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 »
Walesa admits ‘mistake,’ but denies he was spy
Solidarity freedom hero Lech Walesa admitted on Friday he had “made a mistake,” but flatly denied he was ever a paid secret agent who collaborated with Poland’s communist regime amid fresh allegation triggered by newly-found files. Poland’s first post-communist president,
India honors Saudi Haj guides for excellent service
The Indian Haj mission honored five of the 28 Haj operators involved in providing services to Indian pilgrims on Thursday. The winning operators, called muttawifeen in Arabic, were Mamdooh Mohammed Amin Mahboob, Naif Najeeb Abdul Hamid Khan, Zohair Ibrahim Mohammed
‘King Salman’s vision for Riyadh bearing fruit’
Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar has confirmed the fruits of the vision of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman when he was the governor in the region. During a visit to the Shoura Council on Wednesday, he
Saudi student, 17, to lead project on children’s rights
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has appointed a 17-year-old student to lead a project on creating awareness about children’s rights. Rawan Al-Marwani has been asked to get the views of young people, which would be used to create projects run
Air travel booms in India, strains creaky infrastructure
Lightson Ngashangva still remembers the long train journeys followed by interminable bus rides each summer when he went home from New Delhi to his village in India’s remote northeast. Now, when the 26-year-old biotechnology student visits his home in Manipur
ISIS recruiting children at ‘unprecedented’ rate
ISIS has been stepping up its recruitment of children at a “increasing and unprecedented” over the last year, according to a US study released this week, as foreign powers continue to pound the group’s territory from the sky. The study,
Russia, U.S. meet to discuss elusive Syria ceasefire
US and Russian officials met Friday to discuss an elusive ceasefire in Syria, as fighting on the ground continued with Kurdish-led forces seizing a key town from the ISIS group. The truce under discussion was meant to begin Friday, but
Hollande: ‘I’ll do what is needed to keep UK in Europe’
French President Francois Hollande said on Friday he would do what is necessary to keep Britain in the European Union – on condition that “Europe can still move forward”. “I’ll do what is needed to keep the United Kingdom in
Greek, German, French leaders meet about migrant crisis
The leaders of Germany and France are meeting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras amid growing worry about Greece’s lack of control over thousands of migrants crossing its borders into the European Union every week. Tsipras, Chancellor Angela Merkel and France’s
Zika virus will be ‘way down’ before Rio hosts Olympics: U.N.
The head of the World Health Organization’s Zika response team is predicting that Brazil will host a “fantastic Olympics” and that the mosquito-borne virus will be “way down” by the time the Summer Games begin in Rio de Janeiro on
19 dead in double suicide attack on Cameroon market
At least 19 people were killed in a double suicide bombing at a market in northeastern Cameroon on Friday, local officials said. Several other people were injured in the attack on the market at Meme at around 0900 (0800 GMT)
UK PM says ‘still no deal’ at EU ‘Brexit’ summit
Talks in Brussels on a reform deal to stop Britain leaving the European Union will continue into the evening, Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday. “Negotiations are continuing into this evening,” the British leader wrote on Twitter, adding that an
Tomato truck crash leaves 61 dead in Ghana
Sixty-one people died and 25 were critically injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a truck carrying tomatoes on a highway in Ghana, police said on Thursday. It is one of the country’s deadliest ever road disasters. “The latest
Canada drops bid to return ex-Guantanamo inmate Khadr to jail
The new Canadian Liberal government on Thursday dropped a bid to return former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr to jail, and said the Canadian citizen should remain free while he appealed his murder conviction by a U.S. military tribunal. Khadr,
Lebanese PM urges Saudi to unfreeze military aid
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Tammam Salam on Friday urged Saudi Arabia to “reconsider” the suspension of a $3 billion aid package to its army to buy French arms. “We express our deep appreciation for King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his brothers
U.S. Vice President Biden says ‘no desire’ to be on Supreme Court
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he will be “deeply involved” in advising President Barack Obama on picking a candidate for the Supreme Court but said he had “no desire” himself to be named to the nation’s
U.S. aircraft hit militants in Libya, 40 reported dead
U.S. warplanes carried out air strikes early on Friday morning in the western Libyan city of Sabratha, where ISIS militants operate, killing as many as 40 people. A U.S. military spokesman said the attacks targeted a senior Tunisian militant linked
Cameron faces off with 27 EU leaders in ‘battle for Britain’
Prime Minister David Cameron faced off Thursday against the 27 other European Union leaders, telling them to grant his country a new deal to settle the festering issue of their relationship or face a possible divorce as soon as this
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