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 »
Snowden awarded freedom of expression prize in Norway
Former security contractor Edward Snowden won a Norwegian prize for freedom of expression Tuesday and received yet another invitation to leave his exile and receive the award in person. The Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression said the
Arrested Pak model leaves catwalk for court
Pakistan’s top model Ayaan Ali, whose pale gray eyes have stared out of innumerable ads in this country, now only struts before the cameras coming to and from court. The 21 year old, once the face of companies ranging from
Rana Plaza owner, 40 others charged with murder
Bangladeshi police on Monday charged 41 people including the owner of the Rana Plaza factory complex with murder after the building collapsed killing more than 1,100 people in 2013. A court in Dhaka formally accepted charges against Sohel Rana, 35,
Indian Army kills 3 militants in Kashmir
Indian soldiers have killed three armed militants in Kashmir in a gunbattle that lasted more than 24 hours, foiling an attack on a military base near the de facto border with Pakistan, officials said Monday. Firing erupted early Sunday morning
‘Terror’ claims: Qatar sues French politician
Qatar is suing a right-wing French politician for defaming the country “and all its citizens” after he linked the country to “terrorism” following the deadly Charlie Hebdo attack. In an apparently rare legal action of a state suing an individual,
Anti-ISIS allies to press Iraq on military strategy
Ministers from Western and Middle Eastern countries fighting ISIS will tell Iraq on Tuesday to be more inclusive of its Sunni minority as they reassess their strategy against the jihadists after major setbacks. The meeting in Paris, which about 20
Iraqi PM to outline plan for retaking Ramadi: U.S. official
Iraq’s plan to recapture the western city of Ramadi from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants will dominate a meeting Tuesday in Paris of foreign ministers from the international coalition fighting the group, a senior U.S. official said.
Top Indian poets enthrall Urdu fans in Riyadh
It was an evening packed with philosophy and humor in the capital recently, with a live rendition by top Urdu poets from India to a thunderous applause by approximately 1,500 fans. The All-India Mushaira (poetry function) here saw the likes
Ex-inmates regret destruction of Syrian prison
For decades, just mentioning the name Tadmur Prison was enough to send chills down the spine of Syrians. The notorious facility in the desert of central Syria was where thousands of dissidents were reported to have been beaten, humiliated and
War in Afghanistan since 2001 has killed 100,000 people
War in Afghanistan since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion overthrew the Taliban regime and sparked an insurgency has killed almost 100,000 people, and wounded the same number, according to a new report from Brown University. The study, called Costs of War
At least four killed in fire at Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon
At least four people were killed when dozens of tents at a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley caught fire on Monday, witnesses said. Security sources initially said six people were killed. The witnesses who were in the camp
Obama urges end to Rohingya ‘discrimination’
President Barack Obama has urged Myanmar to end discrimination against its ethnic Rohingya minority if it wants to succeed in its democratic transition from decades of junta rule. The plight of the Muslim group, 1.3 million of whom live in
Egypt seizes over 64 million smuggled cigarette packs
Egypt said on Monday it seized more than 64 million packs of smuggled cigarettes in May, of which over two million were counterfeit. The customs authorities at Port Said confiscated about 56 million packs before they could enter the country,
Boat with more than 450 people sinks in China’s Yangtze
A small cruise ship sank overnight in China’s Yangtze River during a storm, leaving at least one person dead and nearly 450 people missing, most of them elderly, state media said Tuesday. Ten people were rescued, the state media reports
Suicide attack on Iraq police base kills at least 37
A suicide attack using an armoured vehicle packed with explosives against an Iraqi police base northwest of Baghdad killed at least 37 people on Monday, officers said. They said the attack was against a federal police base between Samarra and
Gaza a ‘powder keg,’ Germany’s top diplomat warns
The impoverished Gaza Strip is a “powder keg” at risk of exploding, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday during a visit to the war-torn territory. The German minister, who arrived in the region on Saturday and held talks
U.S. and Singaporean evacuated from Yemen to Oman
Oman has helped locate a missing American and a Singaporean in Yemen and evacuated them to Muscat, its state news agency said on Monday, a day after unconfirmed reports in local media that U.S. citizens were being held by the
More than 3,000 expats in Saudi Arabia deported
Some 144 Saudis and 2,705 expatriates were detained and 3,322 expatriates were deported last month for violation of Iqama regulations, Director General of the Passports Department (Jawazat) Maj. Gen. Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al-Yahya said on Sunday. Some 21 vehicles used in
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