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
Thirteen migrants, including six children, drown off Greece
At least 13 migrants, six of them children, drowned as two boats making the hazardous crossing from Turkey capsized in the Aegean Sea off Greece on Sunday, the coastguard said. The first tragedy occurred off the island of Samos when
Turkey’s AKP leads vote, early results show
Turkey’s ruling AK Party may be on track to win back its parliamentary majority and form a government alone, according to partial results from a general election on Sunday broadcast by state-run TRT television. With almost half of votes counted,
Kurdish forces prepare for battle to retake Iraq’s Sinjar
Kurdish forces are massing in northwest Iraq for an offensive to retake the town of Sinjar from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants who overran it more than a year ago, killing and enslaving thousands of its Yazidi
Khamenei calls for Syrian elections to end crisis
Iran’s top authority said elections should be held in Syria to end the civil war there and criticized foreign powers that arm and fund Syrian opposition fighters, state television reported on Sunday. “The solution to the Syrian question is elections,
Russian airline told to check all A321 jets after crash
Russian transport authorities on Sunday ordered the airline whose jet crashed in Egypt, killing all 224 on board, to check all its Airbus 321 planes as part of an urgent safety review. Rostransnadzor, the country’s transportation watchdog, “issued an order
Turkish Airlines unveils nonstop service from Miami to Istanbul
TURKISH Airlines launched nonstop service from Miami International Airport to Istanbul Atatürk Airport on Oct. 25. To generate excitement for the new service, Turkish Airlines engaged 7-time Guinness World Records record holder The Sand Sculpture Company and its owner Ted
Palestinians to bury their dead in flashpoint Hebron
Israeli forces shot dead a suspected Palestinian knife attacker Saturday as funerals were to be held in the restive West Bank city of Hebron for others killed in the latest wave of violence. The surge of unrest since early October
Mystery over cause of Egypt plane crash
A Russian passenger airliner crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula 23 minutes after taking off from a popular Red Sea resort, killing all 224 people on board, including 25 children. The cause of the crash
Syrian rebels launch fresh offensive against ISIS
A newly formed U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance on Saturday launched an offensive against ISIS in the northeast province of Hasaka, a day after the United States said it would send special forces to advise insurgents fighting the militants. It was
Israel denies link to ‘tear gas death’ of Palestinian baby
Israel’s military rejected Saturday any link between its use of tear gas during West Bank clashes and the death of an eight-month-old boy, after the Palestinian health ministry said he was asphyxiated. On Friday, the Palestinian ministry said Ramadan Thawabteh
Pollution threatens Gulf coral reefs
The World Health Organization classified Saudi Arabia as the fifth in terms of pollution, and official statistics indicate that 80 percent of coral reefs in the Arabian Gulf are affected by pollution. Coral reefs are expected to become extinct within
Russia doubts ISIS claim that it shot down airliner
Moscow cast doubt Saturday on claims by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group’s Egyptian affiliate to have downed a Russian passenger jet that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people onboard. “This information cannot be
Turkish jets hit ISIS targets in Syria
Turkish jets on Saturday launched bombing raids against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria, the day before Turks are due to vote in a parliamentary election, a senior government official said. American jets were standing by
Lebanon army kills three militants near Syria border
Lebanon’s army on Saturday fired at a vehicle carrying Islamist militants, killing three of them and wounding two others in the north of the country near the Syrian border, a security source said. The source said it was unclear which
U.S. announces $100 mln in new aid to Syria opposition
The United States on Saturday announced it is providing nearly $100 million more in aid to the Syrian opposition for tasks like supporting local councils and civil society activists. This brings to nearly $500 million the amount the United States
Oman, Yemen warn coastal areas as severe cyclone approaches
Authorities in war-hit Yemen and in Oman on Saturday urged residents to evacuate coastal areas as a severe cyclone brewing in the Arabian Sea approached the shores. The U.N.’s weather agency said on Friday that the “super cyclonic storm” named
Troops in Syria ‘does not mean U.S. entering war’
The decision by U.S. President Barack Obama to send special forces to Syria is strictly focused on fighting ISIS and does not signify the United States is entering Syria’s civil war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said. “President Obama
KSA demands Iran hand over Alkhobar terrorists
Saudi Arabia has again raised the issue of Iran giving shelter to the terrorist leaders involved in the 1996 Alkhobar bombing, and demanded that they be handed over to the Saudi authorities. The demand was made by Foreign Minister Adel
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