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: PARIS ATTACKS
Paris must not do what Washington did after 9/11
By : Dr. John C. Hulsman It is early, very early, to make any definitive statements about the Paris terror attacks of last night. But as I used to say—in the countless counter-terror meetings I attended in Washington following 9/11—I
Paris attacks, a strike on France’s values!
By : Mohamed Chebarro France is again in the eye of the storm. It’s been a long year since the attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in the center of Paris. A long year in which France was diplomatically and
Clinton: We are not at war with Islam, but with extremists
U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton made an impassioned plea Saturday for global unity against radical Islam, a day after terror attacks killed at least 129 in Paris. “We need to have a resolve that will bring the world together
Paris hunts down connections to ISIS attacker
Police took into custody Saturday the father and brother of a French gunman linked to a string of deadly Paris attacks and were searching their homes, a source close to the probe told AFP. The body of the 29-year-old French
France to go ahead with climate change summit
The French government plans to go ahead with a climate change summit it is due to host at the end of the month, a senior French diplomatic source said on Saturday, the day after a wave of deadly attacks in
ISIS claims Paris attacks and releases video threat
ISIS claimed gun and bomb attacks that left at leas 127 people dead in Paris in a statement posted online on Saturday. It said “eight brothers wearing explosive belts and carrying assault rifles” conducted a “blessed attack on… Crusader France.”
ISIS claims Paris attacks and releases video threat
ISIS claimed gun and bomb attacks that left at leas 127 people dead in Paris in a statement posted online on Saturday. It said “eight brothers wearing explosive belts and carrying assault rifles” conducted a “blessed attack on… Crusader France.”
Arab states condemn ‘terrorist’ Paris attacks
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt have been among the Arab states leading condemnations of the simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed more than 140 people late Friday. A Saudi foreign ministry source said the kingdom “strongly denounces
Four to face possible charges over Paris attacks
Four men will appear before a judge in France on Tuesday to face possible charges of providing support to one of the Paris Islamist attackers, the prosecutors’ office said. The four men, aged 22, 25, 26 and 28, were among
Ministry: Gaza bomb hits car of Hamas security official
Unidentified assailants blew up the car of a Hamas security official in Gaza during the night, the interior ministry said Tuesday, in a sign of increasing instability in the Palestinian territory. “A home-made bomb damaged a car belonging to a
Hostages taken in post office in Paris suburb: police
An armed man is holding two hostages in a post office outside Paris on Friday, police said, but it is not clear if the incident is linked to last week’s terrorist attacks in the French capital. Police cordoned off the
Hollande rallies world against terrorism
French President Francois Hollande on Friday called for a “firm” and “collective” international response to terrorism, following last week’s attacks in Paris that claimed 17 lives. Speaking to Paris-based ambassadors from around the world, Hollande said: “Our response has to
Kerry lays wreath at kosher market hit by militant attack
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Friday laid a wreath in front of the Jewish supermarket where a gunman killed four people in a hostage siege last week. The two top diplomats set
Bulgaria arrests Frenchman with ‘links’ to Paris attacks
A Frenchman arrested in Bulgaria on January 1 trying to cross into Turkey was in contact with one of the two brothers who carried out the Islamist attacks in Paris last week, prosecutors said Tuesday. Fritz-Joly Joachin, 29, a French
Sarkozy: immigration ‘complicates things’
Following a series of terror attacks in Paris last week, former president Nicolas Sarkozy said that immigration, “if it is not linked to terrorism… complicates things.” “The question of immigration will be the subject of an extremely deep debate because
Veteran Algerian al-Qaeda militant hails Paris killings
Veteran Algerian militant and former al-Qaeda fighter Mokhtar Belmokhtar praised a deadly assault on a French satirical newspaper and urged Muslims in the West to carry out similar attacks, a monitoring service said on Monday. In a statement distributed on
No ‘credible’ intel Al-Qaeda behind Paris attacks: U.S.
The United States has yet to determine the party behind this week’s deadly attacks in Paris, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday. “At this point, we don’t have any credible information that would allow us to make a determination
Muslim employee in Paris kosher supermarket hailed as ‘hero’
During the hostage ordeal by an Islamist gunman in Paris this week, 15 people managed to hide from the assailant with the help of the shop’s Muslim French employee, French media reported. Originally Malian, 24-year-old Lassana Bathily guided 15 people
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