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
Syrian rebels say they capture major base from army in south
Syrian rebels said they had captured a major Syrian army base in the south of the country on Tuesday, a defeat that would add to the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad after other recent setbacks. “We announce the liberation of
Yemen Houthis’ ally welcomes Swiss peace talks
The party of Yemen’s deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a key ally of Shiite Houthi militias, on Tuesday welcomed U.N.-brokered peace talks due to open in Switzerland at the weekend. The General People’s Congress said it had not yet received
Hezbollah repels ISIS attack on Lebanon-Syria border
The TV station of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says they have repelled an attack by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group fighters in an area on the Lebanon-Syria border. Al-Manar TV says Tuesday’s attack left several ISIS fighters dead
Foul play suspected in death of Saudi children in Iran
Iran’s Minister of Health Hassan Hashemi did not rule out the possibility of foul play in the death of four Saudi children at a hotel in the Iranian city of Mash’had. The Iranian authorities have arrested five suspects in this
‘More than 230,000 killed’ in Syria conflict
Syria’s brutal conflict has left more than 230,000 people dead including almost 11,500 children since it broke out in 2011, a monitoring group said Tuesday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented the deaths of 230,618
Plunged into uncertainty … Turkey could face early vote
Turkey faced the prospect of weeks of political turmoil after the ruling AK Party lost its parliamentary majority in weekend polls, dealing a blow to President Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions to acquire sweeping new powers. Instead of the two-thirds majority he
Wary of alcohol abuse, Tehran plans to open 150 treatment centers
Iran plans to open 150 alcohol treatment centers, a Health Ministry official said on Monday, in an acknowledgement of the scale of abuse in a country where drinking is illegal. The head of the ministry’s drug abuse department, Dr. Alireza
Activists: Syrian air raids kill 49 in northwestern village
Government airstrikes on a northwestern Syrian village Monday killed at least 49 people and left survivors screaming in anguish as they pulled bodies from the rubble, according to activists and videos of the chaotic aftermath. The Local Coordination Committees said
Jordan military unveils border surveillance with Iraq, Syria
Jordan’s military on Monday unveiled a new phase of a border surveillance system that U.S. officials say provides an effective defense against infiltration attempts, including by Islamic State militants. The kingdom plays a high-profile role in the U.S.-led military coalition
Yemeni families sue U.S., allege ‘wrongful deaths’ from drone strike
The families of two Yemeni men killed in 2012 have sued the United States, alleging they were innocent bystanders hit by missiles from a U.S. drone strike and calling for an acknowledgement of their “unlawful deaths.” In a wrongful death
Two Saudi soldiers die in cross-border attack from Yemen
A cross-border missile strike from Yemen on Monday killed two more Saudi soldiers, the Riyadh-led coalition said, days after four died in battle and a Scud missile was fired. The attack in the Asir border region happened at 8:40 am
IAEA studies Syrian request to switch to lower grade nuclear fuel
The U.N.’s nuclear agency is studying a request from Syria to help convert an atomic reactor near Damascus to use lower grade nuclear fuel which would be harder to use in bombs, its head said on Monday. The reactor is
Activists say U.S.-led coalition airstrike kills seven in Syria
An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo has killed seven family members, including a couple and their five children, activists and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group said Monday. The airstrike
Iran arrests former vice president under Ahmadinejad
Iranian authorities on Monday arrested a former vice president who served under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in the second such detention of a senior official from the hard-line former leader’s administration, the official IRNA news agency reported. Hamid Baghaei, who was Ahmadinejad’s
Obama: U.S. lacks full strategy for training Iraqis
Acknowledging military setbacks, President Barack Obama said Monday the United States still lacks a “complete strategy” for training Iraqi forces to fight ISIS. He urged Iraq’s government to allow more of the nation’s Sunnis to join the campaign against the
Clean bill of health for Iran needs ‘years’: IAEA
Concluding that Iran’s nuclear program is entirely peaceful will take “years and years” even if Tehran and world powers sign a hoped-for accord this month, the U.N. atomic watchdog head said Monday. The International Atomic Energy Agency has for years
EU imposes sanctions on Houthi leader
The European Union has imposed sanctions on the leader of the Houthi militias battling Saudi-backed President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi in Yemen. Abdulmalik al-Houthi faces a travel ban, an asset freeze and an arms embargo, in accordance with U.N. Security Council
At least 49 dead in Syria regime raid in Idlib province
At least 49 civilians, including six children, were killed on Monday in Syrian government air strikes on a town in Idlib province in the country’s northwest, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raids hit
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