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
Anti-ISIS coalition focusing on sealing Turkish border: U.S. envoy
The United States’ new envoy to the coalition it leads against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) said on Wednesday its priority was to seal the last strip of border between Turkey and territory held by the ultra-hardline group
U.S. Istanbul mission partially closed due to ‘security threat’
The United States consulate in Istanbul was on Wednesday offering only limited services with a scaled-down staffing due to information about a possible security threat, the mission said. “Due to information about a possible security threat against the US Consulate
White House calls Trump’s Muslim comments ‘toxic’
The United States White House angrily challenged Republicans to denounce their party’s presidential frontrunner Donald Trump Tuesday, claiming his “toxic” plan to ban Muslims from entering the country should disqualify him from office. Painting Trump as a “carnival barker” with
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
U.S. conducting ‘serious review’ of Iran missile test
The United States is reviewing and seeking to confirm reports that Iran launched a ballistic missile last month in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has said. “The U.S. is conducting a
Trump’s proposal is unconstitutional say legal experts
Donald Trump’s call to block all Muslims from entering the United States is not only unconstitutional but also impossible to carry out, legal experts said Tuesday. Trump’s proposed ban, announced to cheers at a rally in South Carolina on Monday,
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
Farook family lawyers hint at conspiracy
Eyewitnesses, crime-scene evidence and helicopter footage of demise of Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik demise aren’t enough to convince the family’s attorneys of their guilt. Attorneys representing the Farook family, David S. Chesley and Muhammad Abuershaid, have hinted at
Canada to pull jets bombing ISIS ‘within weeks’
Canada’s new Liberal government will act within weeks to fulfill a campaign promise to withdraw six fighter jets that have been attacking ISIS positions in Iraq and Syria, a top official said on Monday. The Liberals, who took power last
Both California shooters ‘radicalized for quite some time’: FBI
The husband and wife who killed 14 people in last week’s shooting rampage in California were both radicalized and “for quite some time,” the FBI official in charge of the investigation said Monday. David Bowdich, the FBI’s assistant director in
Donald Trump calls for end to Muslims entering the United States
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said a “total and complete shutdown” of all Muslims entering the United States should be put into place until Congress can act. In a statement distributed to the press, Trump said that polling shows a
California shooter attended women’s madrassah in Pakistani
The woman who with her husband shot dead 14 people in California last week attended one of Pakistan’s most high-profile religious seminaries for women, a teacher at the madrassa told AFP Monday. Tashfeen Malik, 29, studied at the Al-Huda Institute
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
Obama vows to defeat ‘new phase of terrorist threat’
United States President Barack Obama has laid out the most sweeping defense yet of his strategy to defeat ISIS, but offered no U.S. policy shift to confront what he called a “new phase” in the terrorist threat after a mass
California shooters may have planned multiple attacks: source
U.S. investigators are increasingly convinced the San Bernardino shooters may have been planning more attacks, given the quantity of weapons in their possession, a senior U.S. government source said on Sunday. Investigators were still uncertain about possible targets that may
ISIS claims deadly California attacks
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group said in an online radio broadcast on Saturday that two followers of the militant group had carried out Wednesday’s attack on a social services agency party in California in which 14
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