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
Tunisia prepares for impact of possible intervention in Libya
Tunisia said Friday that it was asking its regional authorities to work on a plan to cope with the fallout of a possible foreign military intervention in neighboring war-torn Libya. In 2011, hundreds of thousands of people fled from Libya
U.S. sees Saudi Arabia and UAE providing commandos for Syria
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday he expected Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to provide special operations forces to help Syrian opposition fighters battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, including to retake
Yemen loyalists advance towards rebel-held capital
Yemeni pro-government forces have advanced to within 40 kilometers (25 miles) of Sanaa in a push towards the rebel-held capital from the northeast, loyalist military sources said on Friday. Loyalist forces took the town of Nihm after overrunning the headquarters
Thousands of Iraqi refugees leave Finland voluntarily
Thousands of Iraqi refugees who arrived in Finland last year have decided to cancel their asylum applications and to return home voluntarily, citing family issues and disappointment with life in the frosty Nordic country. Europe is in the grip of
Iraqi PM says has won back half of ISIS-held territories
Iraqi forces have won back half of the territory previously under the control of ISIS militants, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told a security conference in Germany on Friday. “The area we have liberated so far is more than half of
Turkey hails world powers’ Syria plan as ‘important step’
Turkey on Friday hailed a plan agreed by world powers to cease hostilities in Syria within a week as an important step and an opportunity to find a solution to the almost five-year civil war. The agreement by the 17
Assad vows to retake all Syria, but will take time
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to regain control of the entire country but warned it could “take a long time,” in an exclusive AFP interview. Speaking Thursday in Damascus, Assad said his armed forces would try to retake all
Suspected Qaeda attackers kill five police in Yemen’s Aden
Suspected al-Qaeda members killed five police officers on Friday in an attack in Yemen’s second city of Aden, a security source said. The masked assailants attacked a police outpost in the Basateen area of northern Aden before fleeing, the source
U.N. rights expert accuses Israel of excessive force
The U.N. human rights investigator for Gaza and the West Bank called on Israel on Thursday to investigate what he called excessive force used by Israeli security against Palestinians and to prosecute perpetrators. Makarim Wibisono, U.N. special rapporteur on human
Powers agree on ‘cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid humanitarian access to besieged Syrian towns, but failed to secure a complete ceasefire or an end to Russian
CIA: ISIS has used and can make chemical weapons
CIA director John Brennan has said that ISIS fighters have used chemical weapons and have the capability to make small quantities of chlorine and mustard gas, CBS News reported Thursday. “We have a number of instances where ISIS has used
Israeli soldier jailed for abusing Palestinian inmates
A military court in Israel has sentenced a soldier to seven months in prison for abusing captured Palestinians, following the outbreak last October of anti-Israeli attacks, the military said Thursday. A statement in response to an AFP query said the
Kingdom vows to add more might to Syrian campaign
Saudi Arabia has decided to increase its military contributions to the campaign against Daesh, including offering to expand its role in the air campaign, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s spokesman said on Thursday after bilateral talks. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed
NATO ‘exploring possibility’ of joining anti-ISIS coalition: U.S.
NATO is considering joining the US-led coalition fighting ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq, U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday. “Thanks to the leadership of NATO (head) Jens Stoltenberg we are exploring the possibility of NATO joining the coalition
Russia drops aid on besieged Syrian city
Russian cargo planes have delivered humanitarian aid to regime-held neighborhoods in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor city, a monitor said Thursday. They carried out the air drops on areas besieged by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Wednesday,
Death toll of Syrian civil war now at 470,000
In five years of civil war, 400,000 Syrians have been killed and another 70,000 have perished due to a lack of basics such as clean water and healthcare, the Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday. With those injured in the conflict,
Turkey ends anti-PKK military operation in Kurdish town
Turkish security forces have ended an almost two-month military operation backed by a curfew in the southeastern town of Cizre against rebels of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), the interior minister said Thursday. “The operations in Cizre have been successfully
Suspected PKK militants attack Turkey pro-govt dailies
Suspected militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attacked the offices of two strongly pro-government Turkish newspapers, throwing Molotov cocktails and opening fire on their editorial headquarters, reports said Thursday. A group of five masked assailants hurled Molotov cocktails at
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