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
Saudi: Egypt stance on Syria resolution ‘painful’
The Saudi envoy to the UN, Abdullah al-Muallami, dubbed Egypt’s stance kowtowing to Russia on a UN resolution about Syria, and called it as “painful.” Russia – with three others, including Egypt – on Saturday vetoed a draft French UN
Truck bomb attack on soldiers kills 18 in Turkey
Ten Turkish soldiers and eight civilians were killed on Sunday when suspected Kurdish militants detonated a five-ton truck bomb that ripped through a checkpoint near a military outpost in the country’s southeast, the prime minister said. Another 27 people, including
Coalition to probe Yemen raid that killed 140
The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen said Sunday it is ready to investigate together with the United States an air strike on a funeral ceremony in Sanaa that killed more than 140 people. The Iran-backed Houthi militia have blamed
Egypt appeals reversed ruling ceding islands to Saudi Arabia
An Egyptian court on Saturday held its first hearing on a government appeal against a lower court ruling in June that rescinded an agreement to hand over control of two key Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. The Supreme Administrative
Several wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack
An Arab assailant shot and wounded several people in Jerusalem on Sunday and was then killed by Israeli police, a police spokeswoman said. At least two of the wounded – a police officer and a female pedestrian – were in
Saudi denies Yemeni funeral bombing
There was no Arab coalition air role in a strike in Sanaa on Saturday, sources in the Saudi-led coalition said, after authorities in the Yemeni capital reported an air strike by the alliance on mourners killed at least 82 people.
Kuwait arrests Egyptian after failed attack on US soldiers
An Egyptian driving a garbage truck loaded with explosives and ISIS papers rammed into a car carrying five US soldiers in Kuwait on Saturday, injuring only himself in the attack, authorities said. The attempted attack is the first in the
Top commander in Yemen’s army killed
Yemen’s army has announced the death of its most senior commander to be killed this year in the country’s ongoing civil war. In a statement late on Friday, it said Maj-Gen. Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi was killed while leading an offensive against
France’s Ayrault says UN must act to ‘save Aleppo’
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Saturday urged the UN Security Council to take immediate action to save the Syrian city of Aleppo from being destroyed by the Russia-backed Syrian bombing campaign. The council “must demand immediate action in order
Heavy toll weighs on Misrata after battle for Libya’s Sirte
Next to the rusting shell cases outside Misrata’s museum of Libya’s 2011 uprising is a new addition: a scaffold used by ISIS in Sirte to display bodies of executed prisoners, mounted on a would-be suicide bomber’s captured truck. Five years
Seven fighters killed in Yemen clashes
Seven fighters were killed in clashes between Houthi militias and loyalists of Ali Abudllah Saleh in southwest Yemen on Thursday, a loyalist officer said. Four militias and three pro-government fighters died on the edge of Taez and Lahj provinces in
Turkish police capture PKK militant suspected over Istanbul bombing
Turkish police have captured a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant whom they suspect carried out a “motorbike bomb” attack on Thursday that wounded 10 people near an Istanbul police station, the state-run Anadolu Agency said on Friday. It said a
Israeli tanks fire on Gaza in response to rocket attack
Israeli tanks shelled the Gaza Strip after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit an open field on Thursday, the second such exchange of fire in two days, officials said. The rocket slammed into the Eshkol area of Israel bordering
Saudi king orders treatment of 150 injured Syrian children
Saudi Arabia will bear the cost of treatment of 150 Syrian children injured in the ongoing fierce battle in Aleppo, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Ambassador Abdullah Al-Muallami, permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, said that Custodian
UN to vote on Russian-drafted Aleppo truce
The UN Security Council will vote on two rival resolutions on Syria on Saturday, one drafted by France calling for an end to air raids on Aleppo and a second by Russia that makes no mention of a halt to
Saudi Arabia: Israel must abide by UN resolutions
Saudi Arabia has said that Palestinians, and people worldwide, have the right to support the right to self-determination during a speech at the United Nations’ Special Political and Decolonization Committee meeting. Saudi Arabia demands Israel to abide the United Nations
Syria’s White Helmets congratulate Colombia on Nobel
The head of Syria’s White Helmets on Friday congratulated Colombia’s president on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, which the rescue force had been widely tipped to receive themselves. A White Helmet volunteer, meanwhile, was killed while responding to a bombing
Turkey, Europe in joint effort against JASTA: Minister
The Turkish government is working with Saudi Arabia to examine measures to face the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), that was voted in by the US Congress last month, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper has reported. In an interview with
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