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 »
How can Gulf diplomatic relations be resumed with Iran?
By : Najat AlSaied The latest outrage emanating from the Iranian government over Saudi Arabia’s decision to execute Saudi Shiite preacher Nimr al-Nimr, and the burning of the Saudi Embassy and the Consulate in Iran, prove it has not changed
The American political circus
By : Elizabeth Drew If you find America’s presidential election campaign puzzling, you probably have a better grasp of it than those who are willing to predict an outcome. At this point, with both major parties set to choose their
KSA moving in a new direction
By : Sabria S. Jawhar Gone almost unnoticed in the West, but very much on the minds of people in the Arab world is the abrupt turnaround from the United States by trying to embrace Iran at the expense of
Obama: State of the Union’s state of denial
By : Mohamed Chebarro The 2016 State of the Union address could have easily been U.S. President Barak Obama’s farewell speech. His speeches over the last seven years amount to much ado about nothing, during times when the world craved
Lebanon’s national dialogue harms state institutions
By : Nayla Tueni Dialogue is important, but the current national dialogue in Lebanon is sadly not yielding the desired results. Dialogue between Hezbollah and the Future Movement is always preceded by insults, threats and accusations, so no progress is
Iran removes reactor’s core, key to deal
Nuclear technicians have finished removing the core of the Iran’s only nuclear heavy water reactor as part of Tehran’s obligations under its nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian state television reported Thursday. The removal of the core of the nearly
China’s Xi to visit Saudi, Iran in new diplomacy push
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make an unusual visit next week to Saudi Arabia and Iran, who are locked in a bitter dispute, in what could be a bid by Beijing to act as an “honest broker” as it seeks
Qatar hikes petrol prices by 30 percent
Energy-rich Qatar has decided to raise the cost of petrol by a third or more from Friday, according to the state fuel company, amid a slump in global oil prices. The surprise hike comes into force from midnight (2100 GMT)
Police say Jakarta attack funded by ISIS in Syria
An audacious attack by suicide bombers in the heart of Indonesia’s capital was funded by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, police said Friday, as they seized an ISIS flag from the home of one of the
Google: Self-driving cars improve, but still need human help
Google’s futuristic self-driving cars needed some old-fashioned human intervention to avoid 11 crashes during testing on California roads, the company revealed on Tuesday, results it says are encouraging but show the technology has yet to reach the goal of not
Russia’s Gazprom posts lower-than-expected quarterly loss
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom on Friday announced a loss for the third quarter of 2015, citing rising costs and finance expenses, despite an increase in sales. The net loss by Russia’s biggest energy company between July and September of two
Palm-sized $79 computer targets emerging-nation needs
It is a spherical computer that costs $79, is packed with a fair amount of what the Internet has to offer – and fits in the palm of your hand. The computer startup Endless is out to bring the Internet
Security forces battle gunmen at hotel in Burkina Faso capital
Security forces in Burkina Faso battled suspected Islamist fighters outside the Splendid Hotel in the capital’s business district on Friday, gendarmes and witnesses said. The gunmen stormed the hotel, burning cars outside and firing in the air to drive back
Video released of deadly Chicago police shooting
The embattled U.S. city of Chicago released a video Thursday in yet another controversial case of a black teenager shot dead by a white police officer. Filmed from a significant distance, the footage does not clearly show the moment in
U.N. reports gang-rapes, mass graves in Burundi
The United Nations has documented cases of Burundi’s security forces gang-raping women during searches of opposition supporters’ houses and heard witness testimony of mass graves, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on Friday. “The 11 December attacks
11 dead as bus falls into gorge in Kashmir
A bus fell from a mountainous road into a deep gorge in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 20 others, police said. Police officer Viplav Kumar said the driver lost control of
EU extends Iran sanctions freeze by extra two weeks
The EU on Thursday extended a freeze on sanctions against Iran for another two weeks, clearing the way for their complete end once the U.N. certifies Tehran is complying with the terms of a historic nuclear deal. The International Atomic
WHO confirms Ebola death a day after all-clear
The World Health Organization confirmed Friday a new death from Ebola in Sierra Leone just a day after West Africa celebrated the end of the outbreak. A 22-year-old female student was taken ill near the Guinean border on Thursday last
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