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 »
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S. Korea’s Moon names top ministers, chief security adviser
:: South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Sunday announced his picks for finance and foreign ministers while appointing a former diplomat as his top security adviser for his new government. Moon announced during a televised press briefing that he appointed
Bangladesh police raid opposition leader’s office
:: Bangladesh police swooped on the offices of the country’s main opposition leader hunting “anti-state documents” on Saturday, sparking angry protests by hundreds of party supporters. Officials smashed locks to enter the office of two times former Prime Minister Khaleda
Ben Ali nephew apologizes to Tunisia for corruption
:: Imed Trabelsi, a nephew of toppled Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, apologized to the Tunisian people on national television Friday for the endemic corruption during the regime. In his testimony to the Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD),
Sri Lanka offers fresh probes into missing thousands
:: Sri Lanka’s president announced Saturday new investigations into alleged secret detention centers as part of a drive to find tens of thousands of people still missing after the country’s decades-long war. Maithripala Sirisena said he would establish a mechanism
Philippines to reject all aid with conditions
:: The Philippines’ top diplomat has said that the government’s new policy of rejecting aid with conditions applies to all donor countries, not just the EU. Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano made the statement a day after officials confirmed that
5 dead after Indonesian ferry catches fire in Java Sea
:: Indonesian authorities say five people have died after a ferry caught fire in the Java Sea. A Transport Ministry spokesman, Julius Adravida Barata, said Saturday that 187 people have been rescued. He didn’t know if any passengers or crew
US arms contractor Raytheon announces Saudi deal to launch Arab operation
:: US defense contractor Raytheon has announced partnership with Saudi military industries to create an Arabia business unit. Raytheon’s Arab operation will develop smart weapons and air defense systems, aerospace and security capabilities in Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made
US veteran charged over deadly Times Square crash
:: A US Navy veteran who plowed a car into pedestrians in New York’s Times Square, killing a woman and injuring 22 other people, has been charged with murder and attempted murder, police said Friday. Thursday’s incident sparked fear in
Tribal elder, 5 others killed by car bomb south of Libya’s Benghazi
:: A car bomb killed a prominent tribal elder allied to eastern security forces and five other people outside a mosque in a town south of Benghazi as they were leaving afternoon prayers on Friday, a security official said. There
Saudi Arabia prepares for Trump’s historic visit
:: Saudi Arabia is making every effort to dazzle and impress President Donald Trump on his first overseas trip, seizing on the visit to cement itself as a major player on the world stage and shove aside rival Iran. The
Bloomberg: Red carpet ready for Trump in Saudi Arabia
:: Saudi Arabia is putting on a show for Donald Trump on his first overseas trip as U.S. president. Bloomberg said in a report that Muslim leaders will assemble in Riyadh, and there’ll be an exhibition of classic American cars
London City Airport’s flights to be controlled from 70 miles away
:: If you fly into London City in two years’ time, air traffic controllers won’t see your plane through a window but will guide it down from screens 70 miles away as the airport becomes one of the first in
US: Coalition to encircle ISIS militants before starting military campaign
:: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday the U.S.-led coalition was now encircling ISIS fighters in their strongholds in a tactical shift before starting a military campaign to destroy them. Also speaking at the Pentagon on Friday, the
SoftBank boss follows Trump to Saudi to launch $100 bln fund
:: Some six months after his visit to Donald Trump’s Manhattan mansion cheered investors, Masayoshi Son, Japan’s richest man, is set to follow his friend to Saudi Arabia as the new US president makes his first overseas trip since taking
Cholera kills 242, infects 23,500 people in Yemen in three weeks
:: A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen has killed 242 people, and left nearly 23,500 others sick in the past three weeks alone, the World Health Organization said Friday. The UN health agency said that in the past day alone,
Council of Pakistani Scholars lauds Riyadh Summit
:: The Council of Pakistani Scholars (CPS) termed Saturday’s Arab-Islamic-US Summit as “important.” In a statement issued recently, the Council said the Islamic world is eagerly waiting the convening of the Arab-Islamic-US Summit in Riyadh. The Council sees the outcome
Philippine president imposes public smoking ban
:: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order that will impose a wide-ranging ban on smoking in public, reinforcing some of the toughest anti-tobacco measures in Asia. Smoking cigarettes will be banned in many public places, while selling
US agency votes to roll back broadband ‘neutrality’ rules
:: US regulators voted on Thursday to scrap a 2015 order aimed at forcing broadband firms to treat all online traffic equally, in the latest turn of the politically charged “net neutrality” debate. The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 to
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