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 »
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Donald Trump receives ‘Hallelujah’ endorsement from Sarah Palin
United States Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received the endorsement on Tuesday of conservative firebrand Sarah Palin, giving the billionaire businessman a potential boost less than two weeks before Iowa’s kick-off caucuses. “Media heads are spinning,” the former vice presidential
Limiting German refugee intake not unethical, president says
Germany cannot take in all the asylum seekers who want to begin a new life there and it is not unethical of Berlin to limit the influx, President Joachim Gauck said on Wednesday, pressing other Europeancountries to share the burden.
Swedish inquiry into minister’s flat
Sweden’s top anti-corruption prosecutor says he’ll investigate whether bribery laws were broken when Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom accepted a rent-controlled Stockholm apartment from a labor union. Wallstrom has been criticized in Sweden after tabloid Aftonbladet reported last week that she
Suicide bombing in Afghan capital, near Russian embassy
A suicide bomber carried out an attack on Wednesday in an area close to the Russian embassy in the west of the Afghan capital Kabul, police said. At least 10 people were wounded, but there were no confirmed fatalities so
ISIS claims Iraqis among Paris attackers
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group on Tuesday claimed that two of the extremists behind the Paris attacks on November 13 were Iraqi, according to the latest issue of its magazine Dabiq. The last page of the
Chemistry teacher defies Taliban in Pakistan university attack
A chemistry teacher who tried to protect his students by opening fire on Taliban militants during a deadly attack at a Pakistani university has been hailed as a “martyr” and a “gentleman”. Lecturer Syed Hamid Husain, an assistant professor of
Obama, Erdogan vow cooperation against terror
U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday pledged continued cooperation in the fight against militants, including ISIS and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, the White House and Turkish presidential sources said. During his phone call to
George Clooney says Oscars moving backwards on diversity
Director Spike Lee, leading the call for an Oscars boycott, called on Tuesday for affirmative action in Hollywood to address racial disparity while civil rights leader Al Sharpton urged Americans to “tune out” the Academy Awards ceremony next month. George
Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith plan boycotts over #OscarsSoWhite
Director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith said on Monday they will boycott next month’s Academy Awards ceremony because black actors were shut out of nominations, and the Academy acknowledged it needed to do more to promote diversity. The
Adele’s ‘Hello’ fastest to reach billion views
Adele has broken another record — her video for “Hello” is the quickest to reach one billion views on YouTube. “Hello,” a ballad that ended a four-year album hiatus for the British singer, entered the exclusive one billion-view club late
Lady Gaga’s Oscar nod slammed
Singer-songwriter and record producer Linda Perry says Lady Gaga doesn’t deserve a songwriting credit for the Oscar-nominated song “Til it Happens to You,” from the college campus sexual assault documentary “The Hunting Ground.” Perry said in a series of tweets
‘Ride Along 2’ ends box office reign of ‘Force Awakens’
Kevin Hart and Ice Cube have ended the monthlong box-office reign of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Their “Ride Along 2” topped the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend in North America with an estimated $41.5 million over four days,
Trump’s words are ‘poisonous’
Donald Trump doesn’t have many fans in Britain’s Parliament. But a debate among lawmakers on calls to ban Trump from the country revealed little appetite to close Britain’s doors to the provocative Republican US presidential contender. During a three-hour debate,
1st suspect held over Cologne sex assaults
A 26-year-old Algerian man has become the first person arrested in connection with a string of sexual assault during New Year’s celebrations in Cologne that sparked a debate about Germany’s ability to integrate migrants. Prosecutors said that the unidentified asylum-seeker
UK’s Cameron hopeful Iran will attend Syrian donor meeting
Prime Minister David Cameron is hopeful Iran will send a representative to next month’s Syrian donor conference in London, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday following a call between the British leader and Iranian President Hassan Rowhani. The Feb. 4 meeting
WhatsApp to drop renewal fees for the messaging service
WhatsApp, a popular mobile messaging service owned by Facebook, says it will drop its 99-cent subscription fee over the next several weeks. The company said Monday that charging the fee after one free year hasn’t worked well. It says that
China sets up probe for Mars in 2020
China’s Mars probe project is on its way to being approved. The first Mars rover will orbit Mars, land on Mars and tour around the planet, said an official from an aerospace think tank at a press conference. A film
Paris stresses Saudi peace moves
The Saudi leadership’s peace initiatives were praised by Laurent Fabius, French minister of foreign affairs and international development, at a joint press conference with Adel Al-Jubeir, foreign minister, on Tuesday. Fabius said he had met with Custodian of the Two
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