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
Iraq Kurd chief hails victories against ISIS
U.S.-led forces attacked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets on Sunday with 13 air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria, using fighters, bombers and other aircraft, the U.S. military said. Four of the Iraq strikes were near
Egyptian jailed for 10 years for spying for Israel
An Egyptian court has jailed a Suez Canal shipping services manager for 10 years on charges of spying for Israel about naval movements through the strategic waterway, state media reported. The court in the canal city of Port Said also
Jordan hangs 11 men after eight-year death penalty moratorium
Jordan executed 11 men convicted of murder by hanging on Sunday, the interior ministry said, as it ended an informal eight-year moratorium on the death penalty. “Eleven criminals convicted in different cases of murder were executed at dawn,” the official
Essebsi campaign claims Tunisia election victory
Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi’s campaign team said initial indications showed he had won Sunday’s run-off election by a clear margin over rival Moncef Marzouki, in an announcement that was contested by the rival campaign team of the incumbent
Egypt’s powerful intelligence chief replaced
Egypt’s powerful intelligence chief, a longtime mentor of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, was removed and replaced by his deputy, security officials said Saturday Gen. Mohammed Farid el-Tohamy, in his mid-60s, was seen as a hardliner in the government crackdown against Islamists
U.S. delivered 10 Apaches to Egypt in ‘recent weeks’
The United States has delivered 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt in recent weeks after lifting part of a freeze on aid to the north African nation, a U.S. official said Saturday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had been promising
Egypt says it backs Palestinian U.N. resolution
Egypt said on Saturday it supports a draft resolution submitted by the Palestinians to the U.N. Security Council setting out terms for a final peace deal with Israel. The Palestinians on Wednesday presented the resolution setting a 12-month deadline for
Saudi hails Egypt-Qatar rapprochement
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met a top Qatari envoy in Cairo on Saturday as part of Saudi-brokered reconciliation that was hailed by Riyadh as the opening of “a new page” between the two Arab states. Sisi met Sheikh Mohammad
Erdogan praises legal process against opponents
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday praised as “clean and lawful” the legal process against his opponents that has been sharply criticized by the European Union and includes an arrest warrant for his arch-foe Fethullah Gulen. “I have been
ISIS ‘executes 100 deserters’ in Syria’s Raqqa
Militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have executed 100 members for trying to flee their base in the northern Syrian city of Raqaa, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. An activist, who was identified by
Kurds advance against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Iraqi Kurdish forces pressed on with a vast operation to wrest back swathes of land from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq, including sending scouts into the town of Sinjar, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported on Saturday.
Iraqi Diyala residents face ISIS ‘water war’
An Iraqi official warned on Saturday of a “humanitarian disaster” after Islamist militants diverted Al-Roz River away from Bildoz district in the eastern province of Diyala, affecting thousands of people in what he described as a “water war,” in an
Israeli aircraft hit Gaza for first time since August truce
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Israeli aircraft hit Gaza for the first time since an August truce ended 50 days of war after a rocket hit the Jewish state, witnesses and the army said early Saturday. A spokesman for Gaza’s health
IS has executed 100 foreigners trying to quit: report
LONDON: The Islamic State extremist group has executed 100 of its own foreign fighters who tried to flee their headquarters in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the Financial Times newspaper said Saturday. An activist opposed to both IS and the
Activists: Qaeda seizes scores of Syrian army tanks
Fighters from the Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda’s Syria branch, seized dozens of tanks and armored personnel carriers from the army when they took two regime bases this week, AFP quoted activists as saying on Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Turkish court acquits dissident sociologist over 1998 blast
A Turkish court on Friday acquitted Turkish dissident sociologist Pinar Selek, who has taken refuge in France, over a 1998 explosion that killed seven people, the official Anatolia news agency reported. The ruling — delivered by a high criminal court
Turkey issues arrest warrant for Erdogan foe Gulen: reports
Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who President Tayyip Erdogan accuses of seeking to overthrow him, state broadcaster TRT Haber reported on Friday. Guen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999,
Iran warns its ‘supersonic’ missiles can reach ‘hostile’ aircraft carriers
A senior member of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warned on Friday that the Iranian military had the ability to target aircraft carriers using supersonic missiles. “We can easily target hostile aircraft carriers with our supersonic missiles and
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