Transferring nuclear technology to al-Saud is the most destabilizing development: Entessar
Touching upon Trump’s attempt to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, Prof. Entessar says this is the most destabilizing and dangerous development that will embolden Takfiri extremists. The US President Donald Trump is rushing to transfer sensitive nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia, according to a new congressional report. To shed more light on […]
Germany Resists Force to Ease Saudi Arms Export Halt
Germany is sticking to its weapons exports freeze to Saudi Arabia, the government said Wednesday, resisting pressure to soften its stance after criticism from Britain and defense firms, including Airbus, who argue it is hurting commerce. Germany said in November that it would reject future arms export licenses to Riyadh over the killing of Saudi […]
MBS tours South Asia, seeks to improve his battered image with petrodollars
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman is touring South Asia these days to brush up his battered image following the global outcry over diabolical murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The famously infamous ‘butcher of Riyadh’, who has faced blistering criticism over Khashoggi’s cold-blooded murder and the ongoing genocide in Yemen, is doling out billions […]
Zarif reacts to US nuclear plan in Saudi Arabia
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to the US nuclear plan in Saudi Arabia, which has raised concerns among security analysts over the transfer of sensitive nuclear power technology to the kingdom. “Day by day it becomes clearer to the world what was always clear to us: neither human rights nor a nuclear […]
UN Envoy Says Yemen Ports Deal Chance for Peace Talks
The expected pullout of forces from three key ports in Yemen provides an opportunity to move to the major goal of ending Saudi Arabia’s four-year aggression that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the UN envoy for the war-battered country said. Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah […]
Pakistan should know Saudis are not reliable: Gen. Safavi
Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi on Tuesday slammed Pakistan Intelligence service’s backing for terrorists, noting that the Pakistani government and intelligence apparatuses should know that Saudis are not reliable. Referring to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent visit to Pakistan, General Safavi said Pakistan is a neighbor […]
Trump rushing to sell Saudi Arabia nuke technology: report
A Democratic-led House panel has launched a probe of US nuclear plan in Saudi Arabia, raising concerns over the transfer of sensitive nuclear power technology to the kingdom. Key members of the Trump administration pushed a plan to sell nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia in the months after the inauguration despite objections from members […]
Commander Scolds Pakistan; Warns UAE and Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says Pakistan supports those behind the Wednesday terror attack near Zahedan in south-eastern Iran, warning Iran would move to take revenge unless Pakistan changes its approach towards anti-Iran terrorists. IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Saturday the Pakistani government supports […]
Brutal murder of 6-year-old Saudi boy ‘act of sectarianism’
The brutal murder of a six-year-old boy in Saudi Arabia has shaken the collective conscience of humanity. It has also unraveled the scale and magnitude of sectarian indoctrination in the Kingdom. The news has been verified and according to reliable sources the boy, Zakaria Al-Jaber, was in the holy city of Medina with his mother […]
Why Yemen matters to Saudi Arabia and the West
Yemen is one of the most populous countries on the Arabian Peninsula. With a population that is 35 percent Shia, Saudi Arabia has also been concerned by what it sees as Iranian meddling in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has worried that the presence of Iran in Yemen could be risky for Sunni order, especially along part […]