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: Europe
NATO tests its capabilities — and wants Russia to take note
NATO is putting on its most fearsome display of military might in over a decade, a choreographed large-scale movement of soldiers, ships and planes meant to hone its capabilities as well as transmit an unmistakable signal to Russia and other
Greece’s economy showing signs of life
Greece has been gone from the headlines since Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was re-elected to run the country in September. No news is good news, and Greece has been doing better than expected despite its customary slowness in responding to
Margaret Thatcher’s iconic handbags go to auction
Handbags owned by late British leader Margaret Thatcher, whose apocryphal use of the accessory as a tactical weapon gave rise to the term “handbagging,” are to be auctioned off after a museum rejected them. They are among 350 “historic and
Fighting can break out in Balkans: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published Tuesday. Amid ever-louder calls for Merkel to
Egypt calls for NATO support in Libya ‘vacuum’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for NATO powers to help rebuild Libya, beset by violence since an uprising backed by the Western military alliance toppled leader Muammar Qaddafii, in an interview. Sisi was quoted in British newspaper the Daily
French court orders toilets, trash collection at Calais migrant camp
A French court has ordered the authorities to build new toilets and water standpipes at the makeshift camp in Calais where thousands of migrants are living, hoping to reach Britain, a document seen by Reuters said. Conditions around the tents
GE finalizes $10.7bn takeover of Alstom energy assets
General Electric announced Monday that it had finalized a deal to acquire the energy assets of France’s Alstom for 9.7 billion euros ($10.7 billion). The figure includes the cost of creating three new joint ventures covering renewable energy, electricity grids
HSBC’s third-quarter profit leaps to $6bn
HSBC profit jumped by a third in the latest quarter as a drop in fines for past misconduct more than offset the impact of a slowdown in Asia and increased spending on regulatory compliance. Europe’s biggest bank also said on
Swissleaks leaker skips Swiss trial, again
A former HSBC employee who leaked documents alleging the bank helped clients evade millions of dollars in taxes failed again to show up for his Swiss trial on Monday, which opened in his absence. Herve Falciani, a 43-year-old French-Italian national
Swedish school reopens after deadly racist attack
Several hundred students returned to class under heightened security Monday after a racially motivated attack claimed the lives of two people at their school in southwestern Sweden 11 days ago. The Kronan school for six- to 15-year-olds reopened for just
Afghanistan to accept its citizens deported from Germany
Afghanistan will take back all its citizens being deported from Germany as the European country struggles to accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees and other migrants who have arrived there this year, a Kabul official said. Afghans currently make up
13 U.N. hostages freed in South Sudan
Thirteen United Nations workers in South Sudan kidnapped by rebels have been safely freed a week after their abduction, the U.N.said on Monday. Around 100 rebel fighters, who have been battling the government for almost two years, seized 31 members
Stateless child born every 10 minutes, U.N. says
Being born with no nationality can cause children irreparable harm, the United Nations said Tuesday, estimating that a stateless child is born every 10 minutes, notably as a consequence of armed conflict. “In the short time that children get to
WWII bomb discovered at German airport, 7 flights cancelled
A World War II bomb was destroyed in a controlled explosion Monday at the main international airport in the western German city of Duesseldorf, briefly halting air traffic. Flights at the hub, Germany’s third busiest in terms of passengers, were
UK Parliament Haj debrief a great success
The Council of British Hajis hosted a historic Haj debrief meeting in the UK Parliament bringing together pilgrims, British Haj & Umrah tour operators, academics, MP’s and Peers from both Houses of Parliament. The purpose of the meeting was to
China, France agree on need for climate compliance checks
China and France agreed that a deal to tackle climate change expected to be negotiated in Paris should include checks on whether countries were complying with their commitments, they said in a joint statement Monday. Each signatory’s progress should be
British base coming up in Bahrain
Construction work has begun in Bahrain to build Britain’s first permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971, amid security threats in the region, Bahrain’s state media reported Sunday. “The ground-breaking ceremony for the establishment of the marine facilities
Prince Charles tours down under amid union flag debate
Britain’s Prince Charles Wednesday launches a potentially awkward tour Down Under, where New Zealand’s premier is pushing to drop the Union Jack from the flag and Australia’s new leader is a staunch republican. Charles and wife Camilla arrive in Wellington
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