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
Colombia’s president wins Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a surprise after Colombians voted “No” to an agreement he signed with Marxist rebels to end 52 years of war. Santos has promised to revive a
Antonio Guterres to be next UN Secretary General
Antonio Guterres, the former Portuguese prime minister and United Nations refugees chief, has been officially nominted to become the next UN Secretary General after a vote at the security council. During a surprise show of unity on Wednesday, all 15
Norway seeks ban on burqas in the classroom
Norway’s government on Wednesday announced plans to ban the full-face veil from classrooms and university lecture halls. Education Minister Torbjorn Roe Isaksen, quoted in the Vart Land newspaper, said the government was seeking “national regulations prohibiting the full-face veil in
Shots fired at planned migrant center in France
French police were investigating Wednesday after shots were fired at a building set to host migrants evicted from the squalid “Jungle” camp in Calais. The gunshots, fired Tuesday night, hit the facade of a holiday camp building in Saint-Brevin on
British PM May pledges to fight for the working people
The British Prime minister Theresa May called on Britain to ‘seize the day’ as the country prepares to quit the European Union. In her closing speech to the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, May declared the UK had been handed
England aims to end reliance on foreign doctors after Brexit
England is to train more doctors so that it can end its reliance on foreign recruits for the state-funded National Health Service after it leaves the European Union, the government announced Tuesday. “Currently a quarter of our doctors come from
Paris climate agreement to take effect Nov. 4
The landmark Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force on Nov. 4, after a coalition of the world’s largest polluters and small island nations threatened by rising seas pushed it past a key threshold on Wednesday. US President
Cyprus apologises to Greece for 1974 friendly fire deaths
Cyprus formally apologised to Greece on Tuesday as it handed over the remains of 16 Greek commandos who were killed by “friendly fire” during Turkey’s 1974 invasion of the island. The soldiers were on board a French-built Noratlas transport aircraft
UK to start brexit process before end of March: PM
British Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger the divorce process from the European Union by the end of March, firing the starting gun on the country’s biggest shift in policy since World War Two. May, appointed prime minister shortly after
Hungary votes on government’s rejection of EU refugee quotas
Hungarians were voting Sunday in a referendum called by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government to bolster its opposition to any future, mandatory European Union quotas for accepting relocated asylum seekers. The government’s position is expected to find wide support among
ISIS suspect extradited to Germany from France
A suspected member of the ISIS group who turned himself in to French authorities and revealed plans of an attack plot has been extradited to Germany. Federal prosecutors said Friday that Saleh A., a 29-year-old Syrian whose last name wasn’t
Germany’s Merkel says she has not changed course on migrant policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday that she had not reversed course on her policy on migrants, two weeks after she said she wished she could turn back the clock to better prepare Germany for last year’s influx. Merkel’s
Spanish regional elections fail to break political deadlock
Spain’s regional elections reinforced the center-right People’s Party (PP) on Sunday while dealing a blow to the opposition Socialists but failed to signal a clear path to avoid a third nationwide vote in December. Two inconclusive general elections in December
UK FM: Russia guilty of prolonging war in Syrian
Russia is guilty of prolonging the war in Syria and may have committed war crimes by targeting an aid convoy, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said in an interview aired on Sunday. A 31-truck convoy was attacked on Monday night,
Cameron aide made Britain’s ambassador to France
Former prime minister David Cameron’s chief of staff has been appointed Britain’s ambassador to France, the Foreign Office announced. Cameron resigned in July after failing to keep Britain in the European Union in the June referendum. But now his closest
French government defends prison units for Islamic militants
France’s justice minister is defending specialized prison units for Islamic militants after a recent attack on guards, saying the units see less violence than the rest of the overcrowded French prison system. Jean-Jacques Urvoas said on Tuesday on France-Inter radio
Fire at Greek migrant camp, thousands flee
Thousands of migrants on Monday fled one of Greece’s main camps on the island of Lesbos after apparently setting fire to the facility, police said. “Between 3,000 and 4,000 migrants have fled the camp of Moria” because of the fire,
US: Some 360,000 refugee spots pledged at UNGA
A summit hosted by US President Barack Obama garnered pledges from dozens of countries to resettle or allow the lawful admission of some 360,000 refugees, doubling the number of slots that were available last year, the US envoy to the
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