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
‘Only one in 20’ Russia strikes have targeted ISIS
Only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria have targeted ISIS fighters, Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Saturday. British intelligence services observed that five percent of the strikes had attacked the militant group, with most “killing civilians” and
Obama vows to not engage in Syria ‘proxy war’
U.S. President Barack Obama stressed Friday that Russia and the United States would not engage in a “proxy war” due to their different positions on the brutal Syrian civil war. “We’re going to continue to have tensions. And we’re going
Obama clings to U.S. policy on Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday clung to his foreign policy in Syria in spite of a more assertive Russia continuing with its raids in the warn-torn country for the third day. Obama, who was speaking in a press conference
7.5m going hungry as Ethiopia crisis worsens
The number of hungry Ethiopians needing food aid has risen sharply due to poor rains and the El Nino weather phenomenon with around 7.5 million people now in need, aid officials said Friday. That number has nearly doubled since August,
Assad ‘must go’ to stop Syria bleeding
Saudi Arabia has reiterated that those whose hands are stained with the blood of the Syrian people have no place in a new Syria. Addressing the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir expressed deep concern over the international community’s
Syria doubts value of talks, air strikes useless without Damascus
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem on Friday questioned the value of political negotiations and said air strikes against militants in his country are useless if they are not coordinated with his government. “Terrorism cannot be fought only from the air,
ISIS attacks Syrian government-held areas of eastern city
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants attacked Syrian government-held areas in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor and an air base south of the city on Friday, a monitoring group said, and fighting killed at least five civilians.
Hollande to Putin: Russia to strike ‘only’ at ISIS
France’s President Francois Hollande said on Friday he had told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he must strike at “Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and only Daesh” during Russian military action in Syria. Hollande was speaking after meeting Putin
Leading Iraqi cleric urges wider war against ISIS
Iraq’s most powerful Shiite cleric called for a global war against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Friday, a day after the prime minister said he would welcome Russian air strikes against the group on Iraqi soil. Grand
Africans held for illegally cooking food for pilgrims
The Makkah Municipality recently raided an unlicensed kitchen in Aziziah district of the holy city and arrested a number of Africans who were preparing food for pilgrims. “The area has many buildings where pilgrims were staying during the Haj season,”
Russia’s first strikes on Syria’s Raqqa kill 12 ISIS militants
At least 12 jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group have been killed in Russia’s first air strikes on the extremist faction’s main Syrian bastion, a monitoring group said. Russia’s defense ministry confirmed it had carried
Make a movie, Keitel tells politicians in Busan
Veteran Hollywood actor Harvey Keitel has a message for politicians the whole world over. Make a film and learn more about life. “That way they’d understand each other better, and they’d understand the world,” said the straight-shooting 76-year-old on Friday,
Gaga making waves in the acting world
Lady Gaga is now making waves in the acting world, Daily Mail reports. The singer recently channeled a retro beauty look for the “American Horror Story: Hotel” press junket in California. The 29-year-old star, who is starring as The Countess
6 US airmen among 11 dead in crash claimed by Taliban
But the US said it was a crash that happened shortly after midnight Thursday at Jalalabad air field, 125 km from the capital, Kabul. An unknown number of people on the ground were also killed, said US Air Force Maj.
Man interrupts Knightley’s debut Broadway show
Keira Knightley was all set to make her highly anticipated Broadway debut recently. But, unlike the standard theater mantra, practice doesn’t always make perfect. According to Eonline, only minutes after the curtains’ draw, the show was disrupted by an unruly
Hungarian church thanks God, government for fending off migrants
The church in a southern Hungarian diocese heavily affected by the arrival of migrants has thanked the right-wing government for regarding its effort to seal Hungary’s borders against further migration as “a task given by God”. Hungary, a landlocked country
OSCE says spots deadly Russian rocket system in Ukraine for first time
International monitors say they have spotted a new kind of Russian weapons system in rebel-held Ukraine this week, possible evidence of Moscow’s continued interest in Ukraine even as it focuses on Syria. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe,
Hungary PM tells U.S., Australia to take some of Europe’s migrants
Hungary’s populist prime minister called Friday on the U.S., Australia, Israel and “rich Arab nations” to take in some of the migrants flowing into Europe, while likening the influx to an “army.” “It’s not fair, that the USA doesn’t take
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