Arab Capitals – Politicians, officials, and experts from the United States and Arab countries said that US President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia was a “historic milestone” and a new beginning for the US relations with the Arab and Islamic world. Noting the presence of positive signals regar
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Riyadh that he hoped to visit Cairo soon. Trump, on his second day of his visit to Saudi Arabia, told Sisi: “I will get to Egypt. We will absolutely be putting that on the list very soon.”
Aden – Saudi-led Coalition backing Yemeni legitimacy intensified its air raids on military clusters of Houthi and Saleh militias in Sana’a and Hajjah governorate. Meanwhile, popular resistance in the northern parts of Lahij, south Yemen, captured 13 insurgency leaders and militants. Military s
Brazilian President Michel Temer slammed on Saturday an audio recording that shows him endorsing the payment of bribes to former House Speaker Eduardo Cunha for his silence. Fighting to save his job, he told the nation that the incriminating recording of him had been doctored. “That clandestin
The Gulf Cooperation Council-US summit was held in Riyadh on Saturday under the chairmanship of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and US President Donald Trump. Before the summit and in the presence of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the leaders and heads of delegations of the GCC and Trump, a
Riyadh- Saudi and US CEOs who attended the Saudi-US CEO Forum in Riyadh on Saturday agreed that privatization and reforms are the best means to diversify the economy and attract foreign investment. They pointed out that the Saudi Vision 2030 is a framework that includes aspects of privatization and
President Donald Trump prides himself on being unpredictable and, thus, no one knows what to expect of his first trip abroad. But when it comes to the first stop, Saudi Arabia, we can be sure it will be very unlike the visits of past US leaders to Riyadh when it comes to one vital topic: […]
Turkish police on Sunday killed in a clash two suspected ISIS members believed to have been planning an attack in the capital Ankara, the regional governor said. The two, in their 20s, were killed during a police operation on their residence in the Etimesgut district after a gunfight with officers,
At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed early Sunday when Taliban fighters stormed multiple security outposts in the volatile southern province of Zabul, officials said. Local officials made desperate calls to Afghan television stations to seek attention as they were unable to get hold of senior au
What to do about Iran? The question has been posed by every US administration since 1979 when a group of “students” seized the American Embassy in Tehran and held its diplomats hostage for 444 days. In the four decades that followed, the Islamic Republic of Iran cast itself as the United States’ pri
London- President Hassan Rouhani pledged, during a televised speech delivered on Saturday evening, to deliver on his promises by expanding internal freedoms and opening Iran to the world. “Our nation’s message in the election was clear: Iran’s nation chose the path of interaction w
Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and US President Donald Trump toured Saturday the Saudi Contemporary Art Exhibition. The exhibition displays samples of the works of Saudi artists in the Bridges Program and their participation in exhibitions in the United S
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia and the United States announced on Saturday the opening of a new era in ties between them through Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Salman’s signing of a Joint Strategic Vision with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir declared during a
Riyadh- Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan said that the agreement signed on Saturday with the US to localize the arms industry in the kingdom will provide 50 percent of the kingdom’s purchases of arms in 2030. He said that details of the agreement -one of many others with the US side-
Beirut- Syrian opposition sources said on Saturday Turkey has amended its plan in northern Syria by seeking to establish a “new Free Syrian Army” that maintains security in the opposition-controlled areas in the north. Under Turkey’s plan, the new forces would later join the “Syrian National A
Riyadh- The workshops of the Gulf-US Summit and Arab-Islamic-US Summit will kick off in Riyadh on Sunday as a foundation for a new partnership against terrorism and for promoting the ethics of coexistence and the strengthening of strategic relations in a way that enhances security and global stabili
Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Venezuela on Saturday, day 50 of an angry and sometimes deadly showdown with the unpopular government of President Nicolas Maduro. Scores of people were injured in the demonstrations. The opposition blames Maduro for the economic mess in oil
The world’s largest private equity fund, backed by Japan’s Softbank Group and Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund, said on Saturday it had raised over $93 billion to invest in technology sectors such as artificial intelligence and robotics. “The next stage of the Inform
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir declared on Saturday that the visit of US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia bolsters cooperation between the two countries and the Arab and Muslim worlds. He said during a joint press conference with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson in Riyadh that
Saudi Deputy Premier Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz on Saturday met with United States President Donald Trump and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh. At the beginning of the meeting, Trump praised the constructive cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States
