June 14, 2016
Jeddah: The Council of Ministers (click here) has condemned the recent terror attacks in the American city of Orlando, and others in Beirut and Istanbul, which led to several deaths and injuries.
At a meeting chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Monday, the ministers reiterated the Kingdom’s denunciation of “all forms of violence” and backed efforts to prosecute those responsible.
“The Cabinet reiterated the Kingdom’s rejection of terrorism and support for international efforts to combat terrorism in all its forms,” said Essam bin Saad bin Saeed, acting minister of culture and information, according to the Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday.
The terror attacks came one after the other, beginning with the massacre of 49 people inside a gay bar in Orlando, Florida in the United States on Sunday....
...Counterterrorism experts have been warning in the past few years about the danger of so-called lone wolf attackers who act in sympathy with extremist groups like the Daesh but are not directed by them....
...On Sunday night, a huge bomb blast damaged the headquarters of Lebanon’s second biggest bank in Beirut. Fortunately, there were no casualties....
...On Monday, a car bomb wounded nine people in the eastern province of Tunceli near a housing block for civil servants working at a local courthouse, security sources said....
...Turkey has suffered a series of bombings over recent months; last week a car bomb ripped through a police bus in central Istanbul near the main tourist district, a major university and the mayor’s office....
15 June 2016
Washington: Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (click here) has met US Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss conflicts in the Middle East, terrorism and ways to enhance economic relations.
The discussions took place during an informal meeting at Kerry’s private home in Washington, focusing on events in Yemen, Iraq, Syria and standing up to Daesh, said reports.
Prince Mohammed is making his third visit to the US since he assumed his position last year. His first visit was to Camp David in May 2015, and the second was with King Salman last September.
He is leading a large delegation that includes the ministers of energy, culture and information, interior and commerce, in addition to military leaders....
Jeddah: The Council of Ministers (click here) has condemned the recent terror attacks in the American city of Orlando, and others in Beirut and Istanbul, which led to several deaths and injuries.
At a meeting chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Monday, the ministers reiterated the Kingdom’s denunciation of “all forms of violence” and backed efforts to prosecute those responsible.
“The Cabinet reiterated the Kingdom’s rejection of terrorism and support for international efforts to combat terrorism in all its forms,” said Essam bin Saad bin Saeed, acting minister of culture and information, according to the Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday.
The terror attacks came one after the other, beginning with the massacre of 49 people inside a gay bar in Orlando, Florida in the United States on Sunday....
...Counterterrorism experts have been warning in the past few years about the danger of so-called lone wolf attackers who act in sympathy with extremist groups like the Daesh but are not directed by them....
...On Sunday night, a huge bomb blast damaged the headquarters of Lebanon’s second biggest bank in Beirut. Fortunately, there were no casualties....
...On Monday, a car bomb wounded nine people in the eastern province of Tunceli near a housing block for civil servants working at a local courthouse, security sources said....
...Turkey has suffered a series of bombings over recent months; last week a car bomb ripped through a police bus in central Istanbul near the main tourist district, a major university and the mayor’s office....
15 June 2016
Washington: Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (click here) has met US Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss conflicts in the Middle East, terrorism and ways to enhance economic relations.
The discussions took place during an informal meeting at Kerry’s private home in Washington, focusing on events in Yemen, Iraq, Syria and standing up to Daesh, said reports.
Prince Mohammed is making his third visit to the US since he assumed his position last year. His first visit was to Camp David in May 2015, and the second was with King Salman last September.
He is leading a large delegation that includes the ministers of energy, culture and information, interior and commerce, in addition to military leaders....
