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 »
Iran offers Assad air defense help
Iran’s air defense chief said Sunday his country is ready to help defend Syria’s airspace. The semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Gen. Farzad Esmaili as saying “We will help Syria in a full-fledged manner if the Syrian government requests help.”
Saudi Arabia’s al-Janadriyah and years of intellectual debate
By : Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Some people expected the Al-Janadriyah cultural and heritage festival – which marks its 30th year this year – to come to an end, particularly following the death of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. However, the festival
Acting against ISIS before it is too late
By : Turki Al-Dakhil Riyadh’s policy is clear – it believes that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is not representative of Islam and will fight it. When a Western journalist addressed Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on
The year of voting dangerously
By : Hisham Melhem It’s the year of the outsiders. It’s the year of the angry voter. It’s the year of the insurgents with pitchforks marching on Washington to take it back from the oligarchs. It’s the year where the
Time to modernize virtue commission
By : Talal Alharbi Saudi Arabia is unique among the Muslim countries in what is called the religious police who are entrusted with the task of maintaining morality in accordance with the teachings of Qur’an. This department is called the
It is a blessing in disguise
By : Sabria S. Jawhar Given the plummeting oil prices and the government’s efforts to implement its program to reduce the deficit in the fiscal budget, it comes as no surprise that the generous King Abdullah Scholarship Program would be
The idea of monitoring happiness
By : Saad Al-Dosari Money cannot buy happiness. All of us must have heard this phrase many times in our lives. But for the first time, somebody is trying to translate this fact into reality. That person is none other
Making Haia more effective
By : Abdulateef Al-Mulhim On Sept. 8, 2014 I wrote an article titled “Defining the role of Haia is a must” for Arab News. Once again I would like to lay emphasis on the need for redefining Haia’s role and
A weak deal on Syria
By : Hassan Barari A truce reached at the Munich Security Conference last week requires halting the fight in blood-soaked Syria within a week. We have yet to see whether or not the commitment to a political solution is genuine.
Iran’s project and Rafiq Hariri’s assassination
By : Khairallah Khairallah Feb. 14 marks the 11th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri. Since his murder, not a year has passed without further exposing that the crime was not isolated from the Iranian
Are we heading toward a global recession?
By : Sadek Al-Rikaby If you think that 2008 crises will not be repeated and banks are well hedged, you are wrong because we are living in fear of a real recession. The decline in oil prices by more than
Obama to nominate Supreme Court justice when Senate back in session
President Barack Obama will not rush through a Supreme Court choice this week but will wait to nominate a candidate until the U.S. Senate is back in session, the White House said on Sunday. “Given that the Senate is currently
Kerry in Albania to encourage anti-corruption reforms
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Albania on Sunday to encourage the country’s leaders to complete anti-corruption reforms that could improve the country’s chances of joining the European Union. Kerry was to meet with Albanian Prime Minister Edi
Apple to launch new iPhone and iPad ‘in March’
Apple Inc. is on target to introduce its next iPhone and iPad models on March 15, and aims to start selling the devices in the same week, technology blog 9to5Mac reported, citing sources. Apple, which will introduce a new 4-inch
Obama vows to nominate Scalia replacement
President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to nominate a U.S. Supreme Court justice candidate to replace the late Antonin Scalia, pressing the Republican-led Senate to give his nominee a “fair hearing and a timely vote.” “I plan to fulfill my constitutional
Police fire tear gas at anti-migrant ‘hotspot’ protest
Greek riot police fired tear gas on Sunday at demonstrators protesting against the development of a centre to house migrants on the tourist island of Kos, officials said. About 2,000 people joined a rally against the so-called “hotspot” centre being
Protests in India over student leader’s sedition arrest
Students and teachers staged a fresh protest in New Delhi on Sunday over a union leader’s arrest at a top Indian university for sedition, accusing the government of cracking down on dissent. Police on Friday arrested student union leader Kanhaiya
Israeli forces shoot dead five Palestinians
Israeli police officers fatally shot two Palestinians who opened fire at them outside Jerusalem’s walled Old City on Sunday, police said, on a day when officials said three other Palestinians were killed in two other incidents. A police spokeswoman said
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