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
190,000 Myanmar nationals’ get residency relief in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has granted more than 190,000 free residency permits to members of the Myanmar community. A report by the chief of the permanent committee, meant to study and address the condition of the Myanmar community, said more than 190,000
PM Trudeau says Canada welcomes refugees
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for refugees rejected by US President Donald Trump: Canada will welcome you. He says he also intends to talk to Trump about the success of Canada’s refugee policy. Trudeau reacted to Trump’s
Prominent Muslim lawyer in Myanmar assassinated
A legal adviser for the National League for Democracy was assassinated at a Myanmar airport Sunday after returning from a trip overseas, the government said. Ko Ni was the Supreme Court advocate for the NLD and a longstanding adviser to
Tiger kills man at China zoo as horrified visitors watch
A tiger killed a visitor to a wildlife park in eastern China on Sunday after the man apparently entered its enclosure, the second such attack in just six months, media reports said. The incident occurred at the Youngor Wildlife Park
Trump sets calls with leaders of Saudi Arabia and UAE
US President Donald Trump will speak by phone with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, according to the White House. The new Republican president, who took office on January 20, first will speak with
Federal judge bars deportations under Trump ban
A federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the US from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban. US District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York issued the emergency order after lawyers for
‘It’s not a Muslim ban… it’s working out very nicely’
President Donald Trump on Saturday defended his executive order barring travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. “It’s not a Muslim ban,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office as he signed several executive orders. In the executive
Iranians, refugees detained at several US airports
Unites States authorities have stopped and detained refugees at airports on Friday soon after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close the nation’s borders to immigrants from Iran and six other Muslim-majority nations. Some of the refugees were
May urges Turkey to maintain human rights after coup
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday urged Turkey to maintain the rule of law and observe its human rights obligations in the wake of the July 15 failed coup. She was speaing after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. In
Donald Trump bars visitors from 7 Muslim countries
President Donald Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred visitors from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries, saying the moves would help protect Americans from terrorist attacks. The order limiting
Missing rights activist returns home safely in Pakistan
Pakistani police and a family member say the university professor and rights activist who went missing early this month has returned home safely. Senior police officer Ashraf Shah said on Saturday that Salman Haider returned home, on the outskirts of
Trump wants good relationship with Russia, May says sanctions should stay
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he wanted to have good relations with Russia and declined to say whether he was ready to lift sanctions on Moscow, which visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May said must stay in place.
Is US ‘terror tag’ likely for Muslim Brotherhood?
A debate is under way in the Trump administration about whether the United States should declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization and subject it to US sanctions, according to US officials and people close to President Donald Trump’s transition
San Bernardino massacre yields second immigration fraud conviction
The Russian-born wife of the California man accused of supplying guns used by another couple who killed 14 people in San Bernardino pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal immigration fraud charges, the US Attorney’s Office said. Mariya Chernykh, 26, became
Trump’s Mideast immigration ban excludes GCC, Egypt
US President Donald Trump’s proposed ban on immigrants from Muslim-majority nations has caused controversy worldwide. The ban would suspend all entry of immigrants from Muslim countries to the US. However, the ban only affects seven states in the Middle East,
Trump ‘will get rid of all of you’, Muslim airline employee attacked at JFK
A Massachusetts man is accused of attacking a Muslim airline employee at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, allegedly kicking and shouting obscenities at the woman and telling her that President Donald Trump “will get rid of all of
Trump wants to fund Mexico border wall with 20 pc import tax
US President Donald Trump plans to fund his construction of a wall on the Mexican border by imposing a 20 percent import tax on goods from Washington’s southern neighbor, his spokesman said Thursday. The financing of the project, which is
Mexico president cancels Trump summit as wall taunt deepens spat
Mexico’s president on Thursday scrapped a planned summit with Donald Trump in the face of insistent tweets from the US president demanding Mexico pay for a border wall, a deepening spat that threatens Mexican efforts to salvage trade ties. However,
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