Japan, U.S. Call N. Korea's Nuclear Missile Programs “Unacceptable”
Tokyo, March 16 (QNA) – Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson agreed Thursday to strongly urge North Korea to abandon its missile and nuclear development programs, calling its provocations “totally unacceptable.” Kishida and Tillerson also shared the view that the role of China, a key economic and diplomatic benefactor […]
French School Shooting in Grasse Leaves Several Hurt
Paris, March 16 (QNA) – Several people have been injured in a shooting a school in Grasse, southern France on Thursday.Police have arrested one person on the scene at the Lycee Alexis de Tocqueville, where the headmaster was among those shot.The suspect is a 17-year-old student, who was armed with a rifle, a revolver, a […]
Kremlin Denies Involvement of Official Russian Agencies in Cyberattacks
Moscow, March 16 (QNA) – Official Russian agencies, including the Federal Security Service (FSB), have nothing to do with cyberattacks, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said responding to the US Justice Department’s charging of two FSB officers over a data breach at Yahoo. “We have repeatedly stated that there can be absolutely no question of any […]
Bombing Leave One Dead, Four Wounded in Baghdad
Baghdad, March 16 (QNA) – At lease one person was killed and four were wounded following of a bomb explosion around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Iraqi security sources said one person lost their lives and four others sustained injuries on Thursday afternoon when an improvised explosive device went off close to a popular market in […]
Brexit: Queen Gives Royal Assent to Article 50 Bill
London, March 16 (QNA) – Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday gave Royal Assent to the Brexit bill, clearing the way for British Prime Minister Theresa May to start talks to leave the European Union, the BBC reported. The royal assent to the bill will empower British Prime Minister Theresa May to invoke the Article 50 […]
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fired
Author: Agence France PresseThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489651202690667700 Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: The Israeli air force carried out raids on Gaza early Thursday after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave toward Israel, sources on both sides said. Neither of the attacks caused casualties, the Israeli army and Palestinian sources confirmed. The firing of projectiles toward southern Israel […]
China, Saudi Arabia eye $65bn in deals as king visits
Author: Reuters, AFPThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489673793672681200 BEIJING: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman oversaw the signing of deals worth potentially $65 billion on the first day of a visit to Beijing on Thursday, as the world’s largest oil exporter looks to cement ties with the world’s second-largest economy. The monarch, who has overseen the launch of an ambitious economic reform […]
Analysis: White House meeting on Saudi underscores Kingdom’s influence
Author: VIVIAN SALAMA | APWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489651415360678700 WASHINGTON: The White House indicated Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will remain a close consultant to President Donald Trump on security and economic challenges in the Middle East, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Iran nuclear deal. The White House statement offered a glimpse at how this nascent administration’s Middle East […]
WhatsApp calling working in Saudi Arabia…or is it?
Author: Arab NewsThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489640303440080800 JEDDAH: Some WhatsApp users in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday expressed their delight at being able to make phone calls through the app, a feature that was previously not working. Others, however, failed to see what the fuss was about as the popular communication app’s calling function was unresponsive as ever. The Communications and Information […]
Analysis: China and Saudi Arabia: Reinvigorating ties
Author: Naser Al-TamimiThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489605913694299200 At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is paying a state visit to China. The visit by the monarch, arguably the most strategically significant leg of his month-long Asia tour, comes as Riyadh has boosted its efforts to diversify the economy away from oil dependence, and broaden […]
