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 »
Davos kicks off with slowing economic growth in focus
A string of militant attacks and rising risks to the global economy overshadow the opening Wednesday of the annual gathering of the world’s rich and powerful in a snow-blanketed Swiss ski resort. The heightened security threat was starkly in evidence
U.S. thinks missing American Levinson no longer in Iran
The White House said Tuesday it believes that Robert Levinson, the former FBI agent who disappeared nearly nine years ago in Iran, is no longer in the country. His family said Monday they were “crushed and outraged” that he was
Chinese president performs cultural dance as visit to Saudi ends
China’s President Xi Jinping ended a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday with a tour of a historical palace alongside Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia was part of his first trip to the Middle
KSA: Oil price crash fueled by oversupply
Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi reviewed aspects of bilateral relations and discussed a number of regional and international issues on Wednesday. Earlier, speaking to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on The Situation Room on, Al-Jubeir said the
Americans missing in Iraq kidnapped by Iran-backed militia
Three U.S. citizens who disappeared last week in Baghdad were kidnapped and are being held by an Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia, two Iraqi intelligence and two U.S. government sources said on Tuesday. Unknown gunmen seized the three on Friday from a
Donald Trump receives ‘Hallelujah’ endorsement from Sarah Palin
United States Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received the endorsement on Tuesday of conservative firebrand Sarah Palin, giving the billionaire businessman a potential boost less than two weeks before Iowa’s kick-off caucuses. “Media heads are spinning,” the former vice presidential
Al-Zayani hails GCC leaders’ adoption of King Salman’s vision
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdullatif Al-Zayani said that the leaders of the GCC countries’ adoption of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman’s vision for the promotion of the GCC joint action in the Riyadh
Drone strike kills two Qaeda suspects in Yemen
A drone strike believed to have been carried out by the United States killed two Al-Qaeda suspects in a militant stronghold in southeast Yemen, military sources said today. The unidentified suspects were travelling in a vehicle in the town of
More access for women to Prophet’s grave under study
Following appeals by members of the Shoura Council for easier access for women to the Prophet’s grave in Madinah, a study has been completed by a team of engineers and architects on how to expand the area. Several women Shoura
Limiting German refugee intake not unethical, president says
Germany cannot take in all the asylum seekers who want to begin a new life there and it is not unethical of Berlin to limit the influx, President Joachim Gauck said on Wednesday, pressing other Europeancountries to share the burden.
Kurds destroyed ‘thousands’ of Arab homes in Iraq
Kurdish forces have destroyed thousands of homes in northern Iraq in an apparent attempt to uproot Arab communities, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The rights group said the destruction took place after Kurdish forces captured areas from ISIS, which overran swathes
Swedish inquiry into minister’s flat
Sweden’s top anti-corruption prosecutor says he’ll investigate whether bribery laws were broken when Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom accepted a rent-controlled Stockholm apartment from a labor union. Wallstrom has been criticized in Sweden after tabloid Aftonbladet reported last week that she
Khamenei condemns Saudi embassy attack
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday condemned the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran this month, saying it was “really bad.” In remarks published on his website, he also thanked Revolutionary Guards for detaining a group of
Suicide bombing in Afghan capital, near Russian embassy
A suicide bomber carried out an attack on Wednesday in an area close to the Russian embassy in the west of the Afghan capital Kabul, police said. At least 10 people were wounded, but there were no confirmed fatalities so
ISIS claims Iraqis among Paris attackers
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group on Tuesday claimed that two of the extremists behind the Paris attacks on November 13 were Iraqi, according to the latest issue of its magazine Dabiq. The last page of the
Chemistry teacher defies Taliban in Pakistan university attack
A chemistry teacher who tried to protect his students by opening fire on Taliban militants during a deadly attack at a Pakistani university has been hailed as a “martyr” and a “gentleman”. Lecturer Syed Hamid Husain, an assistant professor of
New satellite to upgrade remote sensing capability
The International Conference on Remote Sensing concluded in Riyadh on Wednesday and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), which sponsored the event, announced plans to launch a new satellite in cooperation with China which will upgrade its
Obama, Erdogan vow cooperation against terror
U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday pledged continued cooperation in the fight against militants, including ISIS and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, the White House and Turkish presidential sources said. During his phone call to
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