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
Turkish opposition accuses Erdogan of stalling on government mandate
Turkish opposition MPs accused President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday of stalling efforts to form a coalition government as he seeks to maintain his grip on power, a month after the AK Party he founded lost its parliamentary majority. The June
‘Lebanon grateful for KSA’s role’
Mohammed Ali Al-Husseini, secretary-general of the Arab Muslim Council, based in Lebanon, said here recently that Saudi Arabia enjoys the trust of the international community as the first reference for the Muslim world. The Lebanese Shiite leader cited the high
Franciscan priest feared kidnapped by al-Qaeda in Syria
A Franciscan priest serving in northern Syria has gone missing and is feared to have been kidnapped by Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front, his religious superiors and monitoring groups said Tuesday. The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, with which he
Algeria says 102 Islamists killed, captured or repented
More than 100 armed Islamists have been killed, captured or have repented in Algeria in the first half of this year, the defence ministry said Tuesday. A statement, carried by national news agency APS, did not give a breakdown of
Scores of Houthi militias killed in coalition air strikes
More than 120 Iranian-backed Houthi militias and loyalists to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh were killed during an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen’s central governorate of Amran, Al Arabiya News Channel reported Tuesday. The Saudi-led coalition also
Dozens of families flee regime strikes on Syria’s Palmyra
Dozens of families fled the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group-controlled Syrian town of Palmyra on Tuesday after unprecedented heavy government air strikes which killed at least five people, a monitor said. “In the last 48 hours, more
Top U.S. envoy in Turkey after Syria intervention speculation
The U.S. special envoy for the coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group was in Ankara on Tuesday to meet Turkish officials, after speculation Turkey could launch a military intervention inside Syria, sources told AFP. “General
Drone strikes target ISIS fighters in eastern Afghanistan
Two drone strikes targeted militants loyal to Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing between 25 and 49 insurgents, according to differing estimates by Afghan and foreign officials. An increasing number of militants are pledging
Iran: ‘Major step’ taken to resolve U.N. concerns
Iran and U.N. nuclear monitors took a “major step” toward resolving remaining issues regarding the Islamic republic’s disputed atomic program, an Iranian spokesman said Tuesday. The 24-hour visit to Iran by experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on
Nusra suicide blast kills 25 soldiers in Aleppo
A suicide bomber from al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, killed 25 soldiers and fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in an attack on an army base in government-held western Aleppo on Monday, a Britain-based monitoring group said. The attacker
Madinah conference center to be named after King Salman
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has approved naming the project of International Center for Conference being built by the Ministry of Finance in Madinah as King Salman International Center for Conferences, the SPA reported. This was announced
Iran deploys new home-built long-range radar
Iran says it has deployed a new domestically built long-range radar system, signaling a strengthening of its air defenses as it holds what may be the final days of talks on a nuclear deal with world powers. Brigadier General Farzad
Yemen airstrikes hit Saleh’s party headquarters
The Sanaa headquarters of Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s General People’s Congress was hit by Saudi-led strikes on Sunday, Reuters news agency reported. The air raids came as U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, was visiting
Jordan ‘foils Iranian-backed terror plot’
Jordanian security forces have foiled a terror plot by a member of an Iranian-backed group, local newspaper Al Rai reported on Monday. The report states that the suspect belongs to the Iranian Bayt al-Maqdis group and holds Iraqi and Norwegian
Turkey summons commanders to discuss Syria intervention: report
The Turkish army has called a meeting of troop commanders stationed along its fortified border with Syria to discuss a possible intervention in Syria, the Hurriyet newspaper reported on Sunday. Turkey has boosted its military defenses on the volatile border
Turks protesting against China attack Koreans ‘by mistake’
Turkish nationalists protesting China’s treatment of ethnic Uighur Muslims attacked a group of Korean tourists in the heart of Istanbul’s old city on Saturday, mistaking them for Chinese nationals. Hundreds of angry protesters marched towards the Topkapi Palace on the
Hillary Clinton hopes for ‘strong verifiable deal’ with Iran
Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that she remains hopeful the U.S. can reach a “strong verifiable deal” to curb Iran’s nuclear weapons program by next week’s deadline. The Democratic presidential front-runner said during a Fourth of July campaign organizing event
Mosque bombing kills 15 al-Qaeda fighters in Syria
Activists say a bomb has exploded inside a mosque where al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria was holding a fast-breaking meal, killing at least 14. Activists say the bombing inside the Salem Mosque in the northern town of Ariha occurred shortly after
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