Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

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

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 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 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 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 »

 

Israeli army: Palestinian kills Israeli woman in West Bank

A Palestinian broke into a West Bank settlement home and fatally stabbed an Israeli woman before fleeing Sunday, touching off a massive night manhunt, the Israeli military said. The attack occurred hours after another Palestinian was shot dead by soldiers

SRK, Salman accused of ‘hurting hindu sentiments’

A case was filed on Saturday against Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in a court in Meerut for hurting the sentiments of the Hindu community. The case was filed before the special judicial magistrate’s court by the

Kendall’s ‘tribal’ ad campaign faces Twitter backlash

Kendall Jenner

With a huge social media following and an ever-growing resume of experience, it makes sense why brands would want to make model-of-the-moment Kendall Jenner the face of any of their campaigns. But that doesn’t mean it won’t upset some people.

Milan designers pay tribute to David Bowie

Milan designers paid tribute to music and fashion icon David Bowie as Milan Fashion Week menswear previews for next fall and winter continued on Saturday. Costume National designer Ennio Capasa and Roberto Cavalli’s Peter Dundas both said that the musician

UK opposition leader invites Trump to visit London mosque

Jeremy Corbyn

Britain’s opposition leader invited US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who sparked an outcry by calling for a ban on Muslims from entering the United States, to join him on a visit to a London mosque. The comments from Labour

Egypt’s new parliament and the clash of mythologies

Abdallah Schleifer

By : Abdallah Schleifer When Egypt’s parliament held its inaugural session on Sunday, the constitution’s formula intended to bind together all political factions except the Muslim Brotherhood, invoking the “principles” of the Jan. 25 revolution that led to the overthrow

Understanding the Saudi stance

Saad Al-Dosari

By : Saad Al-Dosari The report that profiled Saudi Arabia and was published by The Economist earlier this month was a bit unjust. In a lot of its parts, it was like an opinion article rather than a journalistic profile.

Eradicating the scourge of racism

Sabria S. Jawhar

By : Sabria S. Jawhar Nearly 12 years ago while working with a Saudi newspaper I met an eager, intelligent young Saudi woman who was prepared to take on the world. This was a time when young Saudi women were

Zarif’s reckless accusations

Abdulateef Al-Mulhim

By : Abdulateef Al-Mulhim Last week, I enjoyed reading an article written by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif published in the New York Times. The title of the article was “Saudi Arabia’s Reckless Extremism.” The reason for enjoying the

How D&G is capitalizing on the Muslim faith

Yara al-Wazir

By : Yara al-Wazir Earlier this month, Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) announced that their Spring- 2016 collection would see a line of abayas. An advertisement campaign was also launched alongside to entice average Muslim women like me

The return of the myth of insoluble ancient conflicts

Hisham Melhem

By : Hisham Melhem President Obama’s last State of the Union address contained accurate diagnosis of certain domestic ills. He also proposed some laudable suggestions. He bemoaned the dysfunction in the political system and the rancor that dominates the political

Austria says will halt migrants crossing its borders

Austria said it would deny entry to migrants intending to pass through its northern neighbor Germany rather than apply for asylum there, prompting Slovenia to its south to announce a similar move to avoid becoming a refugee bottleneck. Slovenia and

Obama remains against Iran’s threat to Israel

President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the implementation of a nuclear deal with Iran, but said he is still steadfast against Tehran’s threat to Israel and others in the region. Obama said world powers had cut off every path it

Taxicab companies take issue with roaming ban

The Transport Ministry has plans to prevent taxis from roaming the streets looking for passengers by introducing an electronic call system. However, investors in the transport sector have pointed out difficulties they face when the ban is imposed in the

U.S. imposes ballistic missile sanctions on Iran

The United States imposed sanctions on 11 companies and individuals for supplying Iran’s ballistic missile program, the U.S. Treasury Department said just a day after sanctions targeting its nuclear program were lifted. Five Iranian nationals and a network of companies

US’ travel alert for pregnant women traveling to zika-hit region

Pregnant women should avoid traveling to Latin America and Caribbean countries that have outbreaks of a tropical illness linked to birth defects, health officials said Friday. The illness is caused by the Zika virus which is spread through mosquito bites.

Rowhani: Iran needs $30-50 bln annual foreign investment

Iran needs annual foreign investment of $30-$50 billion to reach an eight percent growth target and cash in on a nuclear deal with world powers, President Hassan Rowhani said Sunday. Laying out the budget for the next Iranian year which

Rowhani: Sceptics of Iran nuclear deal ‘all proven wrong’

President Hassan Rowhani said Sunday that sceptics who said a nuclear deal with world powers would not bring benefits to Iran “were all proven wrong”. “Within a few hours” of the nuclear deal being implemented and sanctions lifted “1,000 lines

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