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 »
ISIS claims blasts near shrine in Damascus
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group on Sunday claimed responsibility for bombings near a revered Shiite shrine outside the Syrian capital Damascus that killed at least 60 people, including 25 Shiite fighters. In a statement circulated on
Roadside bomb in Egypt’s Sinai kills 2 soldiers, wounds 2
Egyptian medical officials say a homemade bomb in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula has killed two soldiers and wounded two other military men. Rafah hospital said in a statement that the incident happened early Sunday morning, and
Shooting wounds three Israelis in West Bank, attacker killed
A Palestinian opened fire at a checkpoint near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Sunday, wounding three Israelis before being shot dead, officials said, the latest in four months of violence. The Israeli army said a shooting attack
Yemeni resistance commander assassinated in Aden
The body of Sheikh Samhan Abdul Aziz al-Rawi, a commander of the Popular Resistance, was found in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Sunday, Al Arabiya has reported. According to a Yemeni security source, al-Rawi was assassinated and his
Turkey warns Russia after ‘airspace breach’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Moscow on Saturday that it would be forced to “endure the consequences” if its jets continue to violate Turkish airspace, after Ankara reported a new border infringement incident by a Russian plane. NATO-member Turkey
HRW commends rights reforms under King Salman
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has commended reforms undertaken by Saudi Arabia under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in the areas of women’s and workers’ rights since his coming to power last year. According to
Western powers shamefully kowtow to Iran
By : Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Iran’s treasury is overflowing. President Hassan Rowhani, touring European capitals on a shopping spree, is being treated like royalty. Italy was so keen not to offend the sensitivities of their guest that white panels
The diminished West
By : Hisham Melhem I was tempted to pick a more grandiose and exaggerated title like: the decline and fall of Western civilization, or a more dramatic variation on Oswald Spengler’s book The Decline of the West, but then thought
Syria 2016 is a replay of Syria 1920
By : Eyad Abu Shakra The unfolding Syrian crisis is now looking more and more like a carbon copy of the Palestinian crisis. Almost all the ‘constants’ of world powers towards the near east in the aftermath of the First
Responding to fears over Zika
By : Paulo Prada Last January, long lines formed outside health clinics in Recife, a city in Brazil’s northeast hit hard in recent years by outbreaks of dengue, a painful tropical disease. Doctors were on guard because federal health officials
Promoting public transport system
By : Rasheed Abou-Alsamh We must admit that urban transportation in major Saudi cities is in a chaotic state, and the main culprits are greed and lack of adequate enforcement of existing regulations. Most cities lack good quality bus services,
No change in Iran after N-deal
By : Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg Despite the euphoric fanfare in Vienna on Jan. 16 announcing the start of implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal, we have seen no signs of possible change in Iran’s regional policies. It has yet to apologize
Stop the Assad killing machine before Syria talks
By : Brooklyn Middleton The key demand made by the High Negotiations Committee of the Syrian Opposition (HNC) ahead of peace talks in Geneva is at once utterly basic and deeply important: Stop killing our people before we even think
The other ISIS
By : Baria Alamuddin The unfortunate population of central Iraq is squeezed from two directions. Western media keep us informed in gruesome detail about the atrocities of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), but official sources seem far
Microsoft names Jawabkom in Top 100 websites in Arab world
This month, Microsoft named Jawabkom.com as one of the top 100 most visited websites in the Arab world. Jawabkom is the largest questions and answers Arabic website, connecting users to certified experts who can answer urgent and serious questions in
Man caught with arms entering Disneyland hotel to face trial
A French prosecutor says a man who tried to enter a Disneyland Paris hotel last week with two handguns will face criminal charges. Prosecutor Dominique Laurens in Meaux, east of Paris, had already dismissed terrorism links but said Saturday the
Google parent Alphabet may soon top Apple’s market value
As the digital advertising market booms and demand for smartphones wanes, Alphabet Inc. could soon dethrone Apple as the world’s most valuable company. If it happens, Alphabet will move to the head of the class just five months after Google
Obama to meet, hold talks with Muslims in Baltimore
President Barack Obama will meet with Muslim community members this coming week in a public show of support. The White House says Obama plans to visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore on Wednesday and hold talks with Muslim community members.
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