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
Netanyahu willing to discuss Arab peace initiative
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Monday of reviving a 2002 Arab peace initiative that offers Israel diplomatic recognition from Arab countries in return for a statehood deal with the Palestinians. Netanyahu’s comments were a formal
Iraqi forces enter ISIS bastion of Fallujah
Iraqi forces entered the ISIS bastion of Fallujah from three directions on Monday in a new phase of the operation to recapture the city, commanders said. “We started early this morning our operations to break into Fallujah,” Sabah al-Norman, a
Netanyahu’s enlarged coalition set for approval
The latest version of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition was to be approved by the cabinet Monday after weathering its first storm, Netanyahu’s Likud party said. One of his coalition partners had threatened to block the planned expansion
Photo of missing Japanese man in Syria emerges
A fresh photo of a Japanese journalist who went missing in Syria last year has emerged online, showing the heavily bearded man holding a sign saying this is his “last chance.” The photo, which received widespread coverage in Japanese media
Chief Syria opposition peace negotiator resigns
The chief peace negotiator of Syria’s mainstream opposition said on Sunday he was resigning over the failure of the UN- backed Geneva peace talks to bring a political settlement and to ease the plight of Syrians living in besieged rebel-held
Hammond welcomes Yemen talks ‘progress’
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Sunday welcomed “progress” in Yemen peace talks, saying a solution to the conflict in the battered Arabian Peninsula country must be political, not military. Speaking in Saudi Arabia at the start of a three-day
Saudi: Iran armed units must leave Iraq
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir said on Sunday that sending Iranian Shiite armed units to Iraq to participate in military operations or undergo training is unacceptable. “Iraq’s problem is religious conflicts caused by the Iranian interference,” Jubeir stressed, adding that
US-led coalition troops seen near front line in new Iraq offensive
Servicemen from the US-led coalition were seen near the front line of a new offensive in northern Iraq launched on Sunday by Kurdish peshmerga forces that aims to retake a handful of villages from ISIS east of their Mosul stronghold.
Saudi Arabia and Iran fail to reach hajj deal
An Iranian delegation wrapped up its visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday without signing a final agreement on arrangements for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has said. The ministry said the delegation decided to
Rockets fired from Syria land near Turkish airport
Two rockets fired Saturday from inside Syria landed near the international airport of Gaziantep, a major Turkish border city, although nobody was hurt, the Turkish news agency Dogan reported. One of the projectiles landed in a residential complex for employees
Arab league chief denounces Israel at peace talks
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi blasted Israel as a bastion of “racism and fascism” on Saturday at a meeting of foreign ministers to discuss a French Middle East peace initiative. The Arab ministers are expected to adopt a resolution on
Turkey’s Erdogan approves new government led by ally
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday approved a new government formed by one of his most trusted allies, who immediately asserted his intention to institute constitutional reforms that would expand the powers of the presidency. Binali Yildirim, 60, formerly
GCC, Canada to cooperate in anti-ISIS fight
Gulf Arab foreign ministers agreed with their Canadian counterpart Monday to strengthen “cooperation” in the fight against ISIS and other extremist organizations, they said in a statement. Ministers from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council agreed with Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane
Kerry urges Lavrov to press for end of Syrian bombing of opposition
The United States urged Russia on Monday to press Syria to stop bombing opposition forces and civilians in Aleppo and the Damascus suburbs. The appeal came in a phone call from Secretary of State John Kerry to his Russian counterpart
Syrian Kurds open unofficial representative mission in Paris
Syrian Kurds, who in March unilaterally proclaimed the creation of a federal region in northern Syria, on Monday opened a representative office in central Paris with several celebrities attending the launch. The office is not officially recognized by the French
Iraq launches operation to retake ISIS-held Fallujah
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday announced the start of a military operation to retake the city of Fallujah from ISIS. “We are beginning the operation to liberate Fallujah,” he said in a statement. “The Iraqi flag will be
Egypt sends robot submarine to hunt for EgyptAir jet
Egypt deployed a robot submarine on Sunday to hunt for the EgyptAir plane that crashed in deep Mediterranean waters, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said, warning investigations into the disaster would take time. In his first public remarks on Thursday’s crash of
US commander makes secret visit to Syria
The leading US commander for the Middle East visited northern Syria on Saturday, officials said. General Joseph Votel, head of US Central Command (Centcom), met with US military advisors working with Syrian Arab fighters and with leaders of the Syrian
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