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
Beyonce hints she’s pregnant
LOS ANGELES: Her husband Jay Z hinted at a second pregnancy back in September. And now Beyonce Knowles is stirring the pot once again. The 33-year-old singer took to Instagram on Sunday to share a snap of herself covered in
Veteran Algerian al-Qaeda militant hails Paris killings
Veteran Algerian militant and former al-Qaeda fighter Mokhtar Belmokhtar praised a deadly assault on a French satirical newspaper and urged Muslims in the West to carry out similar attacks, a monitoring service said on Monday. In a statement distributed on
Modi vows ‘unlimited’ economic reforms
GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised “truly unlimited” reforms in his bid to transform India’s economy into a global powerhouse as he showcased his fiefdom to global political and business leaders. Speaking at a major investment summit in the
Japan readies record $800bn budget, curbs bond sales
TOKYO: Japan’s government will propose a record budget for next fiscal year of more than $800 billion but cut borrowing for a third year, government officials said, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to maintain growth while curbing the heaviest
Peshawar schools reopen after Taliban massacre
Schools in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar re-opened Monday morning for the first time since a Taliban raid massacred 150 people, mainly children, with returning students expressing defiance tinged with apprehension. The December 16 attack on the Army Public School
Bashir launches reelection bid
Khartoum: Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir launched his bid for reelection Sunday, facing little threat to his quarter century in power despite an ailing economy, multiple insurgencies and allegations of war crimes. Bashir’s supporters view him as a strong hand capable
Former Pakistani Taliban militants join ISIS, video shows
An online video purportedly shows dozens of former militants of the Pakistani Taliban pledging allegiance to ISIS and beheading a man they identified as a Pakistani soldier. The video is bound to raise alarm bells over whether ISIS is tapping
No ‘credible’ intel Al-Qaeda behind Paris attacks: U.S.
The United States has yet to determine the party behind this week’s deadly attacks in Paris, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday. “At this point, we don’t have any credible information that would allow us to make a determination
German minister calls for anti-Islam rally to be canceled
Germany’s justice minister is calling on organizers of anti-Islam rallies in Dresden to cancel a planned protest Monday out of respect for the victims of the terror attacks in France. The weekly rallies are organized by a group called the
Support of internet firms against terror ‘essential’
Interior ministers from a range of nations gathered in Paris Sunday called for an “essential” cooperation from Internet companies to tackle terrorism. “We forcefully noted the need for greater cooperation with Internet companies to guarantee the reporting and removal of
Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Hawaizaada’ to recreate history
To rekindle the Indian pride and spread the work of the legend Shivkar Talpade, the Hawaizaada team has decided to install the plane created by him. It is a lesser known fact that Shivkar Talpade, an Indian flew the first
I am a private person: Priyanka
MUMBAI: Priyanka Chopra has played bold characters onscreen, but says she is a shy person. Ask Priyanka what’s one thing she doesn’t like being a star, she told IANS: “I think one thing that I don’t like is for everything
‘La Dolce Vita’ star Anita Ekberg dies
ROME: The actress Anita Ekberg, who has died aged 83, is likely to be remembered for a single scene in Rome’s Trevi Fountain, exhibiting her curvaceous charms to an urbane Marcello Mastroianni in Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita.” Although born
‘Mad Men’ begins its final stretch in April
PASADENA, California: The television series “Mad Men” begins airing its final seven episodes in April and the show’s notoriously secretive creator, Matthew Weiner, said he told only star Jon Hamm in advance how it will end. So Weiner certainly wasn’t
Muslim employee in Paris kosher supermarket hailed as ‘hero’
During the hostage ordeal by an Islamist gunman in Paris this week, 15 people managed to hide from the assailant with the help of the shop’s Muslim French employee, French media reported. Originally Malian, 24-year-old Lassana Bathily guided 15 people
Kerry: ‘no act of terror will stop march of freedom’
Top U.S. diplomat John Kerry vowed that no act of terror would halt “the march of freedom” as he expressed solidarity Sunday with the people of France after last week’s Islamist attacks. “We stand together this morning with the people
Sonar scan ‘detects’ crashed AirAsia’s fuselage
Indonesian search teams believe a sonar scan has detected the fuselage of an AirAsia airliner that crashed two weeks ago with the loss of all 162 people on board and divers were on Sunday checking the find, a senior official
Family pays tribute to slain French Muslim policeman
Relatives of Ahmed Merabet, the policeman who was shot in cold blood as he tried to stop the Charlie Hebdo attackers from fleeing, paid a moving tribute Saturday to a man they described as the “pillar” of their family. One
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