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 »
Aid reaches Syrian rebel-held area of Homs
Humanitarian aid has reached a besieged rebel-held area in the central Syrian city of Homs, part of a local ceasefire deal that is to include the withdrawal of opposition fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. In a delivery
Senior Afghan Taliban sources doubt Mansour alive
Several senior sources within the Taliban on Sunday cast doubt on the authenticity of an audio message purporting to prove Mullah Akhtar Mansour was alive, highlighting mistrust within the ranks following the cover-up of Mullah Omar’s death. The insurgent group
Saudi-led coalition destroys Scud missile carrier near border
Saudi-led coalition has destroyed a Scud missile carrier near the Yemeni-Saudi border, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Sunday. The carrier, belonging to Iran-backed Houthi militia and its ally deposed Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh forces, was destroyed by the
Alzheimer’s village opened in Al-Diriyah
Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar inaugurated the “Alzheimer’s village” at Al-Bugairi neighborhood of the historical city of Al-Diriyah here on Saturday. He also launched a number of projects of the Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association (SADA) and hailed the association,
‘They are going to fail’: Assad slams UK’s Syria strikes
British air strikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will fail to defeat the militant group, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, mocking Prime Minister David Cameron’s strategy in the region.
Companies asked to hire Saudi engineers
Labor Minister Mufrej Al-Haqabani has asked engineering companies to record a 30 percent rate of Saudization in pursuance of the Nitaqat program. This follows his assessment that the local market accounts for not more than 30,000 Saudi engineers. Al-Haqabani’s decision
Apparent U.S. coalition raids kill 32 ISIS fighters in Syria
At least 32 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group fighters were killed on Sunday in apparent U.S.-led coalition air strikes on the group’s Syrian stronghold of Raqa province, a monitor said. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian
Sweden-Israel rift deepens over Palestinian deaths
Relations between Sweden and Israel have hit a fresh low after Israel said Sweden’s foreign minister had accused it of unlawful killings and Stockholm responded by saying that the comments had been “blown out of reasonable proportion”. Relations between the
Khamenei advisor: Assad’s fate a ‘red line’ for Iran
A top advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader on Sunday said the future of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad could only be determined by the Syrian people and this was a “red line” for Tehran. Assad’s fate is a sticking point in
Afghan Taliban issue audio message to show leader still alive
The Afghan Taliban released an audio message Saturday it said was from leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, vehemently rejecting reports of his death in an internal firefight as “enemy propaganda”. The 16-minute file claimed recent news reports – which said Mansour
Arab attacker shot dead after Jerusalem attacks: police
An Israeli soldier shot dead a knife-wielding attacker who lightly wounded three people in Jerusalem on Sunday, police said. “An Arab terrorist tried to run over a pedestrian in his car, lightly injuring him, and then got out of the
Yemen peace talks to convene this week
United Nations-backed peace talks aimed at ending eight months of civil war in Yemen between an Iranian-allied militia group and the embattled Saudi-backed government will convene on Dec. 15, Saudi-owned TV quoted Yemen’s foreign minister as saying. “Consultations on the
Netanyahu ‘scandalized’ by Swedish FM’s remarks on Palestinian deaths
Israel condemned as “scandalous” on Sunday what it deemed was a suggestion by the Swedish foreign minister that its forces had unlawfully killed Palestinians involved in a surge of street violence, and warned of a diplomatic rupture with Stockholm. Addressing
Turkey has alternatives to Russian oil, gas: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Ankara could find alternatives to Russian oil and gas, as bilateral tensions escalated over the downing of a Russian warplane. “It is possible to find different suppliers,” Erdogan said in a televised
India bolsters Chennai flood relief after slow response
India deployed hundreds of extra soldiers and relief workers to the flooded city of Chennai on Saturday, as criticism mounted that the government has been slow to respond to the heaviest rains in a century. The runway at Chennai airport
Polluting Al-Ahsa cement firms refuse to relocate
The Al-Ahsa Municipal Council has expressed deep concerns about the failure of eight cement factories to relocate. The owners have refused to move their operations to the new industrial area on the Al-Ahsa-Gulf road despite four years of continuous urgings.
Amid war on ISIS, don’t overlook need to oust Assad
By : Brooklyn Middleton As more states escalate their fight against the barbaric ISIS militant group in Syria, there should also be a renewed, collective effort to push for the final ousting of the disgraced regime of Bashar al-Assad. The
Stopping the child killers
By : Anita Zaidi In far too many places around the world, the biggest child killers are caused by the smallest of organisms — the viruses, bacteria, and single cell parasites that cause diarrhea and pneumonia. According to UNICEF, pneumonia
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