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
FBI workers with foreign ties ‘face security bias’
Hundreds of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation employees with foreign ties have been subjected to what some call an unfair program of background checks to prevent espionage, The New York Times reported Saturday. All FBI employees with access to classified
Bomb wounds senior Iraqi army officer: officials
A roadside bomb wounded a senior Iraqi army officer Saturday who had successfully commanded a major operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in November, officials said. The blast hit Staff Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saadi’s vehicle
Houthi chief threatens to seize oil-rich Yemen province
The head of Yemen’s Shiite Houthi militia threatened Saturday to take control of the oil-rich Marib province, targeted by the group since it seized the capital and central areas three months ago. “If official authorities do not assume their responsibilities,
ISIS seeking bases inside Lebanon, says security chief
ISIS militants holed up in the Qalamoun mountains on the Syrian-Lebanese border are seeking to gain control of nearby Lebanese villages to support their fighting positions, the head of Lebanon’s main security apparatus told Reuters. Major General Abbas Ibrahim said
EU to set up cell targeting militant propaganda
The European Union plans to set up a cell of advisors in Belgium that member governments can tap to fight militant propaganda, a top EU official told a newspaper Saturday. “The idea is for Belgium to welcome a cell of
At least 20 Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya
Islamist militants have abducted 20 Egyptian Christians in Libya in recent days, a source close to the government said Saturday. Earlier, Witness Hanna Aziz told The Associated Press that gunmen in the Libyan city of Sirte went room to room
Iran says no deal with U.S. to ship enriched uranium to Russia
Iran denied on Saturday that it had reached an agreement with the United States to ship its surplus enriched uranium to Russia under new concessions aimed at clinching a comprehensive nuclear deal with six world powers. The Associated Press, citing
Turkey resorts to running double-shift classes for Syrian refugee children
Turkey’s education ministry has started to run double-shift classes for Syrian refugee children, in a bid to cope with the deluge of migrants from the war-torn country. Turkish students in several provinces now attend classes before noon and refugee-students attend
Father of pilot held by ISIS pleads: he is ‘your son’
The father of the Jordanian pilot captured by the ISIS of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) late December pleaded on Saturday to the militants to treat his son well. 1st Lt. Mu’ath al-Kassasbeh 26-year-old Jordanian is the first known foreign military
Turkey permits first new church in 90 years
Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has authorized the building of the first church in the country since the end of the Ottoman empire in 1923, AFP has learned. The church is for the country’s tiny Syriac community and will be built in
Saudi delegation to head to Iraq for talks on reopening embassy
A Saudi delegation will travel to Baghdad this week to start preparations to reopen an embassy in the Iraqi, the Saudi Press Agency said on Saturday, citing an official source in the foreign ministry. It said Saudi Arabia also plans
Iran rejects controversial new hijab law
A draft law that would give greater powers to Iran’s police and volunteer militias to enforce women’s compulsory wearing of the veil has been ruled unconstitutional, state media reported Saturday. Under Islamic law in force in Iran since the 1979
Yemen arrests three foreigners over possible al-Qaeda links
Yemeni police have arrested three foreigners in the capital Sanaa after one of them was found to have al-Qaeda material in his possession, the Interior Ministry said. The foreigners, a Bulgarian, Belgian and Somali, were aged between 22 and 48,
Lebanon imposes visas on Syrians for first time
Lebanon is to impose visa restrictions on Syrians for the first time after being overwhelmed by an influx of more than 1.1 million refugees, according to documents published online. The new regulations, posted on the website of the General Security
Al-Qaeda suspect dies days before U.S. trial
A suspected al-Qaeda militant accused over the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania died on Friday, only a few days before he was due to stand in tri in New York, according to his lawyer. Nazih Abdul-Hamed
ISIS seizes dozens of northern Iraq residents
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group seized dozens of men from two villages in northern Iraq on Friday while searching for people who burned its flag, officials and residents said. An intelligence officer said that a
Iran, 6 powers move closer to nuke talks deal
Iran and the United States have tentatively agreed on a formula that Washington hopes will reduce Tehran’s ability to make nuclear arms by committing it to ship to Russia much of the material needed for such weapons, diplomats say. In
Lebanon’s U.N.-backed Hariri tribunal extended
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has added a three-year extension to the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon prosecuting suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The tribunal, which was inaugurated in 2009, will continue its
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