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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Gaza massacre termed ‘war crime’
GAZA CITY: Palestinian civilians in Gaza suffered the highest death toll since Israel’s aggression began, with around 100 killed on Sunday. President Mahmoud Abbas said the deaths in the Shejaiya district were a “massacre.” Witnesses spoke of bodies lying in
Dodging cops, 6 maids killed in road inferno
Seven persons, including six expat women, were charred to death in a fiery crash as they attempted to jump a police checkpoint 185 km from Taif on Saturday. All six women, believed to be Ethiopians working as housemaids, were illegal
Value of Saudi Arabia’s Islamic banking assets reaches $285bn
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry based on a recent study by Ernst and Young stated that global Islamic banking assets have registered cumulative annual growth rate of about 16 percent during 2008-2012, reflecting the radical shift from conventional
Saudi social media: Alwaleed ranked most influential personality
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), has been ranked number one in the “100 Most Influential Personality” list in Saudi Arabian Social Media in the online publication Almarsad Alsaudi for social media. Within 15 months, the
Reliance posts record $1 billion quarterly profit
NEW DELHI: Indian retail-to-energy group Reliance Industries Ltd. reported a record $1-billion net profit for the financial first-quarter, fueled by a strong petrochemicals performance. Reliance, controlled by the country’s wealthiest man Mukesh Ambani, announced net profit for the three months
Britain to seek further EU sanctions on Russia after plane disaster
Britain will seek to persuade other European nations at an EU meeting on Tuesday to ratchet up sanctions on Russia over the downing of a Malaysian jet carrying 298 passengers, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday. Ukraine has accused
Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police in Paris
Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police in Paris on Saturday as they defied a ban on a planned rally against violence in the Gaza strip. A Reuters photographer said demonstrators in northern Paris launched projectiles at riot police, who responded by
Thousands march in pro-Palestinian protests in Chile
About 5,000 demonstrators against Israel’s military strikes in Gaza held a protest Saturday in the Chilean capital, home to a sizable Palestinian community. The march took demonstrators to the Israeli embassy in Santiago, where some participants glued pictures of children
Malaysia Airlines to refund cancellations after MH17
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines said it would offer full refunds to customers who want to cancel their tickets in the wake of the MH17 disaster, just months after the carrier suffered another blow when flight MH370 disappeared. Passengers can change
Gaza death toll passes 400: health ministry
Israel, Hamas agree to 2-hour truce in Gaza’s Shejaiya GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: The death toll in Gaza passed 400 on Sunday as Israel pressed its biggest offensive in the war-torn enclave in five years, Palestinian health officials said. “410
France sees failure in Gaza truce efforts, fears more civilian casualties
France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said after talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday that attempts to reach a ceasefire in Israel’s 12-day conflict with Gaza militants had failed. Fabius, who flew to Israel after talks in Egypt and
Israeli army expands ground offensive in Gaza
The Israeli army said Sunday it was expanding its ground offensive against the Gaza Strip, as the bloodiest conflict since 2009 entered its 13th day with a death toll of over 350, Agence France-Presse reported. “This evening, the ground phase
Pious Putin? Images spark MH17 backlash
Pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a religious ceremony near Moscow have sparked controversy after mounting accusations that his regime armed the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine that shot down a passenger jet, killing 298 people. Putin, who was photographed
Libya islamists resume assault on Tripoli airport
Islamist militia resumed their assault on Libya’s main international airport in Tripoli on Sunday two days after an abortive truce with the rival former rebels that control it, a security official said, according to Agence France-Presse. “The airport was attacked
Rights group warns Iraq jihadists want to eradicate minorities
The jihadists controlling large swathes of northern and western Iraq seem bent on killing or expelling all religious minorities in the Mosul area, Human Rights Watch warned Saturday. The New York-based rights watchdog’s statement was issued as thousands of Christians
Abbas to meet U.N. chief on new ceasefire efforts
As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict intensifies, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon headed to Qatar on Sunday as part of renewed ceasefire efforts after Hamas rejected last week an Egyptian call to both sides to halt hostilities. The U.N. Secretary-General will gather with
Palestinian Gaza death toll soars amid peace push
The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s devastating assault on the Gaza strip reached climbed past 320 as international efforts to broker a truce between the Jewish state and Hamas militants continued. Israel also suffered its biggest loss since hostilities between
ISIS burns 1,800-year-old church in Mosul
Militants from the radical jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have set fire to a 1,800-year-old church in Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul, a photo released Saturday shows. The burning of the church is the latest
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