New York, Beirut: The United States and Russia exchanged fierce accusations on Wednesday over Syria’s failed ceasefire during a U.N. Security Council session, which was originally aimed at reviving a bilateral deal to establish temporary truce that would pave the way for a permanent solution to the
Washington-The White House issued on Wednesday a veto threat of a congressional bill that would force the U.S. to disclose financial information on top Iranian officials. The White House said President Barack Obama would veto the congressional measures to reveal the assets of Iran’s leaders, i
Jeddah-While browsing YouTube’s offers, people may find inappropriate content like porn movies or videos that incite violence and hatred. However, the website visitors can now report inappropriate content with the launch of “YouTube Community” feature by Google. The social network will allow video c
Jeddah-The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday coming from Jeddah. The King was received at King Khalid International Airport by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh region; Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, P
Riyadh-‘Qasr Al Hukm’ in Saudi Arabia will host residents and visitors of Riyadh for the second edition of the “Tour in ‘Qasr Al Hukm” program organized by the Supreme Committee for the Development of Riyadh for three days to celebrate the 86th National Day of the Kingdom. Visitors will
Dubai-The audience of both MBC and LBCI channels will enjoy watching all secrets of the cooking world in the first season of “Top Chef” program in its Arabic edition. The jury of the competition includes three renowned chefs: Bobby Chinn, Saudi chef Mona Mosly and Lebanese chef Maroun Chedid, who wi
Washington-The U.S. Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of arms to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, despite some efforts to put obstacles to the deal. The Senate voted 71 to 27 to kill legislation that would have stopped the sale of tanks and other military equipment. The overwhelming vote sto
The United Nations declared on Wednesday it was gearing up to resume aid deliveries in Syria, suspended after a deadly attack on a relief convoy near Aleppo two days ago. “The preparation for these convoys has now resumed and we are ready to deliver aid to besieged and hard-to-reach areas as s
Canadian police officially announced evacuated all schools in the eastern province of Prince Edward Island due to a bomb threat and said similar threats were made on Wednesday against schools in Nova Scotia and the United States. However, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said no explosive device ha
Local Afghan officials said that US forces killed eight Afghan policemen in raids that were meant to protect them from a rebel attack on a police post in the south of the country on Sunday. This incident in the troubled state of Uruzgan is the first of its kind since the powers of US forces [&hellip
Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, has been charged with five charges including resisting police, the attempted murder of a police officer, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Rahami was injured on Monday during a gun battle with police
Dammam- Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday it had put out a minor fire at its Ras Tanura oil terminal. It was reported that eight workers have sustained injuries as a result of the fire, including six contractors and two Aramco employees; the injured have received medical treatment. In a statement posted
Cairo-International benchmark Brent crude oil futures were trading at about $45 per barrel on Tuesday. Oil Investor T. Boone Pickens believes the price of oil will rise to a range of $55 to $60 a barrel by the end of the year, he said in an interview with Reuters on Monday. Pickens, who chairs inves
London – Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is no longer bothered by accusations and attacks from Muqtada al-Sadr, head of Sadrist Movement, the most popular among Shiite movements in power after 2003. Based on what an Iraqi Shiite leader at one of the religious movements, who is currently
Paris-Two voting rounds will be held on November 20 and 27, to select the nominee of the right-wing Republicans party who will represent it in the 2017 France’s presidential elections. The most prominent candidates for these elections are former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, former French
The years have passed by quickly since MBC TV was launched but the journey has not been a smooth one. It was not just an ordinary TV station and it was not established just to fill the gap for entertainment channels or make a profit. When Sheikh Waleed founded it, he had a higher goal, […]
Iraq’s military closed in on Wednesday on the center of Shirqat, a northern town in Salahuddin province, held by ISIS seen as a stepping stone in the campaign to recapture the terrorist group’s stronghold of Mosul. The army, backed by local police and Salahuddin’s Tribal Mobilization for
Jeddah – A number of Saudi ambassadors-designate to a number of countries took the oath of office before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Tuesday. The king gave them directives and wished them best to serve their religion, country and people. The ambassad
New York–The United Nations General Assembly opened its 71st session in New York with the participation of head of states and representatives of its member states. The delegation of Saudi Arabia to the summit was headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, the Deputy Prime Minister and
A “mentally unstable” attacker armed with a knife tried to enter the Israeli embassy in Turkey on Wednesday but was shot and slightly wounded before he reached the building, Israel’s foreign ministry and Ankara governor’s office said. “A man approached the embassy with
