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
NGO says 100 missing in Mediterranean after migrant boat capsize
Around 100 people were missing, feared drowned, in the Mediterranean after a migrant dinghy capsized off Libya on Tuesday, according to NGO rescue teams helping with the search for survivors. German NGO Jugend Rettet said in a tweet that 23
UN committee flags Iran over human rights
A UN committee on Tuesday urged Iran to cease enforced disappearances and the widespread use of arbitrary detention and has expressed serious concern about severe limitations on freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief. The General Assembly’s human rights
Russia uses aircraft carrier for big attack on Syrian rebels
Russia launched coordinated missile strikes against rebels in Syria on Tuesday and Moscow for the first time used its only aircraft carrier in combat, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. Shoigu said a frigate had fired cruise missiles, jets from the
Oklahoma City airport closed after shooting
Police say Oklahoma City airport has been closed after shooting occurred, officials from Will Rogers World Airport have confirmed. The airport’s staff said all flights scheduled to land or take-off from Will Rogers have now been suspended as Oklahoma City
Climate change fuels insurgency in Afghanistan
After two winters without snow, Kabul residents are anxiously scouring the hills for the first flakes, wary that the depletion of this major source of water further fuels instability in Afghanistan. Historically speaking, a snowless year is highly unusual for
Putin, Trump speak by phone, aim for ‘constructive cooperation’: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday agreed to work towards “constructive cooperation”, including on fighting terrorism, the Kremlin said. In their first phone call since Trump won the Nov. 8 election, they agreed to “channel”
Trump names White House chief of staff, chief strategist
President-elect Donald Trump made his first two key personnel appointments on Sunday, one an overture to Republican circles by naming GOP chief Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff, the other a shot across the bow of the
Immigrants demonstrate against Trump as protests continue
Immigrants and their advocates added their voices on Sunday to those who have been marching and protesting Donald Trump’s presidential win. Organizers said the protest in Manhattan was about speaking out against Trump’s support of deportation and other measures. Demonstrators
China’s Xi tells Trump cooperation is only choice
Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President-elect Donald Trump in a telephone call that cooperation was the only choice for relations between the two countries, Chinese state media said, in their first interaction since the US election. Trump had lambasted
EU slaps sanctions on 18 Syrian officials
The European Union has slapped travel bans and asset freezes on 17 senior Syrian government officials and the governor of the conflict-torn country’s central bank on Monday. EU foreign ministers made the move at talks in Brussels Monday against those
Trump vows to immediately deport up to 3 mln undocumented immigrants
Donald Trump will keep his vow to deport millions of undocumented migrants from the United States, he said in an interview to be broadcast Sunday, saying as many as three million could be removed after he takes office. “What we
Tsunami hits New Zealand after series of strong quakes
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck central New Zealand just after midnight (1102 GMT Sunday), the US Geological Survey said, generating a tsunami that hit the northeast coast of the South Island. New Zealand’s Civil Defence warned residents
Thousands march in nationwide anti-Trump protests
Tens of thousands of people marched in streets across the United States on Saturday, staging the fourth day of protests of Donald Trump‘s surprise victory as president. The protests — held in big cities such as Los Angeles, New York
As battle in Mosul unfolds, ISIS looks to Pakistan for fresh recruits
ISIS is increasing its presence in Pakistan, recruiting Uzbek militants, attracting disgruntled Taliban fighters and partnering with one of Pakistan’s most violent sectarian groups, according to police officers, Taliban officials and analysts. Its latest atrocity was an attack Saturday on
Satellite images show Myanmar Muslim villages torched
Hundreds of buildings in Rohingya villages in western Myanmar have been torched, according to new satellite images released on Sunday as fresh fighting flared in the strife-torn region. Northern Rakhine, which is home to the Muslim Rohingya minority and borders
Trump says he received a ‘beautiful’ letter from Putin
US President-elect Donald Trump has long expressed his admiration for “strong man” Russian leader Vladimir Putin. But in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published on Friday, this admiration reaches a new level, when Trump said he received a
Source close to Kremlin: Putin might leave office
A professor, known for his proximity to Kremlin circles, claimed on Thursday in an interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin could step down in 2017, a year ahead of the end of his current six-year term. Valery Solovei, a professor
Video, anti-Muslim crimes shock Trump’s America
One of Donald Trump’s most repeated slogans, to build a wall along the country’s border with Mexico, has again stirred up controversy after a video of a student’s group in Michigan chanting “Build the Wall” went viral on social media.
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