Kuwait – Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson ruled out the possibility of any immediate progress for the crisis between the four countries and Qatar, before leaving Kuwait to Doha to try and bring an end to the crisis in the Gulf region and achieve progress in fighting terrorism funding
Beirut – An investigation committee has been busy collecting information linked to the death of four Syrian detainees, who were arrested by the Lebanese army during recent raids in refugee encampments in the northeastern border region of Arsal. The deaths of the detainees has drawn the attention of
Mosul – Miles away from their homelands, the bodies of foreign ISIS terrorists have been piling up on the ruins of the Old City of Mosul. These extremists, including dozens of Frenchmen, have displayed the fiercest resistance in their defense of their stronghold in the second largest Iraqi city, rep
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is determined to firmly face whoever dares to harm its stability and security and hold them accountable. This came in telephone calls the monarch made today with the fathers of two soldi
Tripoli – The Libyan coastguard announced that 35 migrants were lost at sea after their inflatable boat capsized off the coast of the North African country. Seven children were among the missing, said eye witnesses. Eighty-five migrants, including 18 women, were rescued with the help of fishermen wh
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he still planned on going to London for a state visit, which was in doubt after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s conservatives lost a majority in parliament. “I will be going to London,” Trump said in a pool report on a meeting between
Hamburg – Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir held talks on Saturday with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on joint efforts to combat terrorism and extremism, as well as regional and international developments. Al-Jubeir said: “I believe the G20 summit statement was very clear in that i
Saudi Arabia welcomed the work accomplished during the German Presidency of the G-20 Leaders’ Summit within the framework of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, calling upon states to assume their responsibilities to ensure effective implementation, and to help developing and least develo
Hamburg – Saudi Arabia will host the 2020 G20 summit in what Finance Minister Mohammed Abdullah al-Jadaan said was a reflection of the world’s trust in “the Kingdom, its economy and ability to organize such a major gathering.” He added: “This is an opportunity for the Kingdom to prove its role and a
The Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place in Qatif governorate in Saudi Arabia, stressing that terrorism has become a threat to everyone, which necessitates joining forces and working together at all levels to confront this danger. The attack, whick
Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday its forces had killed 14 gunmen in Ismailia province, adding that they were linked to recent attacks against the security forces in Northern Sinai. At least 23 Egyptian soldiers were killed when suicide car bombs tore through two military checkpoints
Two security men were injured on Saturday when a patrol came under a terrorist attack at Al-Naserah District in Qatif Province, the Security Spokesman for the Saudi Interior Ministry said. The Saudi Press Agency quoted the spokesman as saying that the attack took place at 12:15 am when the patrol wa
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Saturday that Saudi Arabia will host the 2020 G20 summit. She made the announcement on the margins of the current summit that was hosted by Hamburg, Germany. The statement winding up this year’s event said: “We thank Germany for hosting a succ
Ten people were hurt Saturday in Spain’s annual San Fermin bull running fiesta in Pamplona, regional government sources said. Five Americans, three Spaniards and two French visitors, all males, required treatment after joining hundreds of intrepid participants in the second running of the bull
Google will purchase all the electricity generated by the largest solar park in the Netherlands over the next decade to power a recently opened data center housing thousands of servers, the US internet company and energy provider Eneco said on Friday. It is part of Google’s ambition to switch
Taiz- Two military commanders have been killed along with other elements in battlefronts in Yemen’s al-Jouf and Taiz during the past two days. Meanwhile, fighting escalated between the national army and the coup militias of Houthi and Saleh in al-Masloub district as seven militants were killed and 1
Hassan Sham Camp, Iraq- Victory over ISIS may be close at hand in the battle for Mosul but many of the almost one million city residents displaced by months of fighting are in no mood to celebrate. At a camp sheltering a fraction of those who have fled eight months of combat between Iraqi forces [&h
Riyadh- A few hours after the countries calling for combating terrorism accused Qatar of thwarting Kuwait’s efforts to solve the worsening crisis between the four states and Doha, the United States and Britain began new efforts to urge all parties to support Kuwaiti mediation efforts. Qatar reiterat
Fresh from his lengthy head-to-head encounter with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump on Saturday was meeting with a long list of world leaders, as he wraps up his second trip abroad. Trump said he had a “tremendous meeting” with Putin as he sat alongside British
Washington- The US military court at the Guantanamo naval base in Cuba will begin on Monday a new round of hearings on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The five defendants Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdulaziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi will appear in the court
