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
Blame game continues at Geneva talks between opposition and regime
After the regime’s delegation agreed to discuss the constitution and the possibility of a political transition, optimism only lasted for a few hours before fading away in a wave of accusations between the two parties in Geneva. The last of
India to host Dalai Lama in disputed territory, defying China
Indian federal government representatives will meet the Dalai Lama when he visits a sensitive border region controlled by India but claimed by China, officials said, despite a warning from Beijing that it would damage ties. India says the Tibetan spiritual
Saudi King Salman calls for intensified efforts to root out terrorism
King Salman on Thursday called for an intensified and united fight against terrorism. The call came in his speech to Indonesia’s parliament during the second day of his landmark state visit to the world’s most populous Muslim country. “We have
Pacts worth SR13.5 billion signed during Saudi-Indonesia business meet
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia on Thursday signed a number of memoranda of understanding and strategic partnership agreements in the fields of energy, health, housing and tourism. The deals, which were inked during the meeting of the Saudi-Indonesian Business Council, amounted
NBCUniversal invests $500 mln in Snap’s IPO
Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal has invested $500 million in Snapchat owner Snap Inc, according to a memo on Friday, its latest move aimed at driving digital growth as more viewers go online for their favorite content. Like other traditional US media
Pop stars Shakira and Carlos Vives sued for plagiarism
A Cuban singer and music producer has filed a plagiarism lawsuit against pop stars Shakira and Carlos Vives for allegedly copying his work in the Colombian duo’s award-winning music hit “La Bicicleta.” Livan Rafael Castellanos, also known as Livam, said
US drones target militant suspects in Yemen, Pakistan
US drone strikes targeting al-Qaeda positions in Yemen and members of the Taliban in Pakistan killed in total nine militants, officials reported on Thursday. Four separate US drone strikes killed at least seven suspected al-Qaeda members in Yemen. A dawn
University in Canada evacuated over anti-Muslim bomb threat
A bomb threat targeting Muslim students forced an evacuation Wednesday of nearly 4,000 students from the downtown campus of Concordia University in Montreal. In an email to school administrators and local media, a group identifying itself as the “underground” chapter
Merkel in Egypt in push to reduce migrant flow
German Chancellor Angela Merkel landed in Cairo Thursday on a two-day trip to Egypt and Tunisia, in a push to limit migrant flows to Europe through North Africa, especially chaos-torn Libya. Turmoil exploited by people smugglers since the 2011 overthrow
Russia accuses Syrian opposition of sabotaging peace talks
Russia accused the main Syrian opposition group at peace talks in Geneva of sabotaging the process on Thursday, a day after Moscow foreign ministry officials met the rebels for rare talks on how to narrow their differences. Backed by Western
Marine Le Pen loses EU parliament immunity
European Union lawmakers lifted the EU parliamentary immunity of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Thursday for tweeting pictures of ISIS violence. Le Pen, who leads her National Front party in the European legislature, is under investigation in France
Jordanian immigrant in Michigan elated over release from detention
A Jordanian immigrant who resided legally in the United States for 18 years rejoiced on Wednesday at being able to return home after a month in detention that might have ended in his deportation. “I’m happy to be back with
King Salman’s Asia visit: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia sign 11 agreements
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia Wednesday signed agreements in areas ranging from trade to aviation as King Salman bin Abdulaziz visited the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. King Salman and President Widodo of Indonesia oversaw the signing of 11 cooperation agreements
King Salman urges united front against terrorism on Indonesia trip
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman called Thursday for a united fight against terrorism in a speech to Indonesia’s parliament during a landmark state visit to the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. In a speech to hundreds of people at the legislature
French Foreign Ministry condemns the use of children by Houthis
France condemns the use of child soldiers by the Houthi militia, a practice documented by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. France urges the parties involved in the conflict in Yemen to abide by international law, which prohibits the
Amazon cloud glitch disrupts sites
Usually people do not notice the “cloud” — unless, that is, it turns into a massive storm. Which was the case Tuesday when Amazon’s huge cloud-computing service suffered a major outage. Amazon Web Services suffered an unspecified breakdown in its
Trump pledges $1 trillion to rebuild infrastructure
US President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to bring $1 trillion in public and private investment to rebuild what he called America’s crumbling infrastructure. Trump made the promise in a high-stakes speech to a joint session of Congress, moving to make
Yahoo’s handling of hack costs chief her bonus
Yahoo is punishing CEO Marissa Mayer and parting ways with its top lawyer for the mishandling of two security breaches that exposed the personal information of more than 1 billion users and already have cost the company $350 million. Mayer
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