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
Hundreds of thousands celebrate Ottoman conquest of Istanbul
Hundreds of thousands of people on Saturday turned out in Istanbul to mark the 562nd anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of the city. The huge crowds gathered for a mass ceremony on the outskirts of Istanbul for what Turkish authorities
ISIS razes notorious Syrian jail in Palmyra
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group Saturday demolished a prison in the Syrian city of Palmyra, a monitor said, eliminating what was for decades one of the country’s most feared detention centers. The jail was “largely destroyed
Libya Dawn militia frees detained Tunisians
Dozens of Tunisians held in Libya by a militia forming part of an alliance ruling Tripoli have been freed, Tunisia’s foreign ministry announced Saturday. “All the Tunisians being held in Libya have been freed. The final group was released today,”
Car bomb kills 12 militants in south Yemen
A bomb-laden vehicle parked near an arms depot exploded killing 12 Iran-backed members of Houthi militia and wounding eight others in southern Yemen’s Abyan province on Saturday, a local official told AFP. The official said the attack in the coastal
Iraq forces edge towards Ramadi
Iraqi forces retook an area west of Ramadi on Saturday as they pressed their operation aimed at sealing off the jihadists who captured the city two weeks ago, commanders said. “The Iraqi army and the Hashed al-Shaabi liberated the Anbar
Rowhani calls for ‘free’ legislative vote in Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said on Saturday that the government aims to hold “free” parliamentary elections next year, the official IRNA news agency reported. “The success of the government to is to hold free, healthy and competitive elections,” Rowhani said
Italy: 4,200 more migrants saved off Libya’s coasts, 17 die
The Italian coast guard says it has coordinated the rescue of more than 4,000 migrants off Libya’s coast in 22 separate operations. The rescues, from 13 boats and nine motorized rubber dinghies, took place Friday. The coast guard said Saturday
Saudi-led strikes pound Yemen capital
Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded Houthi positions across Sanaa overnight, only hours after the U.N. envoy to Yemen arrived in the militia-held capital, residents said Saturday. Among the air strike targets was a house of deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh in
Egypt road crash kills 13 policemen, three others
Sixteen people were killed, all but three of them Egyptian policemen, in a collision between a police vehicle and a truck south of Cairo, authorities said on Saturday. The accident happened on Friday night along a stretch of road in
U.S.-Egyptian released from Egypt jail
An Egyptian-American jailed in Egypt for nearly two years for involvement in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood has been released and is headed for the United States, his family said on Saturday. Mohamed Soltan was among thousands detained after Islamist president
Regime bombs kill 71 civilians in Syria’s Aleppo
A series of barrel bombs dropped by Syria’s regime killed at least 71 civilians and wounded dozens in Aleppo province on Saturday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, according to AFP. “At least 71 civilians were killed, and dozens
Iran rejects site inspections in a nuclear deal
Senior Iranian negotiator Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that questioning Iranian scientists and military site inspections are “out of the question” in a final nuclear agreement with world powers. Araghchi’s comments to state television come as Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
Bailed star Salman performs in UAE
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, on bail over a deadly hit-and-run 13 years ago, performed in Dubai on his first overseas public appearance since his conviction earlier this month. The actor joked about his suspended five-year jail sentence. Arriving at the
Insurgents advance in areas around captured Syrian town
Insurgents who captured the last government-held town in Syria’s Idlib province celebrated inside on Friday and made more advances in surrounding areas, in a further blow to the stretched army and allied militia. The “Army of Fatah” alliance which includes
ISIS seizes control of airport in Libya’s Sirte
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has seized control of the airport in the city of Sirte after forces of a Tripoli-based Libyan government withdrew, a spokesman said Friday. Mohamed al-Shami, whose government is not recognised by the
U.N.: 85,000 flee Ramadi since ISIS capture
Around 85,000 people have fled Ramadi since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) captured the Iraqi provincial capital two weeks ago, the U.N. said Friday, warning that Iraqi authorities were blocking many of the displaced from reaching safety.
Qatar to open embassy in Baghdad as Iraq’s ties with Gulf improve
Qatar will open an embassy in Baghdad, Iraq’s foreign minister said on Friday, in the latest sign of improving relations between Gulf Arab countries and Iraq. Tensions between the Sunni Muslim-ruled states of the Gulf and Iraq, which has a
U.N. nuke agency report shows Iran probe essentially stalled
Amid accelerated international efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, the U.N. atomic agency on Friday reported that work on a key element – an assessment of allegations that Tehran worked on atomic arms – remains essentially stalled. The
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