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Tag Archives: Middle East

11Nov/17

How Saudi Arabia turned on Lebanon’s Hariri

November 11, 2017PoliticsChivalry, Country: Lebanon, Country: Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Government, Lebanese people in Saudi Arabia, Lebanese Sunni Muslims, Middle East, Politics, Prime Minister, Rafic Hariri, Saad, Saad al-Hariri, Saad Hariri, Saudi Arabia, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saudsmbale

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (NOVEMBER 6, 2017) (SAUDI TV) – From the moment former Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri’s plane touched down in Saudi Arabia on Friday (November 3), he was in for a surprise. There was no line-up of Saudi princes or ministry officials, as would typically greet a prime minister on an official visit to King Salman, senior sources close to Hariri and top Lebanese political and security officials said. His phone was confiscated, and the next day he was forced to resign as prime minister in a statement broadcast by a Saudi-owned TV channel. Continue reading →

06Nov/17

Texas church shooting good samaritan hailed as hero says “I did what I thought was the right thing”

November 6, 2017ReligionAsia, Baptist Church, Ethnic groups in Asia, Israeli people, Law/Crime, Middle East, Palestinian people, Samaritanssmbale

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 05, 2017) (NBC) – A good samaritan who was one of a pair of men that tracked down the alleged gunman who killed at least 26 worshippers and wounded 20 others with an assault rifle after storming a church in rural Texas on Sunday (November 5), said he was just doing what he thought was right.
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05Nov/17

Saudis back corruption probe arrests

November 5, 2017PoliticsAsia, Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia, Geography of Asia, House of Saud, Kings of Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Muhammad bin Nayef, Politics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabiasmbale

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (NOVEMBER 5, 2017) (REUTERS) – Saudi Arabian citizens reacted positively to the reports of 11 princes, four current ministers and dozens of former ministers being detained by authorities on Saturday (November 4) Continue reading →

27Sep/17

‘Women have the right to drive’ – Saudi announcement at UN

September 27, 2017SocialAbdallah al-Mouallimi, Asia, Country: Saudi Arabia, King, Middle East, Outline of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, Social Issues, Women's rights in Saudi Arabiasmbale

Speaking at the United Nations, Abdallah al-Mouallimi, the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the UN, says a decree by the Saudi king allowing women to drive is ‘historic’. Continue reading →

04Oct/15

Dubai announces multi-million dollar fund to help world’s poor

October 4, 2015WorldDubai, Dubai World Central, Emirati people, Environmental Issues, Middle East, Mohammed bin Rashid Al, Persian Gulf, Qadhi Saeed Almurooshid, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, United Arab Emiratessmbale

The ruler of Dubai unveils a multi-million dollar initiative to help fund development and humanitarian projects around the world, with a particular focus on the Middle East.
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01Oct/15

Immigrants appeal to Hungarians’ hearts via their stomachs

October 1, 2015Food and DrinkAkela Sabona, Antal Karolyi, Budapest, cultural anthropologist, Eritrea, food, Germany, Hanna Mikes, Hungarian government, Hungary, Ivan Sandor, Manga Cowboy restaurant, Middle East, Person Travel, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, public services, Saba Tesfay, Serbia, Somalia, steel fence, Syria, Viktor Orbánsmbale

Ten Budapest restaurants showcase migrants’ national dishes in a bid to encourage tolerance.

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06Sep/15

Miliband urges U.S. to play bigger role in refugee crisis

September 6, 2015WorldDavid Miliband, Ed Miliband, Europe, Labour Party (UK) leadership election, Leaders of the Labour Party, Middle East, Miliband, Refugee, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

Former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the U.S. should play a leadership role in helping deal with the refugee crisis engulfing Europe and the Middle East.

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26Mar/15

Saudi Arabia and Arab allies have launched air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters

March 26, 2015WarAbd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Adel al-Jubeir, Aden, Asia, House of Saud, Houthis, its Gulf Arab, Middle East, Operation Scorched Earth, Politics, president, Saudi Arabia, Shia insurgency in Yemen, Terrorism in Yemen, United States, War/Conflict, Yemen, Yemen against Houthi, Zaydismbale

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies have launched a military operation involving air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters who have tightened their grip on the southern city of Aden where the country’s president had taken refuge.
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10Mar/15

Alexander the Great-era treasure found in Israel

March 10, 2015WorldAlexander the Great, Archaeology of Israel, Asia, Eitan, Government of Israel, Israel, Israel Antiquities Authority, Israeli culture, Jerusalem, Middle East, northern Israel, War/Conflict, Western Asiasmbale

(R Reports) – Two thousand, three hundred-year-old treasure recovered in northern Israel — the first of its kind to be found from the period of Alexander the Great.
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08Mar/15

Nigerians react to Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to Islamic State

March 8, 2015WarAbubakar Shekau, Abuja, Africa, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Damaturu attacks, Islamic terrorism, January 2012 Nigeria attacks, Maitatsine, Middle East, Moses Owupe, Nigeria, North Africa, Politics, States of Nigeria, War/Conflict, Yobe Statesmbale

Residents in Nigeria’s capital Abuja react to an audio clip released by Boko Haram pledging allegiance to Islamic State

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