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
ISIS seizes part of Syria’s Palmyra
Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group seized control Saturday of the northern part of Syria’s ancient desert city of Palmyra after fierce clashes with government forces, a monitoring group said. “ISIS advanced and took control
Protecting the nation over the decades
Having just successfully completed Operation Decisive Storm, the country can look back with pride at how the army has developed into such an efficient fighting force over the past 92 years. The founder of the nation King Abdul Aziz formed
Turkey, Hamas, rights group condemn Mursi death sentence
Turkey, the rights group Amnesty International, and Hamas have all criticized Egypt on Saturday for sentencing former President Mohammed Mursi to death. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that Egypt was returning to “old Egypt.” Erdogan also criticized western nations
Syrian TV says Turks shot down surveillance drone, not aircraft
Syrian state media denied reports Turkish military jets had shot down a Syrian aircraft, saying what had been shot down was a small, remotely controlled surveillance drone.Turkey’s NTV news channel said military jets had shot down a Syrian aircraft that
Iran’s supreme leader: U.S. after own interests in Gulf waters
Iran’s supreme leader said Saturday the U.S. only is pursuing its own interests amid worries about safety in the waterways of the Persian Gulf, just after U.S. President Barack Obama hosted Arab leaders at Camp David to assuage their security
ISIS leaves govt building in Iraq’s Ramadi: mayor
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants withdrew from the main government building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Saturday, the mayor and a tribal leader said, a day after the jihadist group raised its black flag over
U.S. Special Forces kill senior ISIS figure in Syria
U.S Special Forces have carried out a raid inside Syria that killed a man identified as a senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader who helped direct the group’s oil, gas and financial operations, U.S. officials said on
Philippines hunts Malaysian suspect with Al-Qaeda-linked militants
Government forces in the southern Philippines said Saturday they were hunting a suspected Malaysian bomb-maker who may be helping local Al-Qaeda-linked extremists. The suspect, identified as Mohammad Najib, is believed to have fled after troops overran one of their bomb-making
Gunmen shoot dead three Egypt judges in Sinai
Gunmen shot dead three Egyptian judges Saturday in the strife-torn Sinai Peninsula, where security forces are battling an Islamist insurgency spearheaded by an affiliate of the Islamic State group, police said. The shooting wounded three other judges in North Sinai’s
ISIS leader ‘responsible for oil affairs’ killed
The Syrian army has killed an ISIS leader responsible for oil-related affairs along with 40 other militants in an attack in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, Syrian state media reported. A news flash on state TV identified ISIS’s “oil
Yemen peace talks to announce binding decisions
The Yemeni embassy in Saudi Arabia held Saturday a press conference announcing a series of measures taken ahead of Yemen peace talks. During the conference, Abdul Aziz Jabari, the head of the committee preparing for the talks, said the dialogue
Kerry: Iran nuclear deal could be lesson for North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he’s hopeful that the successful conclusion of a nuclear deal with Iran will send a positive message to North Korea to restart negotiations on its own atomic program. Speaking in Beijing on Saturday,
‘Ex-bin Laden aide’ sentenced to life in embassy bombings
A Saudi man whom U.S. authorities described as one of Osama bin Laden’s closest advisers was sentenced to life in prison on Friday in connection with the deadly 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Khalid al-Fawwaz was
Izzat Al-Duri refuses to die, yet again
The TV channel of Iraq’s former ruling Baath party on Friday released an audio recording purportedly of the elusive Saddam Hussein deputy some officials said had been killed last month. Several officials and leaders of Shiite militia groups had claimed
15 civilians killed, 100 wounded in Houthi attack on Taez
Yemeni Houthis and militias loyal to deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh reportedly killed at least 15 civlilians and wounded more than 100 others in an artillery shell barrage on Saturday in the city of Taez. The attack came on the
Sheikh Waleed wins Media Personality of the Year award
Sheikh Waleed Al-Ibrahim, founder and chairman of the MBC Group, has won the prestigious Media Personality of the Year award for his efforts to promote and develop the Arab media industry over the past 25 years. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Iran won’t be allowed to have nukes, US assures Gulf states
President Barack Obama has pledged America’s “ironclad commitment” to Gulf nations to help protect their security, pointedly mentioning the potential use of military force and offering assurances that a potential nuclear agreement with Iran would not leave them more vulnerable.
Egypt sentences former President Mursi to death
An Egyptian court on Saturday transferred the case of former Islamist President Mohammad Mursi to the Grand Mufti, who must be consulted before any death sentence can be imposed. The court also ordered the same for Brotherhood leaders Khairat al-Shater
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