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
Hamas accuses Palestinian govt of failing Gaza
The Palestinian consensus government has failed to meet its commitment to rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip, former Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya has said. Speaking late on Monday shortly after a ministerial delegation from the West Bank arrived in Gaza,
Quake jolts sparsely populated area in Iran
Iran’s state TV says a magnitude-5.3 earthquake has jolted a sparsely populated district in the south without causing casualties. It said the epicenter of Tuesday’s quake was in the Shonbeh district, some 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Bushehr, a
UNSC rejects Palestinian statehood bid
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected a draft resolution on Palestinian statehood after receiving only eight votes in favor. Security Council member Jordan had requested the vote following a meeting of Arab ambassadors on the draft resolution that sets
Libya in $6 mln push to tackle oil port fires
Libya’s recognized government has contracted a U.S. firefighter firm to help extinguish blazing fires at storage tanks in the el-Sidr oil port, a spokesman said on Monday. Work is set to start within five days, government spokesman Mohammad Bazaza said,
Shabaab spy chief killed in U.S. strike: Somalia
A top intelligence official with Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab movement has been killed in a U.S. air strike, Somalia’s government said on Tuesday. “In a joint operation last night by the Somali national security and the United States, al-Shabaab intelligence chief
ISIS claims car bomb targeting Syria gas plant
ISIS claimed responsibility for a car bomb, which exploded near a gas plant in Syria’s Homs province on Monday killing eight people, including four soldiers, and wounding 15, a monitoring group said. “Eight people were killed in a car bomb
ISIS claims killing of Iranian military adviser in Iraq
ISIS has claimed the killing of a senior Iranian officer advising Iraqi forces in their fight against the jihadists, in posts on jihadist Internet forums on Monday. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday announced the death of Brigadier General Hamid Taghavi,
Eight ministers arrive in Gaza to launch reconstruction
Eight ministers part of the Palestinian unity government arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday to launch the reconstruction of the enclave devastated by a 50-day war with Israel, Agence France-Presse reported. The ministers are part of a 50-member team
Qaeda claims failed ambush on Yemen general, death of soldier
Al-Qaeda said Monday that it had carried out an unsuccessful bid to assassinate a top Yemeni general in an ambush the government said killed two soldiers and wounded 11 others. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula also said it had killed
Obama doesn’t rule out U.S. embassy in Iran
President Barack Obama isn’t ruling out the possibility the U.S. could one day reopen an embassy in Iran. Obama was asked in an NPR interview whether he could envision opening an embassy there during his final two years in office.
Iran holds funeral for senior commander killed in Iraq
Iran held a funeral on Monday for a senior Revolutionary Guard commander who was killed during a battle against the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq. State TV said the funeral for Brig. Gen. Hamid Taqavi was held in a
French-Japanese couple missing since leaving for ISIS-controlled area
A French-Japanese couple who planned to visit areas controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group went missing after leaving Tokyo last month, reports and a source said Monday. The Algerian-French husband and his Japanese wife,
Turkish PM warns against further clashes in Cizre
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday warned that the government would take action against any further violence in the southeast after three people were killed in fresh clashes between two rival Kurdish groups. “We will stand firm … against
Three cars burned in Saudi embassy in Tripol
Three vehicles were burned at the parking lot of the Saudi embassy in Tripoli, a source at the foreign ministry said on Friday. The source described the Libyan authorities as fast in extinguishing the fire, which left no injuries or
Iraqi forces launch offensive on ISIS in Dhuluiyah
Iraqi forces backed by Sunni tribes advanced into the town of Dhuluiyah north of Baghdad on Sunday in a new attempt to push out ISIS jihadists, officials said. In October, Iraqi forces retook most of Dhuluiyah from ISIS, but the
Houthis, tribesmen clashes in Sanaa kill 12
Twelve people have been killed in clashes between tribesmen and Shiite rebels north of the capital Sanaa, the Associated Press reported Yemeni security officials and tribal leaders as saying on Sunday. They say Shiite Houthi rebels went to the Arhab
Anti-ISIS Syria tribesmen among 2,000 ‘executed’
ISIS has executed nearly 2,000 people in Syria – half of them from an important Sunni tribe – since announcing their “caliphate” in June, a monitoring group said Sunday. “The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the execution by
Yemen general escapes deadly ‘Qaeda’ blast
A Yemeni general escaped unscathed on Sunday in a bombing that killed his driver in the southern city of Aden, one of his bodyguards told AFP. “General Farej al-Atiqi, commander of the 31st armoured battalion, was unhurt when a device
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