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
U.N.: Yemen’s Houthi delegation on U.N. plane to Geneva
The United Nations says a delegation of Yemen’s Shiite Houthi militias has left Djibouti and is flying to Geneva on a U.N.-chartered plane to take part in talks aimed at ending the Yemen conflict. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the
As Bashir leaves, South African court calls for his arrest
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir flew out of South Africa on Monday in defiance of a Pretoria court that later said he should have been arrested to face genocide charges at the International Criminal Court. Despite a legal order for him
First families return to Tikrit since city retaken from ISIS
Hundreds of people displaced from the Iraqi city of Tikrit started to return home on Monday, three months after pro-government forces recaptured former president Saddam Hussein’s hometown from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. Supported by Shi’ite
Erodgan will ask AK Party to form Turkey coalition
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he would ask Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to form a coalition government, after it lost its overall majority in legislative elections. Should the AKP fail in the talks, Erdogan said
Top al-Qaeda militant ‘killed’ in U.S. strike
Notorious militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar was the target of a U.S. air strike, the Pentagon said Sunday, without immediately confirming claims in Libya that he was killed. One-eyed Islamist commander Belmokhtar was the leader of the north African Al-Murabitoun militant group
Syrian refugees fleeing Tal Abyad cross into Turkey
Turkey on Sunday began accepting onto its territory Syrian refugees fleeing the battle between Kurds and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) groups for the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, an AFP photographer said. Dozens of Syrian refugees,
Palestinians reject findings of Israel Gaza report
The Palestinians on Sunday rejected Israel’s claims that it did not target civilians in the 2014 Gaza war in which nearly 2,200 people were killed, most of them civilians. “Israel’s decision to deny having targeted civilians in Gaza is the
Sudan says all ‘normal’, Bashir to return after summit
Sudan insisted on Sunday that President Omar al-Bashir’s visit to Johannesburg for a summit was proceeding normally and he would return after its main meeting, despite a local court order banning him from leaving. A South African court on Sunday
Queen honors two Egyptians, Muslim woman in birthday list
Two Egyptians have been honored by Queen Elizabeth, making it to the monarch’s birthday honors list announced on Saturday. Deputy governor of the Bank of England, Dr. Nemat Talaat Shafik, and General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the
Yemeni women with ‘visitor’s card’ allowed to work in Saudi Arabia
Yemeni women who have corrected their status as per an amnesty can work during the six months of their legal stay in the Kingdom, Ministry of Labor spokesman Tayseer Al-Mofarej was quoted as saying by Al-Watan Arabic daily on Saturday.
Body of U.S. citizen killed fighting ISIS returned home
The body of an American man killed while fighting alongside the Kurds against ISIS has been returned home. WBZ-TV reports a Turkish Airlines plane arrived Saturday at Logan Airport in Boston carrying the body of 36-year-old Keith Broomfield of Massachusetts.
Rival Libya militants capture ISIS commander
A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back ISIS fighters, capturing the group’s Yemeni commander and retaking a city courthouse, local residents said on Saturday. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber blew
Turkish forces use water cannon to push back Syrians
Turkish security forces on Saturday used water cannon and fired warning shots to push Syrians back from the frontier as thousands massed at a border crossing to escape escalating fighting, an AFP photographer said. The Syrians were being held behind
Al-Qaeda Syria branch tries to reassure Druze after shoot-out
Al-Qaeda’s Syria affiliate said on Saturday it would prosecute members involved in an shoot-out in northwest Edlib province that killed at least 20 members of the country’s Druze minority. In an official statement published on Twitter, Al-Nusra Front sought to
Maliki blames ‘conspiracies’ for Iraq losses
Iraq’s former premier and current vice president, Nuri al-Maliki, blamed “conspiracies” Saturday for the loss of major cities to militants and said Baghdad should prioritize paramilitaries over the army to fight them. But Maliki, who was prime minister when the
U.N. plane leaves Sanaa without Houthi delegate
A United Nations plane left Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa on Saturday without delegates that would have represented the Houthis and deposed leader Ali Abdullah Saleh at the upcoming talks in Geneva, sources told Al Arabiya News Channel Despite neighboring
Syria rebels push ISIS further back from northern supply route
A Syrian rebel alliance has pushed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group militants further away from one of its key supply routes from neighboring Turkey, a monitoring group said Saturday. The Islamist rebels ousted ISIS from the village
Iran’s Rowhani aims to limit nuclear inspections, warns of talks delay
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said on Saturday a comprehensive nuclear deal could be delayed if world powers brought new issues into play, and he would not accept a U.N. inspections regime that jeopardised state secrets. Iran is aiming to strike
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