2022-01-08: News Headlines

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-08). Saudi official holds meeting with US envoy in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — Saudi news sources reported that Saudi representatives in international organizations based in Vienna Abdullah bin Khalid met and held talks with the US Special Representative for Iran Robert Malley on Friday.

sputniknews (2022-01-08). Saudi Media Ministry Hires Former Producer for US Anchor Katie Couric for PR Campaign. sputniknews.com A former producer for US news anchor Katie Couric has taken a new job with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Media, according to a disclosure filed with the US Department of Justice.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Dakar Rally Incident May Have Been Terror Attack, French Foreign Minister Says. sputniknews.com On Tuesday, French prosecutors opened a terror probe over a 30 December explosion in Saudi Arabia targeting a car participating in the Dakar Rally that left a French driver gravely injured.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Dakar Rally Incident May Have Been Terror Attack, French Foreign Minister Says. sputniknews.com On Tuesday, French prosecutors opened a terror probe over a 30 December explosion in Saudi Arabia targeting a car participating in the Dakar Rally that left a French driver gravely injured.

_____ (2022-01-07). Prominent Humanitarian is Arrested in Yemen — Accused of Carrying Iran's Revolutionary Agenda. journal-neo.org Earlier this September media outlets close to Saudi Arabia announced with much fanfare that Yemen's intelligence services had scored a massive victory in arresting the man they dubbed the 'Khomeini of Yemen', and that thanks to such efforts the Houthis had had the wind taken off their sail. "Houthi leader Hassan Ali Al Emad was …

Staff (2022-01-07). France could axe race over suspected 'bomb' attack in Saudi Arabia. rt.com Officials are investigating the possible terror attack in Saudi Arabia which left a French driver in a coma | France's foreign minister has announced that the Dakar rally could be called off following a car explosion in Saudi Arabia which left a 61-year-old racing driver seriously injured. | The explosion badly injured Philippe Boutron, who was in a support vehicle for the Sodicars Racing team outside a hotel in Jeddah on December and has since been flown back to France, where he was placed in a medically-induced coma. | French prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation into the incident despite Saudi i…

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