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: World
Tillerson, Mexico foreign minister meet in Washington
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met in Washington on Wednesday with his Mexican counterpart for wide-ranging talks on regional and bilateral economic and security issues, the State Department said. The agenda for the top US diplomat’s meeting with Mexico’s
Responding to Idlib attack, Trump considering military action in Syria
CNN quoted US sources reported that US President Donald Trump told members of Congress that he was thinking of military action against Syria. Earlier, the US has not excluded a military response to a poison gas attack that killed scores
UN urges 72-hour ceasefire to allow aid to Syria’s eastern Ghouta
The UN called Thursday for an urgent ceasefire in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta region, near Damascus, to allow in desperately needed aid and avoid a repeat of the devastation seen in Aleppo. “We need a 72-hour pause for Eastern Ghouta, and
Merkel, Trump talk over concerns over Afghanistan, Ukraine
Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German chancellor has talked with US President Donald Trump, exchanging thoughts on the current situation in Afghanistan and in eastern Ukraine. Steffen Seibert said in a statement Thursday that the two leaders had talked by
Somalia leader declares country a war zone, replaces chiefs
Somalia’s new president on Thursday declared the country a war zone and replaced its military and intelligence chiefs while instructing the army to prepare a new offensive against Al-Shabab extremists. The shakeup is an attempt to improve the worsening security
Loud explosion heard in residential building in Russia’s St. Petersburg
A loud explosion has been heard from a residential building in Russia’s St. Petersburg close to the site where explosives were found earlier, witnesses told local media. No one was hurt during the explosion, RIA news agency reported citing emergencies
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says no ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said ethnic cleansing was too strong a term to describe what was happening in the Muslim-majority Rakhine region, the BBC reported on Wednesday. “I don’t think there is ethnic cleaning going on,” Suu Kyi
China cancels Australian lawmakers’ trip as tensions deepen
China canceled a visit by Australian lawmakers to meet law enforcement officials in what some say is punishment for Australian interference in Chinese internal affairs in a period of deepening diplomatic tensions. Craig Kelly, chairman of the Parliamentary Joint Committee
Britain to extradite former head of Kuwait’s social security fund
Fahad al-Rajaan, the former head of Kuwait’s social security fund convicted in his home country of corruption and embezzling public money, has been arrested on behalf of the Kuwaiti authorities, London police said on Thursday. Last year, al-Rajaan was sentenced
US, Britain, France request name of pilot who carried out Syrian chemical attack
The US, Britain and France have demanded the names of the pilots who carried out the recent chemical attack in Syria. Their request came as part of the draft resolution, which they submitted on Wednesday during an emergency session at
Apple aims for more control, less cost as it accelerates in chip design
Apple Inc’s decision to stop licensing graphics chips from Imagination Technologies Group Plc is the clearest example yet of the iPhone maker’s determination to take greater control of the core technologies in its products – both to guard its hefty
4 gunmen accused of killing police shot dead in Russia
Police in southern Russia on Thursday hunted down and killed four suspects following the killing of two police officers. The Investigative Committee said the National Guard in the city of Astrakhan found the suspects, who refused to surrender and fired
Donors pledge $6 billion for 2017 at Syria aid conference: EU
International donors on Wednesday pledged $6 billion in aid to Syria for 2017, the EU said, at a conference in Brussels overshadowed by a suspected chemical attack on a rebel town. “Our conference is sending a powerful message, we are
India police arrest three over cow vigilante murder
Police said Thursday they have arrested three people for murder over the death of a Muslim man attacked while transporting cows in northern India, where vigilantes patrol the streets to protect the animal Hindus consider sacred. Pehlu Khan, a 55-year-old
Number of foreign militants in Iraq and Syria unknown: US
US intelligence agencies don’t know the true number of foreign militants still fighting in Iraq and Syria, or the extent of the threat they pose to their home countries, a senior US military officer said Wednesday. Some 40,000 foreign militants
UN Security Council postpones vote on Syria resolution
Britain, France and the United States on Wednesday held off calling a vote at the UN Security Council on a resolution demanding an investigation of the suspected chemical attack in Syria to allow time for negotiations with Russia. However, a
Economy, defense focus of tie-ups as May visits Saudi Arabia
Britain said on Wednesday it would help Saudi Arabia to diversify its oil-dependent economy as British Prime Minister Theresa May visited the Gulf kingdom. May and Saudi King Salman would discuss “tax and privatisation standards to help Saudi Arabia diversify
Charlize Theron: ‘Fast and Furious’ role was challenging
Oscar winner Charlize Theron said it was an exciting challenge to play the main villain in the latest instalment of the “Fast and Furious” racing film series with Vin Diesel. “This is a franchise that has been built for 16
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