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
Egypt church ‘confident’ ISIS will be punished
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church said Sunday it was “confident” that those who purportedly beheaded a group of Egyptian Copts in Libya will be punished. “The Orthodox church … is confident its homeland would not rest until the evil perpetrators get
Sisi calls for urgent security talks after ISIS beheading video
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Sunday an urgent meeting of Egypt’s top national security body after ISIS militants released a video purportedly showing the beheading of Egyptian Christians in Libya. Sisi also gave a television address, saying that Egypt and
Saudi-Kuwait ties cemented
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held talks in Riyadh on Sunday with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. They discussed the latest regional and international developments as well as ways of expanding cooperation between the two GCC
Sunni Iraqi MPs boycott parliament over murder of tribal chief
Sunni politicians announced Sunday they were boycotting Iraq’s Shiite-dominated parliament after the killing of a prominent tribal leader whose death has been blamed on Shiite militias. The boycott, which also comes weeks after gunmen shot dead three Sunni clerics in
Hundreds in Qatar protest North Carolina ‘terrorist act’
Around 1,000 people marched Sunday in Doha in solidarity with the three Muslim American students murdered last week by a white neighbour in what protesters in Qatar called “a terrorist act”. The marchers carried banners calling for the “end of
Egypt court puts Mursi on trial over Qatar link
An Egyptian court put ousted Islamist president Mohammad Mursi on trial on Sunday on charges of endangering national security by leaking state secrets and sensitive documents to Qatar, furthering a state crackdown on his outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Mursi, who was
Bahrain sends military aid to help Jordan fight ISIS
Bahrain will lend support to Jordan with armed forces to help in the efforts to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Bahrain’s News Agency reported on Sunday. The agency said Manama would support Jordan with forces from the
Report: ISIS chief Baghdadi’s uncle arrested in Iraq
Two relatives including the uncle of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group, were detained on Sunday after a security operation near the city of Samarra, state-owned Iraqi television cited a
21 Egyptian fishermen abducted in Libya: report
At least 21 Egyptian fishermen were kidnapped in Libya by an “armed militia,” Egypt’s state-owned Ahram Online quoted the head of the fishermen’s syndicate as saying over the weekend. The daily quoted Ahmed Nassar, the head of the syndicate in
Jordan sentences senior Brotherhood leader to 18 months
A Jordanian court Sunday sentenced a senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood to 18 months in prison for criticizing a decision by the United Arab Emirates to blacklist his organization. The state security court in Amman found Zaki Bani Rsheid,
Scores dead in intensified fighting in southern Syria: monitor
Intense clashes in southern Syria have killed scores of pro-government and insurgent fighters in the past week, a group monitoring Syria’s war said on Sunday, forecasting even fiercer violence as the weather clears. Syria’s army and allied combatants from Lebanon’s
Bin Laden wanted Mubarak killed in plane crash, U.S. man tells jurors
In the terrorism trial of a man accused of being one of Al-Qaeda’s early leaders, an American described being asked in 1995 by Osama bin Laden to kill Egypt’s president by ramming his plane with his own in midair. “It
U.N. to urge Houthis to step aside in Yemen
The U.N. Security Council is due to adopt a resolution Sunday urging the Shiite militiamen behind a power grab in Yemen to step down, release government officials and negotiate, diplomats said. Calling for the militia, known as Houthis, to act
Yemen crisis: GCC calls for UN action
An emergency meeting of foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) here on Saturday expressed deep concerns over the worsening political and security situation in Yemen and asked the United Nations to intervene immediately. Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled
Lebanon’s Hariri: talking to Hezbollah necessary to ease tensions
Former prime minister Saad al-Hariri, speaking on a rare visit marking the 10th anniversary of his father’s assassination, said dialogue with Hezbollah was necessary to ease sectarian tensions in Lebanon. Five members of Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah have been indicted
Kurds regain Syrian villages from ISIS
Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led air strikes have regained control of at least 163 villages around the Syrian town of Kobane after driving back Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in the past three weeks, a group monitoring
Six wounded after Houthis open fire on protestors
Houthi rebels opened fire Saturday to disperse a protest against the rule of the Shiite Muslim movement, wounding up to six people, witnesses said. Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets in several parts of the country in
Two suicide car bombs wound six in Egypt’s Sinai
Six people were wounded on Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula when officers fired on two suicide car bombs as they came near a police station, officials said. Egypt is fighting Islamist insurgents who have killed hundreds of police and soldiers
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