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 »
Pentagon: US continues to arm Kurds in Syria
:: The United States continues to provide Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria with arms and vehicles, despite the creation of a buffer zone with Turkey along the border, a US defense official said Wednesday. The US supplies the materials to
Pompeo: Attacks on Saudi oil facilities an Iranian ‘act of war’
:: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations an “act of war” against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missile and drone wreckage and cited other evidence they said
US envoy to Afghanistan to testify before lawmakers
:: The US envoy who negotiated with the Taliban will testify behind closed doors to Congress on Thursday, 12 days after President Donald Trump abruptly ended talks with the Afghan militants. The House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee issued a
Saudi minister patronizes cadet graduation ceremony
:: Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif patronized a graduation ceremony in the Kingdom’s capital Riyadh on Wednesday. The ceremony at King Fahd Security College was attended by a number of officials.
Sudan’s PM Hamdok meets with Egyptian president in Cairo
:: Egypt’s president on Wednesday met with Sudan’s newly appointed prime minister before heading to New York to attend the United Nations, General Assembly. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Abdalla Hamdok discussed bilateral relations, according to a statement from the Egyptian presidency.
Car bomb attack kills 10 in southern Afghanistan: Governor
:: A car bomb attack targeting an intelligence services building in the southern Afghan city of Qalat on Thursday left at least 10 people dead and 85 wounded, the governor of Zabul province told AFP. “This morning a car bomb
Kremlin: Putin talks with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, discusses attacks
:: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed weekend attacks on Saudi Aramco’s oil infrastructure by phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. Putin and the crown prince expressed their commitment to bilateral cooperation on stabilizing
Iran’s Zarif rejects as ‘distraction’ US accusations over Saudi attacks
:: Iran dismissed US accusations over weekend attacks of Saudi Arabia’s oil sites as a distraction from the realities in the Middle East, Iran’s Students News Agency ISNA quoted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying on Wednesday. “The US
Iran will give ‘crushing’ response to any attack: Top security official
:: Iran wants to reduce tensions in the Middle East after attacks on oil sites in Saudi Arabia, but any aggression will meet a crushing response, the Etemad daily newspaper quoted the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that threaten global security and stability. The Crown Prince
Iran may not attend UN summit in New York: Reports
:: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his delegation may not be able to attend an annual UN meeting in New York because the US government has not issued visas to them, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on
Rouhani says ‘Yemenis’ attacked Saudi oil facilities as a ‘warning’
:: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that “Yemenis” attacked Saudi Aramco oil facilities as a “warning,” Iranian news agencies reported. Rouhani says the Iran-backed Houthis had attacked Saudi oil facilities at the weekend as a “warning”, in response
Iran warns against any attack, says ‘response won’t be limited to its source’
:: Iran’s retaliation to any military attack will not be “limited to its source,” Tehran said in an official note to Washington, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday. “In an official note to the United States via Swiss
US eyes UN action over Saudi Aramco blasts
:: The United States hopes that the UN Security Council takes up the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations for which Washington blames Iran, a senior US official said Tuesday. The official said that Saudi Arabia, as the target of
Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli police for allegedly wielding knife
:: A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli security forces on Wednesday after she allegedly brandished a knife at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the northern West Bank, Israeli police and medical sources said. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said
Ethiopian crash victims want 737 MAX documents from Boeing, FAA
:: A lawyer for victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 said on Tuesday he wants Boeing Co and the US Federal Aviation Administration to hand over documents about the decision to keep the Boeing 737 MAX in the air after
US, Belarus to restore envoys after 10-year freeze
:: The United States and Belarus are preparing to exchange ambassadors after more than a decade of tensions, a senior US diplomat said on Tuesday. US Undersecretary for Political Affairs David Hale met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as Washington
Saudi Arabia joins international maritime security alliance
:: Saudi Arabia joined on Wednesday the International Maritime Security Construct – a US-led international alliance that aims to protect merchant ships and ensure freedom of maritime navigation and international trade, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cited an official source
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