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 »
Amnesty: Civilians under greater threat as Raqqa fight intensifies
:: Amnesty International said on Thursday a US-led coalition campaign to oust ISIS from Syria’s Raqqa had killed hundreds of civilians, and those remaining face greater risk as the fight intensifies in its final stages. The rights group also said
Qatar envoy back in Tehran to strengthen bilateral ties
:: Qatar said on Wednesday it decided to return its ambassador to Tehran, more than 20 months after he was recalled in protest over the ransacking of Saudi Arabia’s missions in Iran by demonstrators angry at Riyadh’s execution of a
Russian ambassador to Sudan found dead, no foul play suspected
:: Russia’s ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinsky, was found dead at his Khartoum residence on Wednesday, the Sudanese foreign ministry said. “The Russian ambassador died this evening at his Khartoum residence,” the ministry said, without giving a cause of death.
US commander visits Saudi-Yemen border for firsthand look
:: The top US commander for the Middle East got a first-hand look on Wednesday at Saudi Arabia’s military fight against Yemen’s Houthi militias, visiting the border area. Gen. Joseph Votel’s trip to the Saudi-Yemeni border area comes as the
Saudi to open health, education sectors to full foreign ownership
:: Saudi Arabia will allow foreign investors to take 100 percent ownership of companies in its health and education sectors, the head of the kingdom’s investment authority told Reuters. It is the latest move by the country to gradually ease
Man City owners buy stake in Spanish side Girona FC
:: Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi ownership expanded its portfolio of global clubs on Wednesday by investing in Girona FC, which is playing in Spain’s top league for the first time this season. City Football Group, of which English side Man
Saudi Arabia, China plan joint $20 billion investment fund
:: Saudi Arabia and China plan to establish and operate jointly a $20 billion Investment fund, sharing costs and profits on a 50:50 basis, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told Reuters on Thursday. Falih was speaking on the sidelines of
Saudi Arabia’s new airline to target young, tech-savvy travelers
:: Saudi Arabian Airlines’ low cost carrier will start flights next month, aiming to carve out a new market among the country’s young, tech-savvy population. Flyadeal, a subsidiary of the state-controlled holding company that also owns national carrier Saudia, will
Why Shahrukh Khan’s Dubai villa cannot be taxed in India
:: A Dubai-villa gifted to Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan was a topic of controversy among India’s income-tax appellate tribunal (ITAT) department. The villa in question was assumed to be gifted with the intention of evading income tax. However, a recent
Afropunk to celebrate 12th year with Solange, SZA and more
:: Afropunk festival co-founder Matthew Morgan remembers when the musical event carried out as a small gathering on New York’s Lower East Side with 25 people. Now, celebrating its 12th year this weekend in Brooklyn, New York, the festival has
Rapper defiantly stares at eclipse, cancels shows
:: For a rapper whose debut single was called “Unorthodox,” Joey Bada$$ isn’t one to accept conventional wisdom. Defying widespread warnings, he proudly stared at the solar eclipse without protection. It didn’t turn out to be a great idea. The
‘Hellboy’ casting prompts backlash over ‘whitewashing’
:: A Hollywood film yet again finds itself responding to a social-media outcry over the casting of a white actor in a role that was originally Asian-American. British actor Ed Skrein earlier this week joined the cast of the “Hellboy”
Trump, the media and the right wing
By : Dr Ahmad al-Farraj :: Much of the US media appears biased against US President Donald Trump and seeks to overstate his relations with the far right. At present the media seems to be projecting views of entrenched state
Merkel assuming leadership role in world of erratic strongmen
By : Paul Carrel :: Alarmed by the rise of unpredictable strongmen around the world, Angela Merkel feels she must do more to defend the Western order on which Germany depends. It has been a transformation for the chancellor. Last
Qatar needs to come clean on $1m donation to Clintons
By : Ray Hanania :: Did Qatar give the Clinton Foundation $1 million in exchange for getting the Obama administration to whitewash its suspicions that Doha was supporting Daesh? It is worth closely examining the circumstances of the $1 million
The risks of not postponing the Kurdish independence vote
By : Sharif Nashashibi :: Senior Iraqi Kurdish official Mala Bakhtiar on Monday raised the possibility of postponing next month’s independence referendum in return for economic and political concessions from the central government in Baghdad. Among those concessions, he said
China is welcome in Saudi Arabia, but speculations of buying Aramco are far-fetched
By : Frank Kane :: Commercial ties between Saudi Arabia and China have become vitally important for both countries since the visit by Chinese president Xi Jinping in January 2016 that signalled a new era in bilateral relations. That was
The new nuclear danger
By : Joschka Fischer :: As someone who was born in 1948, the risk of a nuclear World War III was a very real part of my childhood. That threat — or at least the threat of East and West
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