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
Malaysian envoy sees ties scaling new heights
Malaysian Ambassador Zainol Rahim Zainuddin expressed on Wednesday optimism regarding his posting in Saudi Arabia, saying there are great potentials in further strengthening bilateral ties. The Malaysian Embassy marked the country’s 58th National Day at the Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday
Iraq may request Russian air strikes on ISIS soon: official
Iraq may request Russian air strikes against ISIS on its soil soon and wants Moscow to have a bigger role than the United States in the war against the group, the head of parliament’s defence and security committee told Reuters
Filipinos warned to obey Kingdom’s laws
The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh has issued an advisory warning all its nationals to obey the Kingdom’s laws, following the recent detention of a Filipino woman who had allegedly run away from her sponsor and was helping a Syrian man
Beyonce, Rihanna, others sue Paris firm over clothing knockoffs
Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Rihanna have teamed up to sue a Paris clothing retailer they say has been “brazenly” selling shirts, hats, backpacks, cellphone cases, and other items featuring their likenesses without permission. The complaint filed
Tom Hanks reunites student with her lost ID
Tom Hank’s tweet worked. A woman named Lauren who lost her Fordham student ID has been found. The famous actor tweeted a photo of the card on Tuesday after finding it in a park but covered up the woman’s last
Heavy Russian strikes hit western Syria
A wave of Russian air strikes in western Syria on Wednesday was being accompanied by a ground assault on at least four insurgent positions, a group monitoring the war said. The ground attacks were being carried out by “regime forces”
Ruling threatens Facebook data transfers
Facebook and other Internet giants could be barred from sending European citizens’ personal information to the US after the EU’s top court on Tuesday struck down a key transatlantic data deal in the wake of the Edward Snowden scandal. The
World prices seen too low to support US shale oil output
US oil production will start to decline soon unless oil prices rise substantially, oil executives said, saying lower production could pave the way for a spike in the market in future if fuel demand increased. Delegates at the Oil and
Microsoft unveils new smartphones, tablet and fitness tracker
Lumia 950 to start at $549, Lumia 950XL at $649 To be available in November; smaller phone in December Surface Pro 4 available Oct. 26, starting at $899 Band 2 fitness device starting at $249 from Oct. 30 Microsoft Corp.
Toyota unveils its vision for self-driving cars
Toyota unveiled its vision for self-driving cars in a challenge to other automakers as well as industry newcomer Google Inc., promising to start selling such vehicles in Japan by 2020. Toyota Motor Corp. demonstrated on a regular Tokyo freeway Tuesday
Modi promises German firms tax reforms as Merkel visits
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged German companies Tuesday to do business in India and promised tax and other economic reforms, on the final day of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit. After the leaders toured a German engineering factory in India’s technology
100 Indians committed suicide in UAE every year since 2011
Around 100 Indians have committed suicide in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) every year since 2011, India’s ambassador here said, calling on the expatriate community to help people in distress, particularly those with financial problems. These suicides form part of
Microsoft unveils new smartphones, tablet and fitness tracker
Microsoft Corp. has unveiled a new line of Lumia smartphones, a new Surface Pro tablet and an updated version of its wearable fitness tracker, Microsoft Band, that will run on Windows 10, its latest operating system. Windows 10, launched in
U.S. ‘deeply regrets’ Afghan hospital deaths
United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the Pentagon “deeply regrets” the deaths of 22 people who died in a U.S. air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz. Carter’s remarks came as his top
Idea for Zuckerberg: Shut Facebook for a day
If the customer is always right, then Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg needs to consider shutting down the social media giant for one day a year. The suggestion is one of the more subversive among the tens of thousands of responses
U.N. calls for Israeli probe after deadly clashes
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Israel on Tuesday to conduct a full investigation of recent clashes in Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank and criticized the demolition of Palestinian houses. Ban said a “prompt and transparent” probe of the recent
Global aid to Syrians ‘utterly inadequate’
Global efforts to help Syrians both inside and outside their war-torn country have proved “utterly inadequate”, international aid group Oxfam said in a damning report on Wednesday. The “Solidarity with Syrians” report analyzed aid and resettlement opportunities for Syrian refugees
NATO: Russia in Turkish airspace no accident
NATO’s secretary-general on Tuesday rejected Moscow’s claim that its military incursion into alliance airspace over Turkey wasn’t intentional or important, saying there were two separate incidents and “the violation lasted for a long time.” Turkey’s military, meanwhile, said more of
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