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: Americas
U.S. ends 30-year ban on blood donations by homosexual men
The United States government on Monday overturned its 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men, saying they can now donate 12 months after their last sexual contact with another man. The Food and Drug Administration said its decision to
Obama chides Republicans for lack of alternatives on ISIS
U.S. President Barack Obama said his administration is open to some “legitimate criticism” for failing to adequately explain its strategy to counter Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, though he chided Republican presidential candidates for criticizing his policy without offering
Trump: Clinton a ‘liar’ for ISIS recruiting claim
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Sunday that Democrat Hillary Clinton was a “liar” for claiming that his proposal to ban entry of all foreign Muslims into the United States has aided ISIS’s propaganda efforts. Speaking on NBC’s
Mobile browsing ‘will trump desktop by the end of 2016’
In a month of 2015 recaps from just about every company out there, now may be the time to start those predictions about what’s going to happen in the new year. Enter the Adobe Digital Trends report for 2016, which
U.S. campaign: Sanders, Clinton move past rancor over breach
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders apologized to Hillary Clinton and his own supporters Saturday night for a breach of her campaign’s valuable voter data, seeking to put the controversy to rest in a debate that quickly moved on to
Bush has a moment of ‘self-therapy,’ calls Trump ‘a jerk’
Days after going toe-to-toe with Donald Trump on the debate stage, Jeb Bush seemed to relish his new role as the Republican front-runner’s chief critic while campaigning on Saturday in New Hampshire. “I’ve got to get this off my chest:
After data breach fight, Clinton and Sanders face off at Democratic debate
U.S. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders square off in a potentially combative debate on Saturday, one day after their presidential campaigns erupted in a bitter feud over an improper breach of Clinton voter files by a Sanders
Obama meets with San Bernardino victims’ families
President Barack Obama met with the families of most of the San Bernardino shooting victims on Friday for nearly three hours, and said he was moved by their emphasis on tolerance following the Dec. 2 attacks. “As difficult as this
Republican donor Adelson and Trump may be aligning on Israel
Top Republican Party donor Sheldon Adelson said on Friday he met presidential candidate Donald Trump earlier this week and that the two American billionaires broached the issue at the heart of Adelson’s political agenda: support for Israel. While the mega
Anti-Bieber tirade: Deadmau5 freezes presence on social media
Deadmau5, a leading force in electronic music, abruptly froze his presence on social media after unleashing a furious critique of pop star Justin Bieber. The house DJ, whose often feisty Twitter feed has more than three million followers, deleted publicly
Ora sues to leave Jay Z label
British singer Rita Ora, a onetime protegee of rap mogul Jay Z, filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to leave his company, charging that his interests have wandered elsewhere. The Albanian-born artist remains popular in Britain, where she was a judge
Sanders campaign accused of accessing Clinton data
The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders accused the Democratic National Committee on Friday of inappropriately denying it access to its own voter data as punishment for a breach of computer files that had permitted access to information of
Obama says he won’t fade away in final year
President Barack Obama sought to lay the groundwork Friday for his last year in office by vowing not to fade in the background but instead use his remaining months to push longstanding goals to fruition. “In 2016, I’m going to
U.S. cases targeting ISIS supporters move ahead
The U.S. Justice Department’s wide-ranging effort to prosecute so-called “lone wolf” individuals seeking to support ISIS moved ahead on Thursday in Pennsylvania, New York, Kansas and San Bernardino, California, where 14 people were killed this month. A Pennsylvania teenager was
U.S. ‘considers response’ to Iran missile test
Barack Obama’s administration is considering how to respond to an Iranian ballistic missile launch that violated U.N. Security Council resolutions, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday, as senators pressed for a strong reaction. “We are now actively considering the appropriate
Obama: there is no ‘specific’ terror threat to U.S.
President Barack Obama said Thursday that there was no “specific” terror threat to the United States but urged Americans to remain alert over the holiday period. “At this moment our intelligence and counterterrorism professionals do not have any specific and
After Iran missile test, U.S. senators urge more sanctions
Dozens of U.S. Republican senators called on President Barack Obama on Wednesday not to lift sanctions on Iran, saying Tehran’s recent ballistic missile testing showed “blatant disregard for its international obligations.” Thirty-six of the 54 Republican senators, including Majority Leader
Kerry to chair U.N. Security Council meeting on Syrian
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will chair a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to push efforts to end the conflict in Syria, the State Department said on Wednesday. While in New York, Kerry will also
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