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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Explosion kills 3 children, wounds 12 in north Afghanistan
An explosion has struck a group of children who were playing on the outskirts of a provincial capital in the country’s north, killing three boys and wounding 12 children, four of them critically, an Afghan police official has said. The
Pakistan and Afghan leaders vow to resume Taliban peace talks
The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to work together to revive stalled peace talks with Taliban insurgents after meeting on the sidelines of a climate change conference in Paris, officials said. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President
Musical ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ hits the road
On tour this winter is a Broadway musical about the one that got away, in more ways than one. “The Bridges of Madison County,” with a superb score by Jason Robert Brown, started an eight-month US tour on Saturday that
Lohan’s stepmother removed from plane
Authorities say a coast-to-coast flight was diverted to New Orleans to remove singer Lindsay Lohan’s stepmother. Col. John Fortunato, spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, confirmed in an e-mail Saturday that Kate Major-Lohan was removed from a JetBlue plane
Algeria ex-presidential guard chief charged: Report
The former head of Algeria’s presidential guard has been charged over a shooting at a presidential residence outside the capital in July, the El Watan newspaper reported on Monday. General Mejdoub Kehal, better known as Djamel, had already been dismissed
At NATO, Turkey remains defiant over Russian jet
Turkey’s prime minister dismissed on Monday any suggestion Ankara should apologize for downing a Russian warplane in its airspace last week, after winning strong NATO support for the right to defend itself. Six days after NATO member Turkey shot down
Russia’s Putin says ISIS oil going through Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia had received more information showing that Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) oil was going via Turkey and that Turkey’s downing of a Russian plane was dictated by a desire
Beijing air pollution reaches extremely hazardous levels
Beijing suffered its worst air pollution of the year on Monday, with monitoring sites throughout the city reporting extremely hazardous levels of pollutants. City authorities issued a rare orange alert, the second highest of four danger levels. Schools suspended outdoor
Obama visits Paris attack site, pays tribute to victims
President Barack Obama laid a rose at a memorial on Monday night for the victims of the Paris attacks shortly after arriving in the city, visiting the Bataclan concert hall, one of the locations of the onslaught that left 130
Defiant Trump refuses to take back 9/11 Muslims cheering claim
Republican U.S. presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday refused to take back claims that he saw Muslims cheering in New Jersey after the September 11, 2001 attacks, despite a lack of proof. “It was 14 years ago but I saw
World leaders gather at Paris climate summit
World leaders will launch an ambitious attempt to hold back the earth’s rising temperatures, urging each other to find common cause in two weeks of bargaining meant to steer the global economy away from dependence on fossil fuels. They arrive
Pope Francis ends Africa trip with mosque visit
Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed that has killed thousands over the past three years. Under intense security, Francis
Egypt: Russia and Britain will resume flights in days
Egyptian authorities have announced that flights between Egypt and Russia will resume, headed to Cairo within days. The Russian government has suspended its ban on flights destined for Egypt days after they sought deeper reassurances about the security arrangements at
Russian president snubs Erdogan at Paris climate conference
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have no meeting planned while they are both in Paris for a climate change summit, sources in Erdogan’s office said on Monday, according to Reuters. However, AFP said that Putin
EU, Turkey agree on 3 bln euro deal on migrants
German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed after an EU-Turkey summit on Sunday that the European Union has offered Ankara three billion euros ($3.2-billion) to help Syrian refugees in Turkey in return for Turkish help in stemming migrant flows. Merkel also confirmed
Resist ‘fear of others,’ pope says in strife-torn Central African Republic
Pope Francis on Sunday called for unity in the strife-torn Central African Republic, urging people not to give in to the “fear of others” in a country plagued by sectarian violence. In an address at the presidential palace shortly after
U.S. senators want 100,000 foreign troops to fight ISIS in Syria
U.S. senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham called Sunday for 100,000 foreign soldiers, most from Sunni regional states but also including Americans, to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria. Both McCain, the chair of the
Army chief: Germany planning to deploy 1,200 troops for ISIS fighting
From a military point of view, around 1,200 soldiers would be necessary to run the planes and ship,” army chief of staff General Volker Wieker told Bild am Sonntag newspaper, adding that the mission would begin “very quickly once a
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