Dubai: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has appointed Interior Minister Prince Nayef as the new crown prince, the Royal Court said in a statement issued on Friday, signalling an orderly process of future succession in the world's largest oil exporter. "We chose His Royal Highness Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz as crown prince," said the statement, read on state television and carried on the kingdom's news agency SPA soon after midnight. It...
04:01 AM, Oct 28, 2011
Dubai: Saudi Arabia winds up a mourning period for Crown Prince Sultan on Thursday, opening the way for King Abdullah to appoint his new heir, widely expected to be the veteran interior minister. The timing of the announcement is unknown, except that it will come at some stage after the three-day period during which the royal court has accepted condolences for the death of Sultan, and not necessarily on Thursday....
02:57 AM, Oct 28, 2011
Dubai: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah was expected to name Interior Minister Prince Nayef as his heir after a mourning period for Crown Prince Sultan ends on Thursday, formalising a smooth succession in the world's biggest oil-producer. Nayef has already run the kingdom on a daily basis for extended periods in recent years, during absences of both King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan, who died on Saturday. Given the king's age...
08:31 PM, Oct 26, 2011
Riyadh: Saudi King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing a Saudi woman to be lashed 10 times for defying the kingdom's ban on female drivers, a government official said on Wednesday. The official declined to elaborate on the monarch's decision, and spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to brief the media. A Saudi court on Tuesday found Shaima Jastaina guilty of violating the driving ban,...
07:52 AM, Sep 29, 2011
Moscow: King Abdullah said on Sunday that women in Saudi Arabia are now allowed to vote, run in municipal elections and be appointed to the consultative Shura Council, local media reported. "Because we refuse to marginalize women in society in all roles that comply with sharia, we have decided, after deliberation with our senior ulama (clerics) and others... to involve women in the Shura Council as members, starting from the...
08:24 PM, Sep 25, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday embarked on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss bilateral relations, especially economic cooperation, with the top Saudi leadership. Gilani, whose delegation includes Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Minister for Industries Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, is scheduled to call on King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz during the trip. He told the media before his departure that...
04:47 PM, Aug 07, 2011
Amman: Thousands of supporters of Jordan's King Abdullah II took to the streets of the capital to express their loyalty, as a resilient opposition protest movement demands political reforms and new elections. The 7,000 people on Saturday sought to put on a display that would counterbalance scenes a day earlier when security forces and government supporters clashed with thousands of anti-government protesters. One person died in Friday's protests, and the...
08:07 AM, Mar 27, 2011
Amman: Islamic extremists staged a rare demonstration in Amman on Sunday, demanding release of suspected al-Qaida leaders now on trial. The protest by the group of about 300 Salafi Muslims, whose ultraconservative sect is banned in Jordan, was only indirectly tied to weeks of demonstrations in Jordan, calling for significant changes in the regime. Protest leaders said they were taking advantage of the government's more lenient stance toward demonstrations to...
11:50 PM, Mar 06, 2011
Amman: Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood vowed to resume protests, saying on Wednesday that the government did not keep a promise of speedy reforms. The announcement puts added pressure on Jordan's King Abdullah II to give up some of his sweeping powers, but is not seen as a threat to his rule. Opposition figures have called on the king to surrender the authority to appoint Cabinets and dissolve parliament. Under pressure...
12:14 AM, Feb 23, 2011
Amman: Jordanian King Abdullah II pledged to pursue swift and effective reforms on Sunday in a rare meeting with personnel of the country's three branches of government. "I want speedy and real reform. Barring that, the situation will remain as it was in the past, when those who were assigned the responsibility wasted many opportunities because of their hesitation and fear of change," the king said. He also warned officials...
09:48 PM, Feb 20, 2011
New York: A memoir by Jordan's King Abdullah II is coming out as scheduled, despite the anti-government uprisings in his country and elsewhere in the Middle East. Carolyn Coleburn, a spokeswoman for Viking, said Wednesday that 'Our Last Best Chance: The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril' will be released Feb 22 in the US and around the world, including Jordan and Egypt. The book is currently embargoed,...
05:28 PM, Feb 03, 2011
Amman: King Abdullah of Jordan, a close US ally, replaced his prime minister on Tuesday following protests inspired by mass demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt, but the opposition dismissed the move as insufficient. Abdullah asked Marouf Bakhit, a conservative former premier with a military background, to head the government after accepting the resignation of Samir Rifai, whose dismissal has been demanded in a series of protests across the country. Islamists...
09:11 PM, Feb 01, 2011
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12:32 PM, Feb 15, 2009
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06:24 PM, Dec 31, 2008
New Delhi: The West Indies suffered a jolt on Friday ahead of their opening World Cup match against South Africa here with wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh and opening batsman Adrian Barath ruled out of the tournament with hamstring injuries. West Indies coach Ottis Gibson admitted it was bit of a "setback", but was quick to repose faith on the two replacements, Kirk Edawrds and Devon Thomas, who are waiting clearance from ...
06:58 PM, Dec 17, 2007
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