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 »
Google execs visit Cuba for first time to promote open Internet
[wpResize] A team of top Google executives is visiting Cuba to promote open Internet access, according to a dissident blogger who says she met the group in Havana. The team, led by Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, met with Cuban officials
Sharjah to rebuild historic souq
[wpResize] Souq Al Shanasiyah dating back to 1950s is being rebuilt in the Heart of Sharjah Sharjah: The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has commenced construction work to rebuild Souq Al Shanasiyah, a historical souq situated at the Heart
Khamenei calls Iraq war a showdown between humanity and barbarity
[wpResize] Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the Iraq conflict a “showdown between humanity and barbarian savagery” and criticized Western media for portraying it as a war between Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims. Outside powers have often exploited ethnic and
Nadal, Federer, Sharapova star on super Saturday at Wimbledon
[wpResize] Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams lend heavyweight star quality to super Saturday at Wimbledon with places in the fourth round to be decided. Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 champion, has reached the last 32 for
Bicycle a new metaphor of freedom for Afghan women
[wpResize] Trundling down dun-coloured mountain slopes, they ignore hard stares and vulgarities from passing men, revelling in an activity that seemed unthinkable for previous generations of Afghan women –- riding a bicycle. The sight of a woman on a bicycle
Saudi king, in Ramadan message, vows to crush terrorists
[wpResize] Saudi King Abdullah, in a Ramadan message on Saturday, vowed to crush Islamist militants threatening the kingdom, the state news agency reported, saying the world’s top oil exporter would not tolerate “a band of terrorists”. The remarks came two
Iraqi troops push to retake Tikrit from rebels, parties pursue talks
[wpResize] Iraqi government forces backed by helicopter gunships began an offensive on Saturday to retake the northern city of Tikrit from Sunni Islamist militants while party leaders pursued talks that could end Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s divisive rule. Politicians in
Syria Islamists challenge ISIL control of town on Iraq border
[wpResize] Islamist rebels waged a counter-offensive in Syria’s border town of Albu Kamal on Saturday, challenging the grip of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) which has seized large areas on each side of the crumbling Iraqi-Syrian
Suspected Islamists stage attacks in southern Yemen as Ramadan begins
[wpResize] At least five Yemeni soldiers and four suspected Islamist militants died in two attacks in southern Yemen on Saturday, the state news agency Saba and a local official said, in incidents that coincided with the start of the Muslim
Explosion at small Cairo telephone exchange kills woman
Two bombs exploded at a small telephone exchange on Cairo’s outskirts on Saturday, killing an 18-year-old woman, security sources said, days after a string of small bomb explosions hit the Egyptian capital’s metro network. The two bombs had been stored
Saudi king tells Kerry he will press Sunnis to join Iraq government
[wpResize] Saudi King Abdullah pledged in talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to use his influence to encourage Sunni Muslims to join a new, more inclusive Iraqi government to better combat an Islamist insurgency, a senior U.S. official
The return of the sleepwalkers
[wpResize] By : Dominique Moisi Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were murdered in Sarajevo — triggering a series of bad decisions that culminated in World War I. A century
Obama’s new boogeyman: The press corps
[wpResize] By : David Nakamura Move over, Republicans. President Barack Obama has a new bogeyman: The media. The president has let out his frustrations on the Fourth Estate for failing, in his view, to cover serious issues facing the American
Inclusion of Sunnis a must to stop ISIL
[wpResize] By : Rasheed Abou-Alsamh The advance of the forces of the self-ascribed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) at lightning speed from eastern Syria to the outskirts of Baghdad caught many by surprise. But for any student
Iraq and the oil market: How much will prices rise?
[wpResize] By : John Sfakianakis It stands to reason that one of the effects of the turmoil in Iraq will be a change in oil prices. Indeed, the violence in OPEC’s second-largest producer has already sent oil prices to 10-month
Oh, Muslim awake!
[wpResize] By : Harun Yahya The seemingly endless conflicts pitting brother against brother in the Muslim world has been a significant problem for years with no appropriate solution in sight. Western countries disregard this internal turmoil and conflict to the
The Mideast balancing act
[wpResize] By : Javier Solana The recent gains made by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) confirms that, more than a decade after the war in Iraq began, stability in the Middle East remains on a knife’s
Testing times ahead for Modi
[wpResize] By : Nilofar Suhrawardy There are no “ifs” and “buts” about Narendra Modi’s strong communication skills, the positive impact of which has helped him succeed politically to head the new Indian government. Modi was probably not prepared for his
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