RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam removed 639 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen last week. The total included eight anti-personnel mines, 45 anti-tank mines, 585 unexploded ordnances and one explosive device, according to a recent report. Ousama Al-Gosaibi, the initiative’s managing director, said a total of 478,222 mines had been cleared since […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon: New Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will begin parliamentary consultations Monday over designating a prime minister to form a government that will have to face major challenges in the crisis-hit country. The consultations, a constitutional requirement under Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system, come just days after Aoun’s election amid foreign pressure for swift progress — […]
RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria, saying the curbs hindered the country’s rebuilding and development. He made the call at a press briefing after high-level meetings on Syria in Riyadh. “We stressed the importance of lifting unilateral and international sanctions imposed on Syria, […]
WASHINGTON: The FBI said Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well. Palm Beach County Sheriff […]
WASHINGTON: The 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump first came to law enforcement’s attention at Saturday’s rally when spectators noticed him acting strangely outside the campaign event. The tip sparked a frantic search but officers were unable to find him before he managed to get on a roof, where he opened […]
LONDON/ATLANTA: Saudi Arabia led the Arab world’s condemnation on Sunday of the assassination attempt on the life of former US president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump, stressing its rejection of violence, sending condolences to the deceased, and wishing a speedy recovery for those injured. The Kingdom affirmed its “complete solidarity with the US, the former […]
Yerevan: Armenia announced Friday its recognition of the State of Palestine, the latest country to do so during the war in Gaza, saying it was against “violence toward civilian populations.” A series of countries have recognized the State of Palestine amid the war between Israel and Hamas, drawing strong rebukes from Israeli officials. “Confirming its […]
RIYADH: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have the closest of relations, brotherly and fraternal, said Ahmad Farooq, Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, reflecting on his one-year tenure in Riyadh. “This has been a very rewarding experience for me being in a country where Pakistan is so well respected and we have such a strong bond between […]
Blinken flew to Amman after talks with Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh
“Leaders from around the world know that with President Trump we had a safer, more peaceful world,” said Trump spokesperson Brian Hughes