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 »
U.S. protests Baghdad opening Green Zone to traffic
The United States protested Monday the opening of Baghdad’s “Green Zone” to the public, after 12 years of closure of the heavily fortified area home to top Iraqi political institutions and embassies. The four-square-mile International Zone of Baghdad was already
‘Pan’ taps origins of Peter Pan’s 100-year adventure
In the century since Scottish author J.M. Barrie created Peter Pan for a stage play then a book, the Neverland universe has inspired movies, books, TV shows, plays, videogames and even a pop psychology syndrome describing emotionally immature men. For
Afghan actress threatened by Taliban: ‘Women, keep working!’
When Marina Gulbahari walked the red carpet on the first night of Asia’s largest film festival, she showed the world more than the colourful traditional Afghan dress she was wearing. She showed the world the face of women in Afghanistan.
Beyonce in brief superstar collaboration
Two of music’s top-selling stars have come together, however briefly, as Drake put out a new song featuring Beyonce. Drake, the Canadian rapper who has found massive commercial success thanks in part to surprise releases, brought in the pop superstar
I wouldn’t want to be an item girl: Sohai
With two hit films under her belt, Sohai Ali Abro is soaring high on success. Having done item numbers in both films, the actress shares her viewpoint on the controversy surrounding “item songs”. In a recent interview with BBC Urdu,
Al-Naimi says OPEC’s market share will rise
Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi believes economic producers will prevail over higher-cost suppliers and OPEC’s share of the market will rise, India’s Economic Times newspaper reported on its website. In comments suggesting Saudi Arabia, is sticking to its
China in drive to redraw global financial map
The “One Belt & One Road” initiative, proposed by China, will push global trade and investment to the limits of sky besides creating the largest economic corridor of the world, said Liu Yunshan, a top leader of the Communist Party
Modi and Merkel agree to fast-track business deals
Narendra Modi has hailed Germany as a “natural partner” of India after signing deals with Angela Merkel on clean energy and speeding up the European powerhouse’s investment in Asia’s third largest economy. The German chancellor held lengthy talks with the
British economy seen slowing after slide in services activity
Britain’s recovery is losing steam as worries about the world economy grow, consumers curb spending and manufacturing weakness spreads to the dominant services sector, a major business survey has suggested. Financial data company Markit said its monthly all-sector purchasing managers’
Trio win Nobel medicine prize for parasite therapies
Irish-born William Campbell, Satoshi Omura of Japan and China’s Youyou Tu won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for their discoveries of treatments against parasites, the jury said. Campbell and Omura shared one half of the prize for “their discoveries
Morkel stars as South Africa wins India T20 series
Seamer Albie Morkel led the way with three for 12 as South Africa thumped India by six wickets in the violence-hit second Twenty20 match in Cuttack on Monday to clinch the series. Leg-spinner Imran Tahir and seamer Chris Morris chipped
Saudis spend SR400m in Bahrain during Eid
Statistics indicate that more than 300,000 Saudi citizens visited Bahrain via the King Fahd Bridge during the first three days of Eid Al-Adha. Experts in the tourism and traveling industry estimate that Saudi families spent more than SR400 million during
England probed for approaching official during game
The bad news just keeps on coming for England at the Rugby World Cup. Two days after becoming the first host team to fail to qualify for the knockout stage, England was told an investigation was underway after a member
Iran ministers warn of fresh economic crisis
Four Iranian government ministers have broken ranks to warn of a possible economic crisis because of the plunge in prices of oil and other commodities, underlining the country’s patchy recovery. In a letter sent to President Hassan Rowhani that was
Kuwaiti using Gulf plates attracts $190,000 fine
A Kuwaiti driver who apparently thought having license plates from another Gulf country would help avoid more than 1,600 traffic citations has been hit with a huge fine. The Kuwait News Agency says the driver racked up 1,645 different driving
India-Japan-US Trilateral: India’s Policy For The Indo-Pacific
In an interesting first, the foreign ministers of India, Japan and the US had a trilateral dialogue on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on 29 September 2015. The foreign ministers underlined the strategic convergence of their interests in
Lebanese lawmakers scuffle live on TV
Rival Lebanese lawmakers nearly came to blows on live TV on Monday, shoving and shouting at each other in a vivid illustration of political conflict that is paralyzing decision-making and fueling public discontent. After arguing for several minutes at a
Islam Spreading Not Only Among Ethnic Russians But Also Among Non-Russians
The Moscow media have long focused on the extent to which Islam is recovering among the historically Muslim peoples of Russia and on the acceptance of Islam by a limited number of ethnic Russians, but these outlets have devoted far
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