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 »
Tag Archives: EUROPE
UNHCR warns EU about migrant crisis
The U.N. refugee agency on Friday urged the European Union to grasp a last chance to resolve the refugee crisis next week as the migrant numbers in Europe will build up in coming days and their flows may fragment further
Children separated from families in Hungary chaos
Children were separated from their families by police in chaotic scenes as migrants broke through Serbia’s border with Hungary on Wednesday, Amnesty International said. The rights group said that at least nine people, including at least four children, were separated
Hungary treatment of migrants ‘unacceptable’: UN
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday slammed Hungary’s treatment of migrants as unacceptable after police fired tear gas and water cannon at asylum-seekers at its border with Serbia. “I was shocked to see how these refugees and migrants were treated.
EU fails to reach refugee quotas deal
EU interior ministers failed to reach unanimous agreement late on Monday on a plan for binding quotas to relocate 120,000 refugees and take the strain off Greece, Italy, and Hungary, officials said. “Yes, not everyone is on board at the
Gulf states urge world to do more to help refugees
Gulf monarchies Tuesday called on the international community to take greater responsibility in aiding Syrian refugees after the oil-flush states came under fire for not taking in enough people fleeing war. The foreign ministers of the six countries of the
Germany calls for dialogue with Russia on Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that Berlin and other western European powers need to work with Russia as well as the United States to solve the crisis in Syria as number of refugees reach a new record in
U.S. pressured to help Europe with refugee crisis
The United States came under more pressure on Sunday to help Europe find sanctuary for a flood of immigrants displaced by war and chaos, but Washington showed no signs of planning a dramatic increase in its intake of refugees. David
Record 137,000 migrants crossed Mediterranean
A record 137,000 people made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe in the first half of 2015, most of them fleeing war, conflict and persecution, the United Nations said Wednesday. “Europe is living through a maritime refugee crisis
France wants Europe to do more to fight ISIS
France’s foreign minister wants European countries to do more to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group, and is seeking support from Russia in international talks about defeating the group. France, which joined U.S.-led airstrikes against ISIS extremists
EU migrant quotas ‘insane,’ Hungary’s Orban says
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban decried EU proposals for migrant quotas as “bordering on insanity” on Tuesday, and defended his recent calls for the possible reintroduction of the death penalty. Orban made a combative appearance before the European Parliament in
European nations synchronize laws on Islamist ‘foreign fighters’
Ministers from 47 European nations agreed for the first time Tuesday to harmonise their laws to stop so-called foreign fighters travelling to Iraq and Syria to join jihadist groups. The agreement by the Council of Europe, a pan-European rights group
EU ministers to push ambitious naval force plan
Foreign and defense ministers from the European Union are to gather on Monday to endorse plans for an ambitious naval force to fight people smugglers in the Mediterranean. The plans come after a series of shipwrecks that killed hundreds of
France calls for fairer asylum seeker distribution within EU
The European Union needs a system of border controls and a way for asylum seekers to be more fairly distributed among EU member states, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Saturday. Nearly 1,000 migrants, many coming from Africa via
EU opens door to 20,000 migrants
The European Union’s executive proposed on Wednesday taking in 20,000 migrants over two years and distributing them across Europe, a plan Britain, one of its largest members, has already opted out of. Shocked by thousands of deaths among people trying
Western nations back Libyan ‘national unity’
The United States and five European nations reaffirmed their commitment to Libyan “territorial integrity and national unity” Monday, as the North African nation works toward a unity government to emerge from chaos. “We reiterate that Libya’s challenges can only be
Dozens feared dead in new Mediterranean migrant tragedy
The Save the Children aid group reported another Mediterranean migrant tragedy Tuesday, with survivors saying “dozens” of their fellow passengers fell out of their rubber boat and likely drowned as a rescue vessel neared. Save the Children’s Giovanna di Benedetto
Turkey calls for more help to stop foreign fighters.
Turkey appealed for more help Tuesday in cracking down on foreign fighters flooding to join militant ranks in Iraq and Syria, revealing it had placed 12,800 people on a no-entry list. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with his U.S.
Militants in Libya ‘direct threat’ to Europe: French PM
Militants in Libya pose a “direct threat” to Europe, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said in Madrid on Saturday. “I would like to cite the question of Libya and the direct threat to our security of the creation — under
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