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
Champs Elysees incident appears deliberate act: French interior ministry
:: A driver appeared to deliberately crash his car into a police van on the French capital’s Champs Elysees avenue on Monday, the interior ministry said, and the Paris prosecutor’s anti-terrorism unit said it had opened an investigation. “It looks
‘This is for Syria,’ Notre Dame attacker said as he lunged at police with hammer
:: French police shot and injured a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral Tuesday, as he shouted “this is for Syria”. A French government spokesman says that the man who attacked police officers
France confirms second French death in London attack
:: A second French citizen has been confirmed killed in the London Bridge attack, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday. “It is with great sadness that I have learned that one of the French citizens, who was
Man shot after attacking police outside Paris’ Notre Dame
:: French police shot and wounded a man who attacked officers with a hammer outside the Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday and the Paris prosecutor’s office swiftly launched a counter-terrorism investigation. Armed police cordoned off the site and the cathedral
France’s Macron picks PM from the right, blowing apart old boundaries
:: Newly-inaugurated French President Emmanuel Macron appointed a conservative prime minister on Monday in a move to broaden his political appeal and weaken his opponents before legislative elections in June. Edouard Philippe, 46, a lawmaker and mayor of port city
France chose ‘hope,’ says newly-inaugurated President Macron
:: Emmanuel Macron said France had chosen “hope” as he was officially inaugurated as the country’s youngest president ever on Sunday. Macron, 39, promised in his first speech as president that the beleaguered European Union would be “reformed and relaunched”
How France will inaugurate Macron, country’s youngest ever president
:: Central Paris will come to a standstill on Sunday for the inauguration of Emmanuel Macron as president of France for a five-year term he overcame the odds to win and which he has said can unite a divided nation.
Police slowly reopen Paris train station after security alert
:: Police gradually began reopening Paris’ Gare du Nord train station early on Tuesday morning after earlier evacuating the platforms and cordoning off the area because of a security alert, local police authorities said. A Reuters witness at the scene
‘Macron’s election gives hope to French Muslims,’ says main mosque in Paris
:: Paris’ main mosque said on Sunday that the election of centrist Emmanuel Macron as France’s next president over far-right leader Marine Le Pen was a sign of reconciliation between French religions. “It is a clear sign of hope to
Macron team blasts ‘massive hacking attack’ on eve of vote
:: The campaign team of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron on Friday confirmed it had suffered a “massive and coordinated hacking attack” after internal documents were released online, slamming an attempt at “democratic destabilisation”. “The files circulating were obtained several
Where the French presidential contenders stand on foreign policy
:: The foreign policy positions of the French presidential contenders are perhaps their starkest divide, with centrist Emmanuel Macron urging close cooperation with international institutions and the far-right Marine Le Pen championing France-first nationalism. Here is how France’s relationship with
Security concerns over Eiffel tower stunt on eve of French election
:: Security was stepped up at the Eiffel Tower on Friday ahead of Sunday’s presidential election in France after Greenpeace activists scaled the Paris landmark and hung out a big political banner. The early morning escapade in which activists used
Hacking arrest, fake news in tense French presidential race
:: Allegations of fake news and hacking attempts dominated France’s tense presidential campaign on Thursday, with just two days left for independent Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen to win over voters before this weekend’s high-stakes runoff.
Five held, weapons seized in French anti-terror raid
:: French anti-terror police arrested five men and seized weapons Tuesday in raids just days before the presidential election run-off, sources said. Some of the arrests were made in northern France, with two pistols and two machine guns found at
France’s Le Pen says would appoint Dupont-Aignan prime minister
French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen said on Saturday she would appoint defeated first-round candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan as her prime minister if she was to be elected on May 7. Right-winger Dupont-Aignan, who scored 4.7 percent of votes in
Three charged over 2015 Paris attacks
Three people have been charged with supplying arms to militants who staged deadly attacks in 2015 on a Jewish supermarket in Paris and the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly, a judicial source said. Those charged this week include Samir L., believed
The making of Macron
By : Dominique Moisi :: Relief and pride are the main emotions many French citizens are feeling after the first round of the French presidential election, in which Emmanuel Macron finished first. For once, the pollsters were right: The two
Weapons found at flat of French Reunion shooting suspect
Various weapons and ingredients used to make Molotov cocktails were found at the flat of a man suspected of wounding two police officers during a shooting incident on the French overseas territory of La Reunion, France’s Interior Minister said. Interior
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