Riyadh – The aviation sector played a central role in strategic and commercial relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Since the birth of commercial air travel in the Kingdom in 1945, Boeing Company has established “a strong and long-standing relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arab
Algeria’s defense ministry said Monday that three naval officers were killed when their helicopter crashed after striking power lines during a night patrol 70 kilometers southwest of the capital Algiers. The navy rescue helicopter went down on Sunday night in Tipaza province, the ministry said. The
Riyadh – Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has stressed the importance of safeguarding Saudi Arabia’s border against continuous attacks by Houthi insurgents in Yemen. Speaking before the Gulf-US summit held in Riyadh, the Emir said that developments in Yemen pose a threat to sec
Baghdad – Iraqi Sadrist Movement Leader Moqtada al-Sadr called on the Iranian government to stay away from “political and confessional polemics”, which have yielded negatively on the region. Sadr’s statements came in a letter addressed to the Iranian leadership on the occasion of the re-electi
Riyadh- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi told the Arab-Islamic-US summit in Riyadh on Sunday that there are four elements to deal with terrorism – facing terrorist groups without prejudice, confronting all dimensions of the terrorism phenomenon, eradicating terrorist groups’ ability to
Riyadh – King of Jordan Abdullah II called for coordinated and global action at every level to counter terrorism, reiterating that a fair solution for the Palestinian cause must be reached. During the Arab-Islamic-US summit held in Riyadh on Sunday, the monarch said the meeting is an effective respo
Ankara – After recently winning over sweeping powers by a referendum’s yes vote, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected to head the nation’s ruling party. Erdogan has just returned to rule the Justice and Development Party (AKP) after 998 days of running foreign and internal is
French President Emmanuel Macron urged on Sunday the European Union to exert more efforts to tackle the migrant crisis, noting that it has disregarded Italy’s warning about the asylum seekers. Macron reiterated ahead of a working dinner at the Elysee Palace with visiting Italian Prime Minister Paolo
A small bomb blast at a military hospital in the Thai capital, Bangkok, wounded 24 people on Monday, three years to the day since the army seized power in the country. There was no claim of responsibility for the blast at the Phramongkutklao Hospital, which is popular with members of Thailand’s arme
Riyadh – Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Abdul Razak has stressed the importance of holding the Arab Islamic American Summit in this timing, describing it as a historic summit that would come out with a new map for cooperating and achieving peace. Abdul Razak commended efforts of Custo
Riyadh- US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka said Sunday that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made inspiring progress in empowering women but encouraged Saudi females to continue their pursuit for more advancement. “Saudi Arabia’s progress, especially in recent years, is very en
Riyadh – A convoy of 20 medical aid trucks is scheduled to depart on Tuesday from Riyadh to a hospital combating cholera in Yemen. The relief is being afforded and delivered upon directives from the Saudi King Salman Abdulaziz, and will be managed by the King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid
As expected, Iran and Syria weren’t invited to the Arab-Islamic-US summit that was concluded in Riyadh on Sunday. There are several reasons but the result is one: isolating them. Whether they weren’t invited or they didn’t attend, it is all the same. Certainly, if they were present they wouldn
What do we do with the other who does not resemble us? The other who lives across the sea, in the nearby neighborhood, or the same building. The other who comes from a different history, who drinks from wells other than ours, who sleeps on a different heritage, who reads other books. Can we coexist
Beirut– Lebanon is awaiting the return of Prime Minister Saad Hariri from Riyadh this week to resume discussions over a new parliamentary electoral law, in the wake of a quasi-consensus over “proportionality” as the basis of any new voting system. In recent comments, Interior Minister Nohad al-Mashn
Riyadh – Boeing Co. announced on Sunday the signing of several defense and commercial deals with Saudi Arabia including the sale of military and passenger aircraft along with Chinook helicopters at the presence of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman and US President Donald Trump. Boeing said S
Riyadh – Organized by the Riyadh-based MiSK Foundation, the interactive Tweeps 2017 forum registered the attendance of notable personalities, among which was daughter and advisor of the United States President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump. Trump thanked members of the Saudi royal family during h
Riyadh- UAE has described the Iranian role as negative and a dangerous challenge through the interventions that trigger sectarianism and extremism. It called on Iran to reconsider its policies, to respect the sovereignty of its neighbors, to communicate based on good-neighborliness and abstain from
Manama- Bahrain’s Judiciary gave on Sunday Isa Qassim and his aides Hussein Youssef Al-Qassab and Mirza Al-Darazi, a one-year suspended prison sentence on charges of illegal fundraising and money laundering. The verdict also fined each one of the three accused a sum of $265,000 and the confiscation
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and US President Donald Trump inaugurated in Riyadh on Sunday the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (EATEDAL ) along with the leaders and representatives of 55 Arab and Islamic countries. EATEDAL seeks to become a glob
