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 »
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500 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar wash to shore in Indonesia
Boats carrying about 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed to shore in western Indonesia on Sunday, with some of the people in need of medical attention, a migration official and a human rights advocate said. The men,
Divers may have found crashed AirAsia co-pilot’s body
Indonesian divers have found a body believed to be the French co-pilot who was steering an AirAsia plane when it crashed in December with 162 people onboard, an official said Saturday. Coordinator of the search and rescue effort S.B. Supriyadi
Indonesia says crashed AirAsia plane tail found
Recovery teams have found the tail of the crashed AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea, the Indonesian search chief said Wednesday, the eleventh day of relief operations. “We have successfully obtained part of the plane that has been our
Indonesia: missing AirAsia plane could be at ‘bottom of sea’
• Multinational search is focused in Java Sea • Pilot sought to change course, no distress signal sent • “My worst nightmare,” AirAsia Malaysia chief says • AirAsia group has never had a crash before JAKARTA: A missing AirAsia jet
Still no sighting of missing AirAsia plane after 12 hours
• Massive sea search underway for an AirAsia plane • Plane last seen on radar at 6:16 a.m. JAKARTA, Indonesia : A massive sea search was underway for an AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore
Indonesian capital gets a Christian governor
A Christian has been appointed governor of Indonesia’s Jakarta, the capital city of the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, the Associated Press reported. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama’s is the city’s first Christian governor in 50 years, despite protest from
Indonesian police criticized over virginity tests
Indonesia’s national police were urged Tuesday to halt virginity tests for women applying to join the force in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country with Human Rights Watch saying the practice was harmful and humiliating. The rights group said women
Solid relationship with KSA: Indonesia
Indonesians celebrated their country’s 69th Independence Day at their embassy in the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh on Monday. Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah was the chief guest at the event. The celebrations commemorated Indonesia’s independence, which took place on
Joko Widodo sworn in as new Indonesian president
JAKARTA: Joko Widodo completed a journey from riverside shack to presidential palace on Monday, cheered through the streets following his inauguration by tens of thousands of ordinary Indonesians in a reminder to the opposition-controlled Parliament of the strong grass-roots support
Kerry seeks Asia support in fight against ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday visited Indonesia, home to the world’s biggest Muslim population, to press Southeast Asian nations to step up efforts in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. Kerry
Journalists’ killings: Video fabricated to justify future war?
DOHA : A report by Al Jazeera News channel has called the executions of two US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff as “Hollywood” casting, saying they could be used as a pretext for a Western intervention in Syria. The
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