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
Iraq: Third of eastern Mosul ‘liberated’
Iraqi forces have dislodged ISIS from one third of the eastern side of Mosul, an interior ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, four weeks into the US-backed campaign to take back the city. The Tigris river divides Mosul into eastern and
Egypt court overturns death sentence against Mursi, orders retrial
Egypt’s Court of Cassation has overturned a death sentence against deposed Islamist President Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered a retrial. Mursi was sentenced to death in June 2015 in connection with a mass jail break during the
Heavy pollution shuts schools in Iran’s capital
Iran shut schools and apologized to tourists Monday as its cities were hit by choking levels of air pollution. A blanket of brown-white smog descended on the capital Tehran on Sunday, blocking views of the mountains that line its northern
Hadi govt says Kerry proposal rewards Houthi terror
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel Malek Al-Mekhlafi said on Tuesday his government was not interested in a cease-fire and unity government announcement by US Secretary of State John Kerry. Speaking after talks in Oman, which is close to the Houthis, and
UAE court jails three men for involvement in banned groups
A court in the United Arab Emirates on Monday jailed two citizens of the Gulf Arab state to 10 and seven years in jail for membership of a “banned secret organization”, state news agency WAM reported. In a separate case,
ISIS uses bearded mannequins as decoys
ISIS is using wooden replicas of tanks and Humvees in a bid to subvert an air campaign by the US-led military coalition supporting Iraqi forces in the Mosul operations, even using bearded mannequins to simulate extremist fighters. The Iraqi army
Support for Palestinian refugees religious duty, says Riyadh
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace, on Monday reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s continued support for Palestinian refugees out of the Kingdom’s belief that it is a religious and humanitarian duty. The Cabinet
UN envoy warns West Bank camp could ‘explode’
The UN’s top official on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process said Monday he was concerned the West Bank’s largest refugee camp could “explode” if intra-Palestinian clashes worsen, during a rare visit to the Balata camp. In what his officials said was
Kerry arrives in Oman for talks on Yemen
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived on Monday in Muscat to try to revive efforts to end the 19-month long war in Yemen. According to Oman’s offical news agency ONA, Kerry is scheduled to meet with Omani Foreign Minister
EU slaps sanctions on 18 Syrian officials
The European Union has slapped travel bans and asset freezes on 17 senior Syrian government officials and the governor of the conflict-torn country’s central bank on Monday. EU foreign ministers made the move at talks in Brussels Monday against those
Saudi minister denies Lebanese mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Minister of State for the Gulf affairs in Saudi Arabia, Thamer al-Sabhan denied any Lebanese mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, led by the Lebanese President Michel Aoun. He indicated to Al Hayat newspaper that the aim of his recent
US: Israel’s bid to legalize outposts ‘troubling’
The United States on Monday described as “troubling” an Israeli bill supported by a ministerial committee allowing settlers in the occupied West Bank to remain in homes built on private Palestinian land and said it hoped the law does not
Russia accuses Syrian rebels of using chemical weapons
Russian defense ministry says rebels in Syria’s Aleppo used chemical weapons against Syrian army. Nearly 30 Syrian regime soldiers are said to have been affected in the chemical attack, according to the Russian defense ministry. [vuukle] Related articles across the
Tens of Iranians, Pakistanis and Afghans killed in Syria battles
Three Iranian military personnel and dozens of the Islamic Republic militias have been killed in recent clashes in Syria’ northwestern Aleppo province, according to media reports. More than a dozen of religiously devout Shiite militants from Afghanistan and Pakistan, in
Turkish jets hit al-Bab amid push to retake Raqqa
Turkish warplanes struck 15 targets in the al Bab area of northern Syria on Sunday in an operation with Syrian rebels to drive ISIS militants out of the border region, the Turkish military said on Monday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
ISIS suicide bomber kills six near Iraq’s Karbala
ISIS has claimed a suicide bombing that killed six civilians near Iraq’s holy city of Karbala on Monday at the start of a major Shiite Muslim ritual. The Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan said six suicide bombers tried
Revealed: Prominent Iranian clerics in prostitution sting
Scandalous details surrounding the life of Iranian hard-line cleric Sheikh Jafar Shojooni are re-emerging more than a week after he died, Persian media outlets have revealed. Shojooni, an ultra-conservative militant former member of Iranian Parliament, can be seen in revealing
Morocco climate rally: ‘Make love, not CO2’
Thousands of Moroccans and foreigners marched on Marrakesh Sunday to demand “climate justice” from global envoys gathered for UN talks on staving off worst-case-scenario global warming. “It is an international march for all the people who suffer the results of
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