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 »
Israeli army to allow HIV positive recruits
HIV-positive Israelis will be conscripted into the military for the first time, the army said Wednesday, a move welcomed by homosexual rights groups as an important step against discrimination. While Israeli Jews are required to do military service, people with
U.N. experts: Up to 3,000 ISIS fighters in Libya
ISIS has between 2,000 and 3,000 fighters in Libya and has demonstrated its intention to control more territory in the strategically located North African country — but it is only one player among multiple warring factions, United Nations experts has
Israel deploys heavy security ahead of planned home demolition
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers and police deployed in an occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood on Wednesday ahead of the planned demolition of a home of a Palestinian who carried out an attack last year. Such demolitions, heavily criticized by rights groups,
Beirut swaps Baghdadi’s former wife with soldiers
A former wife of Daesh’s leader was released Tuesday after more than year in custody in Lebanon as part of a prisoner swap involving Lebanese security forces held captive by militants in Syria. Lebanese authorities handed over Saja Al-Dulaimi, an
KSA maintains high oil output
OPEC oil output has risen in November from the previous month, a Reuters survey found on Monday, led by a rebound in Iraqi exports after bad weather had temporarily halted supply growth from the group’s second-largest producer. The increase indicates
Taj Mahal ‘not a Hindu temple’
India’s government has rejected claims by a group of lawyers that the Taj Mahal monument was a Hindu temple. While replying to a query about the evidence claiming that the Taj Mahal built in Agra by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
Aramco launches ‘local content development’ supplier initiative
Accelerating the level of local content among its suppliers — local and international — is a key strategic priority for Saudi Aramco, said Amin Nasser, the company’s president and CEO at a forum in Dammam. He was speaking at Saudi
Recession deepens in Brazil, world’s seven largest economy
Brazil’s economy contracted a greater than expected 1.7 percent in the third quarter, deepening the recession in the world’s seventh largest economy, officials figures showed Tuesday. The bad news comes amid a paralyzing political crisis that has delayed action on
Brother kills sister for voting in Pakistani
A brother shot his elder sister dead because she voted in Pakistani local elections after he had forbidden her to do so, police said Wednesday. The murder occurred in the town of Taxila 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of the
Pakistan hangs four convicted of Taliban massacre at school
Pakistan executed four men on Wednesday for involvement in the massacre of 134 children at an army-run school in the northwestern city of Peshawar last year, media and security sources said. The hangings were the first execution of civilians convicted
Give up baseless claims on Daesh link: Turkey tells Russia
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday called on Russia to re-establish dialogue channels instead of making “baseless accusations” of an alleged oil trade between Ankara and the Daesh terrorists. “We should sit at the table and discuss what to
Kuwait govt requests extra $20bn for weapons
Kuwait’s government has asked Parliament for $20.5 billion in additional funds for defense purchases over the next 10 years, local media and a minister said Tuesday. Kuwait is looking to upgrade its firepower amid increased security concerns in the region
DCA honors Alinma Bank
The Disabled Children’s Association (DCA) recently recognized Alinma Bank for its stalwart support of the association and its exemplary programs through the bank’s production and distribution of annual Eid holiday greeting cards on behalf of the association. On this occasion,
French court rules on Gaddafi’s plane
A French court Monday lifted a freeze order on slain Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi’s personal plane, following a bitter battle over the luxury aircraft between a Kuwaiti conglomerate and the Libyan government. Kuwait’s Al-Kharafi group had the Airbus A340, seen
Pakistan rebuffs Bangladeshi war crimes allegations
Pakistan has denied committing war crimes during Bangladesh’s independence conflict in 1971, in what analysts said on Tuesday was an unusually strong statement signaling worsening ties. The move follows the executions in Bangladesh last week of senior opposition leaders convicted
Breaking the ISIS economy through forensics
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik You have to give Russian President Vladimir Putin credit for attracting more attention to ISIS financial streams coming from state actors. Putin has recently raised the concept of ISIS funding to a whole new level,
Boredom at the ballot box in Egypt
By : Abdallah Schleifer It’s almost all over. A parliamentary election for Egypt’s House of Representatives, which has dragged on for over a month and has been about as boring as it has been complicated, is drawing to a close.
Women’s role in Saudi municipal elections is a huge step
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed It makes us proud to see Saudi women take part in elections for the first time. There are 979 women participating as candidates in the upcoming municipal elections. That is a big number, and it’s a
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