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 »
Report: Wife of ISIS head in charge of prisons in Iraq found dead
Wife of a head in charge of ISIS prisons of the militant group in Iraq was found dead in a town north of Salah Al-Din province amid reports saying that she escaped with her lover the day before, local media
Clinton: ‘Grave’ concern Russia interfering in US elections
White House hopeful Hillary Clinton expressed “grave” concern Monday about reports that Russia has been interfering in the US electoral process through invasive cyber-attacks on the Democratic Party. The possibility of Russian involvement in cyber intrusions that were revealed in
Deportees spoil Saudia’s new Airbus A330 plane
The first flight of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) Airbus A330 from Jeddah to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia grabbed international attention for all the wrong reasons. A video clip circulated by a passenger shows unhygienic conditions in the toilets, including human
Philippines’ Duterte expresses regret over Obama slur
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret on Tuesday for a tirade against Barack Obama in which he called the US leader a “son of a w****”. “While the immediate cause was my strong comments to certain press questions that elicited
Oil rallies on Saudi-Russia pledge to steady prices
Oil prices rallied on Monday by up to five percent after Saudi Arabia and Russia vowed to stabilize the market. Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Khalid Al-Falih and his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak declared they had agreed to “act
LA airport terminal evacuated in second security scare in week
One week after a security panic threw Los Angeles International Airport into gridlock, a police traffic stop on Sunday outside an LAX baggage-claim area triggered a smaller-scale upheaval that led to the evacuation of a passenger terminal. The latest incident,
Minister welcomes Iranian pilgrims
Haj and Umrah Minister Mohammed Salih Bentin welcomed the Haj pilgrims from across the world, including the Iranians who came from a number of African and European countries. Speaking during a seminar in Makkah, the minister said the Iranian pilgrims
Australian teen jailed over ISIS-inspired plot
A teenager who plotted to run over and behead a police officer as part of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) movement-inspired attack on an Australian Veterans’ Day ceremony was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison.
Deputy crown prince’s diplomatic achievements lauded by Cabinet
The Kingdom’s achievements at the G20 summit in China were hailed by the Cabinet session, which was chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Monday. The Cabinet also discussed the successful visit of Deputy Crown Prince
Under pressure, South Sudan agrees to 4,000 new peacekeepers
South Sudan has agreed to the deployment of a 4,000-strong regional protection force approved by the UN Security Council after first rejecting the peacekeepers as a violation of its sovereignty. Sunday’s announcement came after the Security Council met with South
Protesters urge S.Africa’s Zuma, top ANC leaders to quit party posts
Members of South Africa’s ANC chanted slogans outside its headquarters on Monday demanding President Jacob Zuma step down in a rare public show of anger in the ruling party after its worst election performance since the end of apartheid in
Afghan police battle gunman after Kabul attacks
Afghan security forces sealed off the center of Kabul on Tuesday as they battled gunmen who barricaded themselves inside the offices of an international aid group after a car bomb attack on Monday night. The attack in a prosperous business
Libyan forces report further progress against ISIS holdouts in Sirte
Libyan forces said they had advanced against some of ISIS’s last holdouts in Sirte on Saturday as fighting resumed after several days of relative calm. The forces, which are aligned with Libya’s UN-backed government, launched their campaign to recapture the
Blast kills 20 Yemeni government troops
At least 20 Yemeni soldiers loyal to exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government were killed in a bomb blast east of the capital Sanaa on Monday, officials said. Two officials said the bomb went off at the entrance of a
ISIS loses last stretch of Syria-Turkey border
Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels expelled ISIS from the last strip of territory it controlled along the Syrian-Turkish border on Sunday, effectively sealing the extremists’ self-styled caliphate off from the outside world, Turkey’s state-run news agency and a Syrian
ISIS claims deadly bomb attack in central Baghdad
At least nine people were killed in Baghdad late on Monday in a car bomb attack claimed by ISIS near a hospital in a central district, police and hospital sources said. A suicide bomber had targeted a gathering of Shiite
Saudi Arabia stops 188,747 people without Hajj permits
As many as 188,747 people who attempted to enter Makkah without Hajj permits were turned back from various check points, Saudi Arabia’s Director of Makkah Police Maj. Gen. Saeed Al-Qarni has announced. He said 84,965 vehicles trying to illegally enter
G20 promises on economy, but little concrete steps
Leaders from the world’s top economies broadly agreed at a summit in China on Monday to coordinate macroeconomic policies, but few concrete proposals emerged to meet growing challenges to globalization and free trade. At the two-day gathering in the scenic
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