said Thursday. A new plan released by the UN health agency to stop Ebola
Turkey’s Erdogan sworn in as president, consolidates power
Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as Turkey’s president on Thursday, cementing his position as its most powerful leader of recent times in a step opponents fear heralds more authoritarian rule and widening religious influence in public life. Reading the oath
Video shows beheading of four Egyptians in Sinai
A Sinai-based militant group has posted an online video showing the beheading of four Egyptians, saying they had provided Israel with intelligence for an airstrike that killed three of its fighters. The Ansar Beit al-Maqdis group, whose name means Champions
Obama signals no immediate strikes in Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signaled there would not be immediate U.S. military action in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, saying that Washington was still developing a strategy on tackling the conflict there. “I don’t
Prosecuting ISIS poses challenge to international justice
International rights groups have condemned the brutality of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), but how the group will be prosecuted for the alleged crimes it has committed remains unclear. U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay has said
Malaysia Airlines posts Q2 net loss of $98 mln
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines reported another financial loss and warned of poor second-half earnings, as passenger bookings tumbled in response to the loss of two aircraft in separate disasters this year. In a statement to the stock exchange, Malaysian Airline
Video: ISIS parades half-naked Syrian soldiers
Militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) released a video on Thursday showing the capture of dozens of Syrian regime fighters. In the video, the men are walking with their hands behind their head alongside ISIS militants yielding
U.N. says 43 peacekeepers seized in Golan
The United Nations confirmed that an armed group captured 43 U.N. peacekeepers on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on Thursday, saying it was doing everything to secure their release. “Forty-three peacekeepers from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
Hamas’ armed wing commander ‘fine’ after failed assassination attempt
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal described the condition of the group’s military commander Mohammad Deif as “fine”, after what it terms an Israeli assassination attempt on him earlier this month. Hamas’ military wing, the Izz-el-Din al-Qassam Brigades, had said at the
Egypt probes Mursi for ‘giving security papers to Qatar’
Egypt has opened an investigation into deposed president Mohamed Mursi for allegedly handing over to Qatar “documents relevant to national security,” state news agency MENA reported on Wednesday. Mursi is already facing the death penalty in several trials and his
Three civilians burnt alive in car as Ukrainian army shells center of Donetsk
Kiev forces have shelled residential areas in the center of the rebel-held town of Donetsk, killing at least three people and damaging several apartment blocks, a kindergarten and a cultural center. On Wednesday, Kalininsky District in the center of the
Governor offers help to children of crash victims
Tabuk Gov. Prince Fahd bin Sultan has extended support to the three Jordanian children who lost their parents in a road accident on Sunday. The children, who had also lost a sibling in the accident, were escorted and accompanied by
Russia sees chance to lift Iran sanctions
Chances have emerged to lift sanctions on Iran as a result of international talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, Russia said on Thursday. “Despite difficult course of the negotiating process, a possibility emerges to satisfy in full all integral rights of
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