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
Regime makes advances as Aleppo pounded
The Syrian army and militia allies seized ground north of Aleppo on Saturday, tightening a siege of the city’s rebel-held east while warplanes bombed it relentlessly in a Russian-backed offensive that has left Washington’s Syria policy in tatters. The capture
Syria says belief in victory in war against terrorism ‘even greater’
Syria said on Saturday its belief in victory was “even greater” now that the Syrian army was progressing in the “war against terrorism.” Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem was speaking at the annual UN gathering of world leaders, after the
Dozen killed in militant attacks north of Tikrit
Twelve people were killed on Saturday when militants attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city, Iraqi police and military sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility
Push for Iraq’s Mosul to start ‘in a few weeks’: UK
An offensive to encircle Iraq’s second city of Mosul should begin “in the next few weeks”, Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Friday, after a visit to the country. Mosul has been held by ISIS extremists since June 2014 and
Death toll mounts after Egypt boat tragedy
The bodies of 162 people had been pulled from the waters off the Egyptian coast by Friday, two days after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized in the Mediterranean while attempting to head to Europe. Dozens more are feared
Aleppo bombardment as talks fail
Warplanes bombed Aleppo on Friday with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the Russian-backed Syrian army declared an offensive to fully capture Syria’s biggest city, killing off any hope of reviving a ceasefire. Video images filmed by residents showed
Yemen president vows at UN to ‘extract Yemen from claws of Iran’
Yemen President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi vowed at the United Nations on Friday to “extract Yemen from the claws of Iran” as he accused Tehran of impeding peace by taking a “multitude of actions and interventions.” A Saudi-led Arab coalition has
3 Al-Qaeda suspects killed in drone strike in Yemen
Yemeni security officials say a suspected US drone has struck a car traveling in eastern Yemen, killing three suspected Al-Qaeda fighters. They said the car targeted in the Friday attack was traveling in the province of Marib. The officials spoke
Obama to veto Saudi 9/11 prosecution
Barack Obama will on Friday veto legislation allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, risking public outrage and the first congressional override of his presidency. The White House confirmed Thursday that Obama would veto the legislation – unanimously passed by
Iraq oil fires cast doubt on Mosul mission
A fire at one of Iraq’s major oil fields could hinder military and humanitarian efforts as operations to recapture ISIS stronghold of Mosul get underway. Black smoke continues to billow into the air from the Qayara oil field, damaged by
US, Russia fail to agree on renewing Syria ceasefire
A high-level international meeting on the crisis in Syria broke up Thursday without agreement on a way to revive a collapsed US and Russian-brokered truce. US Secretary of State John Kerry said his Russian counterpart had not been able to
Abbas seeks British apology for 1917 declaration
Britain should apologize for its 1917 declaration endorsing the founding of a Jewish homeland in Palestine and should recognize Palestine as a state, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Abbas said that the
Palestinian wounded trying to stab Israelis in W.Bank
Israeli troops on Friday shot and wounded a Palestinian who the army said was attempting to stab Israelis at a bus stop in the occupied West Bank. “An assailant attempted to carry out a stabbing attack at the Elias junction,
Abbas: Israel destroying two-state solution hopes
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Israel’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank was destroying any hope of a two-state solution. Abbas, who has been Palestinian president for 11 years, urged countries at
Iraqi MP: ‘Purging’ Finance Ministry of graft not over
The Iraqi parliamentarian behind grilling the country’s Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari, which saw the sacking of the top official on Wednesday, said in an interview that the “purging” of the ministry is not over. “The course for reforms and the
19 dead in clashes with ISIS in Libya’s Sirte
Ten militants and nine pro-government fighters died in clashes on Thursday around the last positions of the ISIS group in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte, medical and military sources said. “Our forces are advancing on the last holdouts of
Drone strike kills three Qaeda suspects in Yemen
An apparent US drone strike killed three suspected al-Qaeda members Thursday in Yemen, including a mid-ranking commander, security officials said. A missile destroyed a vehicle which the three suspects were using in the region of Sawmaa in central Baida province,
Houthis accuse detained American of spying
Yemeni militias and their allies charged Thursday that an American detained in the capital this week had provided target coordinates for air strikes by their foes in a Saudi-led coalition. Masked gunmen wearing the uniform of the militias’ national security
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