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
Turkey warns Russia after ‘airspace breach’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Moscow on Saturday that it would be forced to “endure the consequences” if its jets continue to violate Turkish airspace, after Ankara reported a new border infringement incident by a Russian plane. NATO-member Turkey
Man caught with arms entering Disneyland hotel to face trial
A French prosecutor says a man who tried to enter a Disneyland Paris hotel last week with two handguns will face criminal charges. Prosecutor Dominique Laurens in Meaux, east of Paris, had already dismissed terrorism links but said Saturday the
Google parent Alphabet may soon top Apple’s market value
As the digital advertising market booms and demand for smartphones wanes, Alphabet Inc. could soon dethrone Apple as the world’s most valuable company. If it happens, Alphabet will move to the head of the class just five months after Google
Obama to meet, hold talks with Muslims in Baltimore
President Barack Obama will meet with Muslim community members this coming week in a public show of support. The White House says Obama plans to visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore on Wednesday and hold talks with Muslim community members.
U.N. says more child sex abuse cases by European troops in Africa
The U.N. human rights office says it has turned up six more cases of alleged sexual abuse against children by European troops in Central African Republic, including a 7-year-old girl who said she had to perform sexual acts on soldiers
U.S. warship sails by island claimed by China: Pentagon
A U.S. warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea Saturday to assert freedom of navigation, drawing a protest from Beijing, officials said. “We conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the South
Merkel: Refugees must return home once war over
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday tried to placate the increasingly vocal critics of her open-door policy for refugees, insisting that asylum seekers from Syria and Iraq would go home once the conflicts there had ended. Merkel, despite appearing increasingly
Obama, Rousseff share Zika concerns
Brazil and the United States agreed Friday to launch a high-level bilateral group to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus that has spread rapidly across the Americas and been linked to microcephaly. President Dilma Rousseff and her U.S. counterpart
German populists in ‘shoot migrants’ storm
Germany’s eurosceptic right-wing populist AfD party created a storm Saturday by suggesting police “if need be” should threaten to shoot migrants seeking to enter the country. “We need efficient controls to prevent so many unregistered asylum-seekers keeping on entering via
Kerry confident about Canada’s efforts to fight ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday he is confident that Canada’s contribution to the mission against the ISIS militant group will be “significant” despite Canada’s previously announced decision to remove its fighter jets. Kerry, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister
Opposition threatens pulling out of Syria talk
The umbrella body comprising Syria’s principal mainstream opposition groups threatened Saturday to withdraw from peace talks shortly after its delegation arrived in Geneva if the “crimes” of Bashar al-Assad’s regime persisted. “If the regime insists on continuing to commit these
Turkey accuses Russia of second airspace breach
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Moscow on Saturday that it would be forced to “endure the consequences” if its jets continue to violate the Turkish airspace, after Ankara reported a new border infringement incident by a Russian plane. NATO-member
French-speaking militant executes ‘apostates’ in ISIS video
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group released a video Saturday purporting to show a French-speaking militant threatening attacks against the West and executing so-called apostates and spies in Iraq. The footage, posted on militant websites, is said
UK mom convicted of joining Daesh with children
The 26-year-old British mother convicted of belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group after taking her son to Syria, told police she never intended to join the militant network. Tareena Shakil, who posted pictures of her
Nearly 1,400 civilians killed in Russia’s Syria airstrikes
Russian airstrikes on Syria have killed nearly 1,400 civilians since Moscow started its aerial campaign nearly four months ago, a group monitoring the war said on Saturday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which collects information from a network
33 Greece-bound migrants drown off Turkish coast
Turkey’s state-run news agency says at least 33 people, including five children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea after their Greece-bound boat capsized off the Turkish coast. Anadolu Agency says coast guards rescued 75 others from the sea Saturday near
Strong quake strikes eastern Russia
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Russia’s Far East on Saturday morning, U.S. and Russian authorities said, although there were no reports of any casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 0325 GMT at a depth of
France considers recognition of a Palestinian state
France will recognize a Palestinian state if its efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at an international conference fail, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday. He told French diplomats that the conference will aim to bring together the two parties
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