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
What’s next for Louis? One Direction singer arrested in airport scuffle
One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has been arrested for allegedly attacking a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport, an incident the singer’s lawyer described as “provoked” by paparazzi. The incident happened Friday after Tomlinson, arriving on a flight with his
Trump alleges wire tapping by Obama during campaign
US President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former president Barack Obama of wire tapping him in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign, but offered no evidence to support the allegation. “How low has President Obama gone
US agents in aggressive sweep for unauthorized migrants
US immigration agents increasingly are detaining unauthorized migrants in or near places once considered “safe” like courthouses and churches, spreading panic among migrants and outrage among activists. Since taking office on an “America First” agenda, President Donald Trump has made
Amid firestorm, Trump appears to waiver on Russia deal
Facing a new wave of questions about his ties to Russia, President Donald Trump is telling advisers and allies that he may shelve — at least temporarily — his plan to pursue a deal with Moscow on the Daesh group
Top Philippine officials fly to US carrier in disputed sea
The Philippine defense chief and two other Cabinet members on Saturday toured a US aircraft carrier patrolling the disputed South China Sea on the invitation of the Navy, US Embassy officials said. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez
Caterpillar offices raided in probe related to Swiss unit
Federal law enforcement officials raided three central Illinois facilities of manufacturer Caterpillar on Thursday as part of an investigation the company said may be related to business with its Swiss subsidiary CSARL. Officials from three federal agencies searched the Peoria,
Bush exhibits his portraits of veterans
After putting down his executive pen former US President George W. Bush picked up a paint brush — and the hobby has become something of a career. An exhibition of his oil paintings depicting US military veterans opened on Thursday
US Vice President Pence used private email as Indiana governor
United States Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account for matters of public business as governor of Indiana, US media reported Thursday. Emails obtained by that state’s daily Indianapolis Star newspaper showed that Pence used the private account
Media outlets give different shapes to Sessions story
Reports about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ two meetings with Russia’s US ambassador became a textbook illustration of the vastly different shapes a story takes in today’s media world. The story moved with lightning speed on Thursday across the media ecosphere,
US judge orders Florida nightclub shooter’s widow to remain in jail
The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a nightclub in Florida must remain in jail after prosecutors argued that she was a threat to the community and a flight risk, a US judge on Thursday ordered. The
NBCUniversal invests $500 mln in Snap’s IPO
Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal has invested $500 million in Snapchat owner Snap Inc, according to a memo on Friday, its latest move aimed at driving digital growth as more viewers go online for their favorite content. Like other traditional US media
Jordanian immigrant in Michigan elated over release from detention
A Jordanian immigrant who resided legally in the United States for 18 years rejoiced on Wednesday at being able to return home after a month in detention that might have ended in his deportation. “I’m happy to be back with
Amazon cloud glitch disrupts sites
Usually people do not notice the “cloud” — unless, that is, it turns into a massive storm. Which was the case Tuesday when Amazon’s huge cloud-computing service suffered a major outage. Amazon Web Services suffered an unspecified breakdown in its
Trump pledges $1 trillion to rebuild infrastructure
US President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to bring $1 trillion in public and private investment to rebuild what he called America’s crumbling infrastructure. Trump made the promise in a high-stakes speech to a joint session of Congress, moving to make
Yahoo’s handling of hack costs chief her bonus
Yahoo is punishing CEO Marissa Mayer and parting ways with its top lawyer for the mishandling of two security breaches that exposed the personal information of more than 1 billion users and already have cost the company $350 million. Mayer
Accountants behind Oscars snafu will no longer attend show
The two accountants involved in the embarrassing mix-up at Sunday’s Oscars will not be invited back to the show, a spokesperson for the Academy told AFP on Wednesday. Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz from PricewaterhouseCoopers — the firm responsible for
Trump vows to ‘extinguish’ ISIS, protect US from ‘radical Islamic terrorism’
Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President Donald Trump stood before Congress for the first time Tuesday night and issued a broad call for overhauling the nation’s health care system, significantly boosting military spending and plunging $1 trillion into
US couple who terrorized black child’s party sentenced to decades in jail
A US judge jailed a couple on Monday for terrorizing a black child’s birthday party, carrying Confederate flags, and shouting racial slurs and threats, US media reported. The incident happened on July 25, 2015 where Kayla Rae Norton, 25, and
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