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 »
Libya army declares cease-fire after U.N. talks
Libya’s army announced a cease-fire Sunday, joining an Islamist-backed militia alliance in declaring a truce that the United Nations hailed as a “significant” step toward ending months of violence. “We declare a cease-fire from midnight [2200 GMT] Sunday,” the army
Hezbollah commanders killed in Israel air strike
Several Hezbollah members were killed on Sunday when an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the group said. “A group of Hezbollah mujahedeen were martyred in a Zionist rocket attack
Katrina not engaged to Ranbir
MUMBAI: If rumors are to be believed Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor got engaged recently and are looking forward to matrimony in near future. Katrina was also seen sporting a huge solitaire ring in one of the events held, and
Faten Hamama, Arab film icon, laid to rest
CAIRO: Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, an Arab film icon and Omar Sharif’s former wife, died Saturday at the age of 83, their son Tarek Sharif told AFP. Hundreds of mourners gathered on Sunday at a mosque outside Cairo for the
Stewart likes ‘being hired’
LOS ANGELES: Kristen Stewart strides into the room in a power pantsuit and high-heeled pumps. Within minutes, the actress kicks off her heels and sits cross-legged on her chair, getting comfortable to talk about the good moment in her career,
Suicide bomber kills four at Nigeria bus station
A suicide bomber killed four people and wounded dozens Sunday in an attack on a bus station in Potiskum, northeastern Nigeria, police and hospital sources told AFP. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the town has often come
Chadian peacekeeper killed in attack on U.N. base in northern Mali
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a U.N. base in northern Mali with car bombs and rockets on Saturday, killing one Chadian member of the U.N. peacekeeping mission and wounding another, the mission said. Mali is still recovering from a period of
U.N. threatens sanctions over Libya turmoil
The U.N. Security Council on Saturday welcomed Libyan peace negotiations held in Geneva this week but warned the North African state it would consider sanctions against anyone undermining the country’s security and stability. Libyan factions agreed to continue United Nations-backed
Secret burial for one of Charlie Hebdo attackers
France quietly buried on Saturday one of the two brothers involved in the country’s worst terror attacks in decades and banned an anti-Islamist demonstration in Paris to head off possible civil unrest. Said Kouachi, the elder of the two brothers
Moroccan man murdered in ‘Islamophobic’ attack in France
A Moroccan man was stabbed to death in his own home in southern France in what a Muslim group called a “horrible Islamophobic” attack the week after France was rocked by the Charlie Hebdo killings. The 28-year-old attacker forced the
India ‘may seek other suppliers’ if US refuses to sell drones
WASHINGTON : India may buy unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, from other countries if the United States does not ease current export restrictions on such aircraft, a key Democratic senator said. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, who will join President
U.S. and Britain to host ISIS talks in London
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will host a meeting in London on Thursday of members of the coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, officials said. The one-day talks
KSA, Jordan sign labor accord
Saudi Arabia and Jordan signed Wednesday a memorandum of understanding on developing bilateral relations on labor affairs. The agreement was signed between Minister of Labor Adel Fakeih and Nadal Al-Gatameen, Jordanian minister of labor, tourism and antiquity, to open new
Trial opens on tribal feud violence in southern Egypt
A criminal court in the southern Egyptian city of Assiut began proceedings Saturday over a bloody tribal feud that killed 26 people over the course of three days last April. The clashes in Aswan province, about 880 kilometers (550 miles)
Umrah + Tourism = Growth
Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), says his organization plans to launch the “Umrah-Plus Tourism” program shortly, allowing foreign pilgrims to visit the Kingdom’s tourist resorts, historical sites and museums. “The SCTA
Two Egyptian policemen to stand trial for sexual assault
Egypt’s public prosecutor on Saturday ordered two policemen to stand trial for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Cairo, in a case which stirred outrage, a judicial source said. The incident has been widely reported over past weeks in
Saudi-US partnership against IS bolstered
Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, held talks in Riyadh with US Sen. John McCain, chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee, who led a delegation to the capital on Saturday. The discussion took place at the crown
Algeria finds explosive vests near French beheading area
Algerian soldiers discovered a cache of explosive vests and ammunition in the east of the country near where jihadists beheaded a French hostage in September, the defense ministry said Saturday. “In the framework of the anti-terrorist fight and a search
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