Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

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

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 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 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 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: UNITED NATIONS

Putin calls for fresh anti-ISIS coalition at U.N.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the formation of a “broader, general” coalition to fight Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Monday at the 70th United Nations General Assembly – his first address since a decade. “We can

Syria opposition urges to avoid ‘another Rwanda’

The head of Syria’s main opposition National Coalition went to the United Nations late on Monday to urge the international community to prevent his war-torn country from turning into another Rwanda. “What is happening in Syria is an extermination,” Khaled

Turkey’s Davutoglu sees no transition period for Syria’s Assad

Turkey remains opposed to any political transition in Syria involving President Bashar al-Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying on Monday in an apparent clarification of its policy. Turkey has been Assad’s most outspoken critic since Syria

Turks kidnapped in Baghdad appear in video promising their release

Sixteen Turkish workers abducted in Baghdad earlier this month have appeared in an online video promising their release, days after the U.N. backed a deal to extricate Syrian villagers under siege from rebels supported by Ankara. The men were kidnapped

Rowhani: Assad’s govt ‘cannot be weakened’

Hassan Rouhani

Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani said on Sunday fighting radical militants like ISIS in Syria is the top priority and if they are to be defeated then President Bashar al-Assad’s government “can’t be weakened.” “This does not mean that the Syrian

Rowhani says ready to discuss ‘plan of action’ for Syria

Hassan Rowhani

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said in an interview Sunday that he is ready to discuss a “plan of action” for Syria’s post-war future after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group is defeated. Iran, which along with Russia

‘World waited too long to act on refugee crisis’

The United Nations high commissioner for refugees said on Saturday the world waited far too long to respond to the refugee crisis sparked by the wars in Syria and elsewhere, though rich countries now appear to understand the scale of

Sisi says Egypt is battling ‘ferocious war’

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said in an interview that the Mideast region needs to cooperate to defeat a worsening terrorist threat that has led to a “ferocious war” in Egypt and created the danger of some countries “sliding into failure.”

Yemen FM: ‘War wiped out decades of development’

Foreign Minister Riad Yassin

Yemen’s foreign minister said on Saturday that less than a year of fighting in his country has wiped out decades of development, according to the Associated Press. Riad Yassin told the U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders in New

World has lost humanity: Malala

Teenaged Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai appealed to the world leaders to do more on Syria, saying that the drowning of a toddler showed the world had “lost humanity.” The 18-year-old Pakistani, who was shot by the Taliban for defiantly going

ISIS gaining ground in Afghanistan

The ISIS group is making inroads in Afghanistan, winning over a growing number of sympathizers and recruiting followers in 25 of the country’s 34 provinces, a U.N. report said Friday. The militant group, which controls large areas of Syria and

U.S. says it won’t negotiate on Russia’s Syria proposal

Diplomats said on Thursday the United States has refused to negotiate over a draft statement that Russia had hoped the U.N. Security Council would approve to bolster its position on Syria ahead of a major gathering of world leaders. A

U.N. appoints heads of working groups for Syria talks

Ban Ki-moon

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed the heads of four working groups on Syria, the United Nations said on Tuesday, signalling a step towards talks where warring parties are expected to discuss how to implement a roadmap for peace. “It

No poverty, hunger in 15 years? U.N. sets sweeping new goals

A season of goal-setting begins this month as the United Nations launches a new 15-year plan to fight grinding world poverty, improve health and education and quell climate change. The Sustainable Development Goals are set for adoption by the 193

Milosevic’s fate ‘awaits Syria tyrant’

Carla del Ponte

Justice will catch up with Syrian President Bashar Assad even if he remains in power under a negotiated end to Syria’s war, UN human rights investigator Carla del Ponte said on Monday. “Assad is the president, so let’s deal with

U.N. hands Libya final text of peace deal

The United Nations on Monday handed Libya’s warring factions a final draft of a peace accord to end their conflict, telling the factions the U.N.’s work was over and they must take the deal or leave it. The U.N.-sponsored agreement,

DiCaprio, Malala added to Global Citizen Festival

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio, Bono, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and Bill and Melinda Gates will be onstage for next week’s Global Citizen Festival in New York City. The Sept. 26 event that stars Beyonce, Pearl Jam and Coldplay is a

UN official lauds KSA’s’culture of giving’

A top UNDP official here has hailed Saudi Arabia’s “culture of giving” and underlined its contribution to humanitarian causes, efforts in developing the youth and special focus on empowering women. In an interview with Arab News, Ashok Nigam, UN resident

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