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 »
India deletes doctored photo of Modi at flood scene, aides promise action
A doctored photo released by the Indian government showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi surveying severe flooding from a helicopter has been deleted, and his office promised remedial action after criticism on social media. Modi traveled to Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai
Three jailed for murdering young Turkish woman
Three men convicted of murdering a young Turkish woman after she resisted a rape attempt on a minibus were sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday, with no chance of parole. The murder of 20-year-old Ozgecan Aslan last February shocked Turkey,
Tamil Nadu floods: Death toll hits 269; 2,000 evacuated
The Indian military evacuated more than 2,000 residents stranded in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday as the death toll from flooding rose to 269 after the heaviest cloudburst in over a century. Forecasts of more rain over
Kazakhstan sees ‘big danger’ in Russia-Turkey dispute, urges calm
Kazakhstan, an ally of Russia which also has close trade, linguistic and cultural ties with Turkey, urged Moscow and Ankara on Thursday to think “strategically” and de-escalate their dispute over the Turkish downing of a Russian jet. The dispute threatens
1,545 officials to monitor polls
The Executive Committee of the Municipal Elections has appointed 837 controllers and 708 inspectors to monitor the Dec. 12 elections. Judea Al-Qahtani, head of the committee and spokesman for the elections, was quoted as saying in a press report that
Kerry says raids not enough after UK strikes ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned that ISIS would not be defeated by air strikes alone after British bombers made their first strikes on the radical militants in Syria on Thursday, hitting oil fields that Prime Minister David Cameron
Prince Saud’s services recalled
The Arab International Relations Council in Kuwait recently honored the late Prince Saud Al-Faisal for his contribution to regional and global diplomacy. Those in attendance included Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, acting premier and foreign minister of Kuwait, Prince Sultan
Erdogan slams Putin for involving his family
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday rejected “immoral” Moscow claims that his family was involved in alleged oil dealings with ISIS militants as his Russian counterpart continued lashing out against Ankara, vowing never to forget downing of a Russian
Forum shines light on national urban heritage
The tourism and heritage ministers and officials heading the tourism body in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries attended 5th National Urban Heritage Forum (NUHF), which concluded Thursday. Its success reflected in the heavy turnout of the public at the forum’s
Trump criticizes U.S. deployment of special ops forces to Iraq
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has criticized the Obama administration’s decision to send a force of special operations troops to Iraq, saying the deployment was too small to be effective and should have been kept secret. “Frankly, I think
Palestinian shot dead in West Bank shooting
An Israeli soldier and a bystander were wounded in a West Bank shooting attack on Thursday before the alleged assailant was shot dead, the army said in a statement. It said the violence occurred at the village of Hizmeh, north
Rome to host conference on war-torn Libya
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has said Rome would host an international conference on conflict-ravaged Libya on Dec. 13, aimed at stopping the country from falling apart and containing the ISIS group. “We can still stop the country from completely
U.N.: Iran worked on developing nuclear weapons
Iran did work related to developing nuclear arms in the past, the U.N. atomic agency concluded in a report that wraps up a near decade of investigations and opens the way to implementing a landmark deal aimed at reducing any
ISIS video shows ‘Russian spy agent’ beheaded
A video released online by ISIS has purportedly showed the beheading of a man the group said was a Russian spy its fighters had captured and who had been in Syria and Iraq since last year, the SITE monitoring group
Algeria troops kill three extremists
Algerian soldiers killed three extremists on Wednesday during a military operation in the region of Tizi Ouzou, east of the capital, the defence ministry said. Two Kalashnikov assault rifles, a pump-action shotgun and ammunition were seized during the operation north
Iraq PM fires trade minister wanted for graft
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked his trade minister, wanted on corruption charges since October, for failing to show up for work, his office said Wednesday. A statement said Malas Abdulkarim al-Kasnazani was dismissed “because he has not fulfilled his
Israel demolishes home of accused attacker
The Israeli military has demolished the home of a Palestinian accused of orchestrating the deadly shooting of an Israeli couple. The military identified the man as Raeb Ahmed Muhammad Alivi, in his late 30s. He was arrested days after the
New analysis backs search area for flight MH370
Australian authorities have said on Thursday that new analysis confirms they’ve likely been searching in the right place for the ill-fated missing Malaysian airliner. Searchers have been combing a 120,000-square-kilometer (46,000-square-mile) part of the Indian Ocean since last year but
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