Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Category Archives: Iraq
U.S. to boost attacks on ISIS global network
The United States on Monday sought to rally greater cooperation among allies seeking to crush ISIS group’s “global network,” on the heels of attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad. Special envoy Brett McGurk urged allies to “increase pressure on ISIL
Iraq suspends northern flights due to Russia’s Syria strikes
Flights to and from two northern Iraqi airports were suspended for 48 hours beginning on Monday due to danger posed by Russian cruise missiles heading for neighboring Syria, officials said. Iraq’s “Civil Aviation Authority decided to suspend all departing and
Motorcycle bomb explodes in Kurdish-held Syrian town, three dead
A bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded on Sunday in a Kurdish-held Syrian town along the Turkish border, killing at least three and wounded 20 others, a monitor said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a huge blast
Bomb attacks near mosque south of Baghdad kill 9
At least nine people were killed in bomb attacks on a Shiite Muslim mosque south of Baghdad on Friday, police and medics said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts, but Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Russia ‘outraged’ at accusations it killed civilians in Syria
Russia has told the United Nations on Monday it was “outraged” by allegations that it had killed civilians in Syria and destroyed civilian infrastructure as a U.S.-based rights group accused Moscow’s air force of bombing 10 medical facilities in October.
Iraq replaces nine grain board officials in reform push
Iraq’s acting trade minister replaced nine officials at the country’s powerful grain board in a bid to push through anti-corruption reforms ordered by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, a statement said on Monday. The ministry did not name the department and
ISIS-linked Syrian commander killed by rival faction
The leader of a militant Syrian faction that had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group was killed on Sunday in a suicide attack by rival extremists, a monitoring group said. “Abu Ali al-Baridi, head
French jets pound ISIS stronghold in Syria
French fighter jets launched their biggest raids in Syria to date targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) stronghold in Raqqa just two days after the group claimed coordinated attacks in Paris that killed more than 130 people,
U.S. delivers ammunition to Syrian Arab fighters battling ISIS
The United States has carried out a fresh delivery of ammunition to fighters from the Syrian Arab Coalition battling Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in northern Syria, pushing ahead with a strategy that initially unnerved ally Turkey, a
Yazidis burn Muslim homes in Iraq’s Sinjar, witnesses say
Members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority, which was brutally attacked by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, looted and burned Muslim homes in Sinjar after its recapture from the militants, witnesses said Sunday. ISIS overran the northern town
Iraq says shared intel that France, U.S., Iran were targets
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has said his country’s intelligence services shared information they had which indicated that France, the United States and Iran were among countries being targeted for attack. He did not elaborate, but the comments came after
Iraqi military advances on ISIS-held Ramadi
Iraq’s military said on Friday its forces had advanced on three fronts to begin clearing Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants from the western city of Ramadi, but police and government officials said progress was extremely slow. The
Suicide bomber kills 12 at funeral in Baghdad
A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people at a Shiite funeral in a mosque in the Iraqi capital on Friday, security and medical officials said. The attack in the Al-Ashara al-Mubashareen mosque in the Amil area of south Baghdad
ISIS video threatens attacks in Moscow, Russia
ISIS has released a video threatening attacks in Russia “very soon” in revenge for Russian bombing in Syria, the SITE monitoring group said on Thursday, and the Kremlin said Russian state security services would study the material. Al-Hayat Media Center,
Clashes between Iraqi Kurds and Shiite fighters kill seven
Clashes between Iraqi Kurdish and Shiite fighters north of Baghdad killed seven people Thursday, an official said, illustrating major fault lines between ostensible allies against the ISIS militant group. The violence poses a significant threat in provinces where both forces
Iraqi Kurdish forces cut ISIS supply line
Supported by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops on Thursday seized part of a highway that is used as a vital supply line by ISIS, a key initial step in a major offensive to retake the strategic town of Sinjar from
Kurds report advances in battle to retake Sinjar
Kurdish peshmerga forces have started clearing parts of the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar and have established positions along an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) supply route between its two main strongholds in Iraq and Syria, the coalition
Peshmerga battle ISIS to retake Iraq’s Sinjar
Kurdish forces launched an offensive on Thursday to retake the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants who overran it more than a year ago, killing and enslaving thousands of its Yazidi residents
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