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
Egyptian universities look to “isolate” Muslim Brotherhood students
Higher Education Ministry official says dormitories will be off-limits to students involved in last year’s violence Egyptian universities are moving to prevent students with ties to the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood from taking up residence in their dormitories, a ministry source
IS fighters repairing Mosul dam as Kurds gear up for defense
BAGHDAD: Islamic State insurgents who seized Iraq’s biggest dam in an offensive that has caused international consternation have brought in engineers for repairs, witnesses said on Saturday, as nervous Kurds stocked up on arms to defend their enclave nearby. The
Turkey votes in landmark presidential poll
Around 53 million voters in Turkey on Sunday are expected to vote in the country’s first-ever direct presidential election that is expected see Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweep to victory as head of state. More than 165,000 polling stations
Plane crashes at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport
A small passenger plane crashed into a residential complex in the Iranian capital of Tehran killing all 48 people on board including crew, Iranian state television reported on Sunday. The official Iranian news agency IRNA said all 40 passenger on
KSA, China sign nuclear energy cooperation deal
The King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese National Nuclear Energy Company (CNNC) in Shanghai on Thursday on cooperation mechanisms for the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Waleed Husain Abu
King, El-Sissi to focus on Middle East stability
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi arrives here today on his first official visit to the Kingdom after becoming the country’s president. His talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah would focus on fighting terrorism, major regional issues
Grand mufti: Terrorists murdering Muslims in name of jihad
The Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh said the killings of innocent Muslims in some countries is the work of foreign intelligence agencies that seek to damage Islam. He added that those who kill other Muslims do not represent Islam, because
65,000 homes razed in Israeli offensive
Israel launched around 50 aerial attacks in Gaza on Saturday, killing five Palestinians. Gaza emergency services said five men were killed in Israeli raids — two traveling by motorcycle through Al-Maghazi refugee camp and three pulled from the rubble of
El-Sissi arriving tomorrow
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. Announcing this, Afifi Abdul Wahab, Egyptian ambassador to Riyadh, said El-Sissi’s visit to the Kingdom is the first
Lebanese army enters Arsal after militant clashes
Lebanese troops have started to enter the border town of Arsal next to Syria, after days of clashes with militants there, a military source said on Friday. “We have started to enter, we’ve set up a checkpoint on the western
Leading Turkish newspaper editor resigns ahead of election
The editor of a leading Turkish newspaper has resigned ahead of Sunday’s presidential election after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed the news coverage of the paper’s owner, the Dogan media group. Rights groups have frequently expressed concerns about government
Stranded Syrian refugees in Arsal begin returning home
Some of the 2,000 Syrian refugees stranded on the border with Lebanon started heading back home to Syria on Friday after clashes between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants ended, The Daily Star Lebanon reported. The refugees were stranded because
UK urges Britons in parts of Iraq’s Kurdistan to leave
The Foreign Office on Friday urged Britons in the Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Dohuk provinces of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region to “leave now” following attacks by extremists. The travel advice, which was issued before U.S. jets struck jihadist positions near the
Saudi Arabia executes two for murder, drug trafficking
A Saudi found guilty of drug trafficking and a convicted murderer were beheaded by the sword on Friday in the conservative Muslim kingdom, the interior ministry announced. The ministry, in statements carried by state news agency SPA, said Eid al-Umairi,
4 dead, 500 arrested in Pakistan protest violence
LAHORE/MULTAN, Pakistan: Violence erupted in several places in Pakistan on Saturday between police and supporters of an anti-government cleric and at least four people were killed and scores injured, police and witnesses said. The violence, which started on Friday, is
International airlines flee Iraqi airspace
Etihad Airways is re-routing its flights to avoid “conflict airspace” in Iraq, as Turkish Airlines says it has resumed its flights to the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Both airlines announced their decisions Saturday, a day after the Obama administration
Kerry aims to calm South China Sea tensions
US Secretary of State presses Myanmar’s leaders to apply greater safeguards for human rights. US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Myanmar seeking to calm tensions in the South China Sea between China and its smaller neighbors. Amid concerns
Obama says he won’t let ISIS create caliphate
U.S. President Barack Obama said he was willing to consider broader use of military strikes in Iraq to beat back Islamist militants, but Iraqi political leaders must first figure out a way to work with each other, the New York
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