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
Nationwide truce extended for 72 hrs: Syrian army
The Syrian military said it would extend a nationwide ceasefire for another 72 hours from Tuesday, state media reported on Monday. The military high command said in a statement reported by state media that “a regime of calm will be
Saudi youth in their 20s being targeted by ISIS
Daesh (so-called ISIS) group had recruited 12 Saudi brothers to carry out five terrorist operations of which four were in Saudi Arabia and the fifth was against a famous mosque in Kuwait. According to a statement by the Interior Ministry,
Hariri tribunal axes trial of slain Hezbollah commander
A special UN court set up to prosecute the killers of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri overturned Monday an earlier decision to try in absentia a Hezbollah military chief who is thought to have died in May. The Hague-based
Israel AG orders ‘examination’ into Netanyahu ‘matter’
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said on Sunday he had ordered an “examination” into an unspecified affair involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after weeks of media speculation and rumors. “After receiving information on matters pertaining, among others, to the prime
Two Egypt policemen killed in Sinai bombing
A roadside bombing in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula killed two policemen on Monday, the interior ministry said. The ISIS group’s self-styled Amaq news agency said a bomb planted by militants targeted a police mine clearing vehicle, but it was not clear
Carter announces 560 more US troops to Iraq
The United States will send 560 more troops to Iraq to help establish a newly retaken air base as a staging hub for the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday on an
Rebels launch attack in Syria’s Aleppo after government cuts road
Rebels launched an attack against government positions in the historic center of Aleppo on Monday in response to an offensive that cut a road leading into the opposition-held sector of the city, monitors and insurgents said. The attacks, which involved
Syria civil society groups threaten to quit Geneva talks
Twenty-four Syrian civil society groups enlisted by the United Nations to support peace talks threatened to quit Tuesday over the failure to halt fighting in the five-year war. The non-governmental organizations wrote in a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
ISIS force US-backed Syrian rebels to retreat
US-backed Syrian rebels were forced to retreat from the outskirts of an ISIS-held town at the border with Iraq and a nearby air base on Wednesday after a counter attack by the militants, two rebel sources said. The US-backed New
First foreign victims confirmed in Istanbul blasts
An Iranian and a Ukrainian have been confirmed as the first foreign victims in the Istanbul airport suicide attack, a Turkish official said Wednesday. “I confirm one Iranian and one Ukrainian national have been killed in yesterday’s terror attack,” the
Syrian rebels launch attack on ISIS-held town
Syrian rebel fighters began an operation on Tuesday to capture a town held by ISIS near the Iraqi border, a senior rebel commander said, opening a new front against the militants who are also being attacked by US-backed forces in
Lebanon detains 103 Syrians after blasts
Lebanese troops detained 103 Syrians for illegal entry into the country in a security sweep Tuesday, a day after a series of deadly bombings struck a village near the Syrian border, the military said. The government warned of a mounting
Tunisia commemorates victims of beach massacre
Tunisia held a minute’s silence Sunday marking one year since a seaside attack claimed by ISIS that killed 38 tourists including 30 Britons in the North African country. Tunisia’s Tourism Minister Selma Elloumi Rekik and British Foreign Office official Tobias
Erdogan speaks with Abbas on Turkish-Israeli deal over Gaza
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by telephone on Sunday night and told him a deal had been reached with Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, sources from the Turkish presidency said. The call
CIA weapons for Syrian rebels ‘sold to black market’
Weapons shipped into Jordan for Syrian rebels by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia were stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, the New York Times reported, citing American and Jordanian officials.
ISIS claims deadly suicide attack on Jordanian soldiers
ISIS on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing this week that killed seven Jordanian soldiers on the Syrian border, the extremist-linked news agency Amaq said in a statement on its website. Tuesday’s blast, which also left 13 soldiers wounded,
Deadly suicide bombings rock eastern Lebanon
At least five people were killed in multiple suicide bombings early Monday in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, officials said. At least four suicide blasts hit the predominantly Christian village of al-Qaa, a military source told AFP. “The
Jordan court charges 21 with ‘terrorism’
A Jordanian court on Sunday charged 21 people with carrying out “terrorist acts” after their arrest in an operation against jihadists in the country’s north in March, a prosecutor said. The State Security Court accused them of committing “terrorist acts
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