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 »
Excellence in science awards ceremony to be held in Tabuk
Tabuk Gov. Prince Sultan bin Fahd on Sunday met Mohammed Abdullah Lehaidan, the chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Prince Sultan bin Fahd Award for Scientific Excellence. The governor was briefed on the preparations for the distribution of the
Iraqi officials confirm ISIS chief wounded
Iraqi officials confirmed Sunday reports of the wounding of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group, in a coalition air strike over the weekend. Both Iraq’s Defense and Interior Ministries issued
Masked gunmen wound two in EP
Two young men were wounded after unknown masked men attacked them in Awamiya district in Qatif on Sunday afternoon, according to a police statement. The police stated that the assailants took the victims to a nearby farm where they were
Catalonia leader urges ‘definitive referendum’ on independence
The leader of Spain’s Catalonia region, Artur Mas, called on Sunday for a “definitive referendum” on independence, after defying the central government by voting in a symbolic breakaway ballot. Mas said the crowds lining up to vote in Sunday’s non-official
Haram expansion: Abdulaziz Gate closed
The King Abdulaziz Gate or Bab Malik Abdulaziz, one of the main gates leading to the Grand Mosque in Makkah has been closed as part of the mosque’s ongoing expansion project. The King Abdulaziz Gate is located right opposite Ajyad
Activists say five nuclear engineers murdered in Syria
Syrian activists said Sunday unidentified assailants killed five nuclear engineers on Sunday while they were on a bus just north of Damascus, near the research center where they worked. “Unidentified attackers murdered five nuclear energy engineers who worked in the
Shoura calls for consumer protection law
Shoura Council members have called for a law to protect consumers and to punish those who import fake goods with imprisonment for a maximum of two years, as well as a fine totaling 10 percent of the whole value of
Obama says anti-ISIS campaign now in new phase
President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the deployment of an additional 1,500 American troops to Iraq marks a “new phase” in the campaign against militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. “Phase one was getting an Iraqi
Iraqi forces advance to try to break insurgent siege of Baiji refinery
Iraqi military forces reached the center of the northern city of Baiji on Sunday to try to break an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) siege of the country’s biggest refinery nearby, triggering fierce clashes with the militants, according
ISIS says British suicide bomber killed Iraq police general
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group said on Sunday that a British national carried out a suicide bombing that killed a senior Iraqi police officer. ISIS said in a statement posted online that “Abu Sumayyah al-Britani”
Forum highlights role of media in promoting interfaith dialogue
The Imam Mohammed Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) hosted on Sunday a UNESCO forum on the role of the media in promoting interfaith dialogue as part of the initiative of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. A number of
India a key market Sharjah free trade zones
Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) organized road shows in Ludhiana and Chandigarh and participated exhibition in New Delhi recently. “India is a key-market for HFZA. Based on mutual interests, the UAE enjoys a warm economic relationship with India. Currently, a
Syria region defies ISIS, issues rights decree
Officials in a predominantly Kurdish province of northeastern Syria have issued a women’s rights decree, monitors said on Sunday, in an apparent rebuke to the hardline views of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) insurgents who have advanced in
9-year-old Aleppo girl star of YouTube show on Syrian war
BEIRUT: A nine-year-old girl has become the star of a YouTube comedy that depicts with bittersweet humor the harsh reality of everyday life in rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo. Rasha plays the role of “Umm Abdo Al-Halabiya,” a housewife who
‘Everything I Never Told You’ is Amazon’s book of the year
NEW YORK: “Everything I Never Told You,” the debut novel by author Celeste Ng about a teenage girl growing up in a mixed race family in the American Midwest in the 1970s, was named Amazon’s best book of 2014 on
Syrian army airstrikes near Aleppo kill 21
At least 21 people were killed and around 100 wounded when Syrian army planes bombed a town in northern Syria that is controlled by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, a group monitoring the war said on Sunday.
Yemen kidnappers free U.N. water engineer, says world body
The United Nations said a Sierra Leonean water engineer working in Yemen on a sanitation project had been freed more than a year after being kidnapped by unidentified armed men. “Colleagues at the United Nations are delighted that James Massaquoi,
Kuwait says stateless to be offered Comoros citizenship
Tens of thousands of stateless people in oil-rich Kuwait will be offered citizenship of the impoverished African nation of Comoros to end their decades-old problem, the government said Sunday. The stateless people — known as bidoons — would be granted
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