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: Middle East
UN: Up to 50 migrants ‘deliberately drowned’ off Yemen
:: Up to 50 migrants from Somalia and Ethiopia were “deliberately drowned” when a smuggler forced them into the sea off Yemen’s coast, the UN migration agency said Wednesday, calling the incident “shocking and inhumane.” International Organization for Migration staffers
Israeli soldier convicted of fatal shooting enters prison
:: A soldier convicted of fatally shooting an incapacitated Palestinian attacker has begun serving his prison term. Elor Azaria arrived at the military prison inside the Tzrifin base in central Israel on Wednesday to serve out his 18-month sentence. Azaria
Kissinger: ISIS’s eradication would create ‘radical Iranian empire’
:: Former US Foreign Minister Henry Kissinger has warned that the eradication of ISIS would create an “Iranian radical empire.” The former diplomat has suggested that once ISIS is defeated, and if Iran occupies the free territory, this could lead
Pictures show Turkey building ‘security wall’ along Iran border
:: Turkey has begun building a “security wall” along part of its border with Iran, regional officials said today, in a move aimed at stopping Kurdish separatists. Pictures showing huge concrete blocks being moved into place were published on the
Houthi militias execute Yemenis allied to Saleh
:: A military commander in the Yemeni army has revealed ongoing executions within the Houthi militias of and ousted Ali Saleh coup in Bayhan and Usaylan, the last stronghold in the province of Shabwa in eastern Yemen. Members of the
Lebanon: Army deploying about 3,000 troops to fight ISIS
:: The Lebanese army completed all preparations for its battle with ISIS in the Arsal area, Ras al-Baalbek and the town of Al-Qaa on the Lebanese-Syrian border, according to al Hadath. This comes after the army strengthened its presence by
UAE’s Gargash lays out fundamentals for Qatar’s exit from crisis
:: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar al-Gargash said in a tweet on Wednesday that the Qatari crisis is “within a region of its own.” He said Qatar should deal with the Arab quartet’s concerns, not only be
Coalition denies raiding Popular Mobilization Forces sites’ and ISIS claims responsibility
:: The International coalition against ISIS denied reports that claimed they have launched raids on positions of the Popular Mobilization Forces on the Iraqi-Syrian border. The reports conflicted about the source of the bomb attack on a Popular Mobilization Forces’
US-led coalition strikes kill 29 civilians in Syria: Monitor
:: Airstrikes by a US-led coalition fighting ISIS killed at least 29 civilians including 14 children in 24 hours in the extremists’ Syrian capital of Raqqa, a war monitor said late on Tuesday. The dead included a family of 14
Projectile from Gaza lands in Israel: Army
:: A projectile fired from the Islamist Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip landed late on Tuesday in southern Israel, the military said. The incident caused no casualties or damage, a military spokesperson added. Israel and Hamas have fought three wars since 2008.
Industries Qatar Q2 profit shrinks 47 pct, misses estimates
:: Profit at petrochemicals, metals and fertilizer conglomerate Industries Qatar shrank 47 percent from a year earlier in the second quarter of 2017 as sales declined, an earnings statement released on Tuesday showed. Quarterly profit dropped to 682 million riyals
Moroccan star Lamjarred releases new song after serving prison time for rape
:: It was time to ‘let go’ of the past for Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred. Upon completing prison time in France for a case of sexual harassment, Lamjarred released a new song complimented with a music video on his YouTube
Iranian drone comes close to US fighter jet – US official
:: An Iranian drone came within 100 feet of a US Navy warplane as it prepared to land on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf, a US official said on Tuesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the
Five arrested in Dubai for Middle Eastern drug syndicate ring
:: Security authorities in the United Arab Emirates have conducted a major anti-narcotics operation with their Australian and Dutch counterparts busting two crime syndicates, the Dubai Media Office said on Tuesday. The operation was an international bust involving almost two
Suicide bomber kills four in Yemen
:: Four soldiers and six suspected al-Qaeda attackers were killed on Tuesday when a suicide bomber and gunmen tried to storm an army camp in southern Yemen, a local security official said. “This was a terrorist attack and it has
Lebanese govt stresses commitment to rid country of terror groups
:: Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri on Tuesday stressed the government’s commitment to clearing Lebanese territory from terrorist groups. They highlighted Lebanon’s commitment to the international coalition against terrorism, outlining “the urgent need not to waste
US analyst cites Qatar’s ‘game of political chicken’ with Muslim Brotherhood
:: In a recent article in the US-based National Interest, Visiting Fellow for Intelligence and Defense Projects at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Nawaf Obaid, urged Washinton to follow in the Arab quartet’s footsteps in pressurizing Qatar
Anti-ISIS operations enter fourth year
:: The US-led coalition campaign to destroy the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria enters its fourth year this week, and the Pentagon believes the militants’ defeat is inevitable. On August 8, 2014 two FA-18 jets launched from the USS
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