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 »
My Muslim faith, way of life reflect peace, says India’s Oscar-winning Rahman
:: As he celebrates 25 years in the music industry, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Indian musician A R Rahman says his religious beliefs have helped define and shape his career. Rahman, who converted to Islam in his 20s, is in
Various dimensions of the fight against extremist ideology
By : Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin :: “At #ETIDAL, we stress on our mission to spread and promote peace, confront and refute extremism to make a safer world”. This was the first tweet of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology
Crackdown on media and semblance of democracy in Myanmar
By : Azeem Ibrahim :: Proof, if proof was needed, that Myanmar is still quite some way away from democracy has emerged over the past few days: the army has arrested three local journalists for meeting with ethnic rebels to
Why the G-20 matters
By : Cornelia Meyer :: On July 7-8 the leaders of the world’s biggest economies are meeting for the G-20 Summit in Hamburg. The 20 nations account for 85 percent of the global economy and around 80 percent of global
Qatar: Objective behind the escalation
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: For the first time, the Foreign Minister of Qatar openly expressed his government’s concern that the objective of the four boycotting countries is to change the regime in Doha. Meanwhile the rest of the Qatari
Putin and Trump’s tainted love
By : Nina L. Khrushcheva :: US President Donald Trump must be giddy. This week, on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, he will finally meet his Russian counterpart and strongman-hero Vladimir Putin. It is rare for
Russia blocks UN condemnation of N.Korea missile over ICBM label
:: Russia objected on Thursday to a United Nations Security Council condemnation of North Korea’s latest rocket launch because the US-drafted statement referred to it as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), diplomats said. Security Council statements have to be agreed
Belgian federal prosecutor fears an imminent attack
:: Several suspects are still wanted within the framework of a terrorism case that led on Wednesday to a series of searches in Anderlecht, a neighbourhood of Brussels. “We can’t exclude a similar scenario as the one of March 22,
Trump calls Poland exemplary ally against Russian ‘destabilizing’ behavior
:: US President Donald Trump described Poland as an exemplary ally in building defenses to counter Russian “destabilizing behavior”, while appearing to encourage Polish defiance toward the European Union. Trump, en route to a potentially fractious G20 meeting in Hamburg,
Syria says it extends ceasefire in south
:: The Syrian army said on Thursday it had extended a unilateral suspension of combat operations in southern Syria through the end of Saturday, but rebels said the ceasefire had already been violated by strikes on areas under their control.
Iraqi Kurdish leader says no turning back on independence bid
:: Iraq’s Kurdish leader said on Thursday that there was no turning back on a bid to achieve an independent Kurdish state, but he would pursue it through dialogue with Baghdad and regional powers to avoid conflict. Masoud Barzani, President
Egyptian police said to detain Chinese Uighurs in wide sweep
:: Chinese students from the Uighur ethnic minority have been detained in Egypt in a broad police sweep that has shaken the country’s sizeable Uighur student and expatriate community, activists said Thursday. Egyptian police have detained scores of Uighur students,
US concerned Arab dispute with Qatar may be at an impasse
:: The United States is increasingly concerned that a dispute between Qatar and other Arab states is at an impasse and could drag on for a long time or intensify, the US State Department said on Thursday. “We remain very
Two dead in suicide bombing in the Syrian city of Hama
:: A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a bus station in the central city of Hama on Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding 11, according to Syrian state-run TV. The midday explosion occurred at
US-led strikes killed 224 civilians since allies entered Raqqa
:: US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered ISIS group bastion Raqqa a month ago, a monitor said on Thursday. But the coalition pushed back against the report, saying its
UAE: Qatar denying consequences of its policies is ‘strange”
:: The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, tweeted on Thursday that Qatar denying the “damages” caused by its policies toward Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries is “strange.” Gargash said there were “conspiracies that were
UN: Up to 20,000 civilians trapped in ISIS-held areas of Mosul
:: Up to 20,000 civilians are trapped in the last ISIS -held areas in Mosul’s Old City, which Iraqi forces are battling to retake, a senior UN official said Thursday. More than eight months since the start of the operation
Kurdish YPG: Turkey’s preparations are a declaration of war
:: Turkish officials and military commanders belonging to the Kurdish People’s Protection Unit (YPG) have had some heated exchange recently, the most recent of which was when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to carry out military operations against any
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