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
NATO signals no new members for the present
BRUSSELS: Faced with a newly aggressive Russia, NATO has been mulling how to react, but it is ruling out one option: rapid expansion. Four would-be members, including the former Soviet republic of Georgia, have been informed that admission to NATO
Suicide bomber kills five outside Nigerian mosque
MAIDUGURI: A suicide bomber targeting worshippers at a mosque in a remote village in northeast Nigeria killed five people and wounded dozens, a security source said on Saturday, in an area where insurgents are mounting attacks almost daily. The source,
Ukraine hoists flag over pro-Russian bastion
DONETSK: Resurgent government forces on Saturday hoisted the Ukrainian flag over pro-Russian rebels’ main stronghold after a devastating shelling assault that levelled much of the city but delivered Kiev its biggest success of the campaign. The self-proclaimed mayor of Slavyansk
US always has been a nation of immigrants, says Obama
WASHINGTON: Celebrating the ethnic diversity of America, President Barack Obama said more than two dozen foreign-born military members who became US citizens at the White House on the Fourth of July are vivid reminders that welcoming immigrants “is central to
Sri Lanka accused of turning blind eye to violence
ALUTHGAMA: The attackers stormed in close to midnight, tearing through town with gasoline bombs and clubs before carting away piles of cash and jewelry they stole from Muslim families in this tiny corner of Sri Lanka. The onslaught incited by
ISIS allegedly issues ‘caliphate’ passport
Militant members and sympathizers of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have circulated pictures of what they said was the passport of the so-called “caliphate” declared last week by the militant group. The “State of the Islamic Caliphate”
Qaradawi says IS caliphate violates Shariah
DOHA, Qatar: Prominent Sunni Muslim scholar Yusef Al-Qaradawi said on Saturday that the declaration of an Islamic caliphate by jihadists fighting the governments in Syria and Iraq violates Shariah law. Last Sunday, the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group
‘Caliph Ibrahim’ demands obedience from Muslims
BAGHDAD: Self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi made an unprecedented appearance in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which his forces captured last month, ordering Muslims to obey him, according to a video posted Saturday. That marks a significant change for the
46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq return home
New Delhi : Dozens of Indian nurses stranded in territory held by Islamic extremists in Iraq returned home to southern India on Saturday aboard a special flight, officials said. The 46 nurses had been holed up for more than a
ISIS destroys shrines, Shiite mosques in Iraq
BAGHDAD : Jihadists who overran Mosul last month have demolished ancient shrines and mosques in and around the historic northern Iraqi city, residents and social media posts said Saturday. At least four shrines to Sunni Arab or Sufi figures have
Attackers burn 400 fuel tanker trucks outside Kabul
KABUL: Attackers set fire to hundreds of fuel tanker trucks in a parking lot on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, witnesses said Saturday, prompting angry drivers to block a major highway to demand reimbursement for their losses. Hundreds of
Seoul warns Japan not to undermine N Korea nuclear arms abandonment
Seoul: South Korea warned Japan on Thursday against undermining efforts to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, after Tokyo announced the lifting of selected sanctions on Pyongyang. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said a number of unilateral sanctions
N. Carolina suffers flooding, outages
KILL DEVIL HILLS, North Carolina: Hurricane Arthur has weakened to Category 1 storm in the Atlantic after bringing flooding and power outages to North Carolina’s Outer Banks overnight. The US National Hurricane Center says Arthur’s maximum sustained winds have decreased
Gold ends stabilize; silver rise on stockists buying
Gold ended steady at Rs. 28,400 per ten gram in the national capital on Friday in the absence of worthwhile activity even as it edged higher overseas. On the other hand, silver shot up on increased buying by stockists and
AAP petitions for fresh polls
A delegation of Aam Aadmi Party MLAs led by national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee and requested him to dissolve the Delhi Assembly and get fresh polls conducted at the earliest. While pushing its case for
Europe’s busiest airports boost screening over US fears
PARIS: France on Friday said it is boosting passenger screening at its airports, responding to a request from Washington for extra security for US-bound flights over fears Islamist radicals could be plotting new attacks using hard-to-detect bombs. The French move,
Ex-editor Coulson gets 18 months for hacking
LONDON: Andy Coulson went from the editor’s office at Britain’s best-selling newspaper to the corridors of 10 Downing St. as Prime Minister David Cameron’s communications chief. On Friday, he went to prison for conspiring to hack phones. Coulson was sentenced
Mother stabs French teacher to death in front of students
ALBI, France: A primary school in southern France was in shock on Friday after a female teacher was stabbed to death in front of her pupils by a student’s mother, who was quickly detained. Education Minister Benoit Hamon rushed to
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