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An interior view of the Arak heavy-water production facility in central Iran on Oct. 27, 2004. Photo: Reuters

Reservations on Iran Missing Iridium-192 Leading to a ‘Dirty Bomb’

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Nov 25, 2016 | World

Riyadh-Senior Gulf sources revealed that the highly radioactive material stolen recently from Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant included an alarming supply of Iridium-192 – which can later be attached to conventional explosives and used as a dirty bomb. A dirty bomb,...

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Bushehr main nuclear reactor (Reuters / Raheb Homavandi)

Missing Bushehr Radioactive Device Raises Concerns

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Nov 24, 2016 | World

Riyadh – A missing radioactive device from the Bushehr nuclear reactor has raised concerns of possible misuse or incorrect handling. The device went missing after the vehicle it was transporting it was stolen. The car was later found but without the device that could...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet Session (SPA)

Saudi King Hopes Trump Brings ‘Security and Stability’ to Middle East

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Nov 10, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held a telephone conversation with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him on his victory. During the conversation, King Salman confirmed the Kingdom’s aspiration to promote...

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Deputy Crown Prince, Jordanian Prime Minister Attend Signing Ceremony of MoU for Establishment of the Saudi-Jordanian Investment Project (SPA)

Saudi-Jordanian Coordination Council Convenes in Riyadh

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Oct 20, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met on Wednesday with Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Al-Mulki on the occasion of the holding of the first meeting of the Saudi-Jordanian Coordination Council....

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, greets the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah in Tehran on June 1, 2014 (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Kuwait Confirms There Will Be no Iranian-Kuwaiti Dialogue

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh – Kuwait refused any attempts for dialogue with Iran, unless it was held between Iran and the Gulf countries. Kuwaiti Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Khaled al-Jarallah told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that it is not impossible for Iran to start a dialogue...