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: Asia
Students clash with security forces in Kashmir
:: Students of a local school clashed with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday as tear smoke shells were used to disperse them, police said. Police said students of a local higher secondary school bunked
US military confirms death of ISIS Afghanistan leader
:: US and Afghan troops killed the leader of the ISIS’ Afghanistan affiliate in an April raid, US military officials confirmed on Sunday. The raid in Nangarhar province targeted the leader, Abdul Hasib, US-Forces Afghanistan said. His group is affiliated
ISIS head in Afghanistan killed
:: ISIS’s head in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib, has been killed in an operation led by Afghan special forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, President Ashraf Ghani announced on Sunday. Hasib, appointed last year after his predecessor Hafiz Saeed Khan
N. Korea’s death plot accusations mimic its own misdeeds
:: In the paranoid universe of North Korea, the feverish accusations it makes against its sworn enemies bear a creepy resemblance to its own misdeeds. Its latest claim of a South Korean and American plot to assassinate Kim Jong Un
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan back in Dubai for promotional film shoot
:: The Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan is back in Dubai. He arrived in the city on Saturday to shoot for the sequel to the award-winning #BeMyGuest film for the Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM). Noted Indian film director Kabir
Actress Priyanka Chopra dismayed by child sexual abuse in Zimbabwe
:: Actress Priyanka Chopra says she is dismayed by the level of sexual violence against children in Zimbabwe. She says government officials there told her many young girls are “asking for it.” Chopra spoke Saturday after visiting the southern African
Pakistan dispatches supplies to southwest border villages
:: Officials say Pakistan has dispatched truckloads of relief supplies to villages along the southwest border with Afghanistan where 11 people were killed in fighting between the two countries that prompted Pakistan to close a border crossing. Akhtar Mohammad, a
Fuel tanker gas leak in Indian capital puts 30 school pupils in hospital
:: Thirty students at an Indian school were taken to hospital on Saturday complaining of breathlessness and eye irritation following a gas leak from a fuel tanker, witnesses said. More than 100 pupils were evacuated from the Rani Jhansi school
Ex-computer software mogul eyes S. Korean presidency
:: Ahn Cheol-soo’s supporters believe that as South Korean president he’ll rise above a political culture long bogged down by corruption and factional bickering. His critics say the former computer software mogul is torn between his slogans that cater to
Indonesia conservatives call for jailing of Christian governor
:: Thousands of Muslims took to the streets of the Indonesian capital on Friday to call for the jailing of its minority Christian governor who is facing blasphemy charges. At least several thousand protesters marched after Friday prayers at Istiqlal
India’s top court upholds 2012 gang rape death sentences
:: India’s top court on Friday upheld the death sentences of four men convicted for the fatal 2012 gang rape of a Delhi student, an attack that triggered global outrage and national soul-searching about the treatment of women. The Supreme
Pakistan-Afghan border cross-fire kills 15 on both sides
:: Backed by artillery, Afghan security forces fired across the border on Pakistani census workers and troops escorting them on Friday, killing nine and drawing a response from the military, Pakistan said. On the Afghan side, officials reported six killed
UN slams Nepal’s ‘politically motivated’ move to impeach top judge
:: The UN human rights chief on Friday harshly criticized Nepal’s efforts to impeach the country’s first female chief justice, warning the move appeared to be aimed at undermining judicial independence. Nepal’s government filed a motion to impeach Sushila Karki
N. Korea accuses CIA of ‘bio-chemical’ plot against leadership
:: North Korea has accused the US Central Intelligence Agency and South Korea’s intelligence service of a plot to attack its “supreme leadership” with a bio-chemical weapon and said such a “pipe-dream” could never succeed. Tension on the Korean peninsula
US Army photographer captures her own death in mortar explosion
:: The US Army has published the final photo of a combat photographer who captured on camera the blast that killed her in an accidental mortar explosion in Afghanistan nearly four years ago. The Army’s professional journal says the image
Boy, only 10, killed by blasphemy lynch mob in Pakistan
:: A 10-year boy was killed and five others were wounded Thursday when a mob attacked a police station in an attempt to lynch a Hindu man charged with blasphemy in southwest Pakistan, officials said. It was the third major
Duterte says chat with Xi was at Trump’s request
:: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday his telephone conversation this week with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss the Korean peninsula crisis was at the behest of his US counterpart Donald Trump. Duterte said he spoke with Xi
Pope’s meeting with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi leads to diplomatic ties
:: The Vatican and Myanmar established full diplomatic relations on Thursday, minutes after Pope Francis met with the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The surprise move means that the Vatican will have much more diplomatic influence in Myanmar, which
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