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 airstrikes kill 17 in areas held by ISIS
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq on Saturday in air strikes targeting areas controlled by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, witnesses and an intelligence official said. Two brothers who were members of the Albu Hishma tribe were
Three French mirage jet fighters deployed in Jordan
Three French Mirage warplanes have been deployed in Jordan to assist in the fight against the Islamic State group, a military spokesman said on Saturday. France, which is participating in U.S.-led coalition air strikes in Iraq, said this month it
Turkey breaks up protest near Erdogan palace
Turkish police on Saturday forcefully broke up a student protest close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s new presidential palace, with one policeman punching a student, reports said. Video footage showed police, wearing body armour, using pepper spray to break up
Arabs to push for U.N. resolution on Palestinian state
Arab League foreign ministers agreed on Saturday to formally present a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council that will set a timeframe for the creation of a Palestinian state. The ministers set up a committee comprised of Kuwait,
Syria says U.S.-led strikes haven’t weakened ISIS
U.S.-led strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria have failed to weaken the militants, according to Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. Speaking on Friday night to two Middle Eastern television stations, Muallem also said “more
Turkey denies ISIS attacked Kobane from its territory
Turkey denied on Saturday that jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have launched an attack on the border town of Kobane from its territory, an official statement said. The statement from the Turkish prime minister’s office
Egypt court drops charges against Mubarak
An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed criminal charges against former president Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign. A helicopter transporting the 86-year-old former president took off from
Flesh-eating maggot disease surfaces in Syria
U.N. health experts have noted three cases of myiasis near Damascus, marking the first appearance of the flesh-eating maggot disease in Syria, AFP reported. Myiasis, an affliction caused when flies lay their eggs in wounds, is not lethal for humans,
Yemen’s rivals hold rare meeting
Yemen’s main Sunni Islamist party says its top leaders have met with the powerful Shiite Houthi rebels who have been battling it for months and control the capital, in a rare meeting that might help ease the country’s political deadlock.
Taliban attack rocks upscale Kabul district
Taliban fighters staged an attack Thursday evening in an upscale district in the Afghan capital Kabul. Witnesses described multiple explosions and bursts of gunfire in the Wazir Akbar Khan district, which contains numerous foreign embassies and compounds housing international agencies
For 600 migrants, harrowing sail ends in Greece
Hour after hour, the coast guard boats shuttled from the crippled freighter to a concrete pier, discharging a steady flow of humanity: Families with small children, black-clad elderly women, battered-looking youths with backpacks. For nearly 600 migrants, most of them
Turkish prof jailed for barring hijab-clad student
A prominent Turkish professor on Thursday began a jail sentence after being convicted of preventing a female student wearing a Muslim headscarf from entering the university where he worked, his lawyer said. Rennan Pekunlu, a former professor of astrophysics at
The world is ignoring the death of thousands in Palestine, Syria and Egypt:Erdogan
Istanbul : “More than 300,000 people have been killed in Syria and the world remains silent,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Speaking at the First International Women and Justice Summit organised by the Women and Democracy Association in Istanbul
Yemen rescuers sought U.S., British, S.Africa hostages in raid
An American, a Briton and a South African were among several hostages Yemeni forces sought to free from al-Qaeda this week, the defense ministry said on its website, describing a raid that a U.S. defense official said also involved U.S.
Mosul residents: ISIS group cuts phones in Iraq city
Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group blocked all mobile phone networks in the largest Iraqi city they control, Mosul, accusing informants in the city of tipping off coalition forces to their whereabouts, residents told The
Erdogan slams ‘ego complex’ of critics on Americas discovery claim
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan savaged critics of his remarks that Muslim explorers traveled to the Americas before Columbus as suffering from an “ego complex,” reaffirming his belief their purported feat was an historical fact. “I have been the target
Iran’s leader doesn’t oppose more nuclear talks
Iran’s top leader on Thursday said he would not stand in the way of continued nuclear negotiations with world powers and would accept a “fair” agreement, but vowed not to bow to bullying by the United States. Supreme Leader Ayatollah
First Britons jailed for terrorism training in Syria
Two brothers have become the first Britons to be jailed for providing training to extremists in Syria after police found suspicious pictures on their phones, the BBC reported Thursday. Mohommod Nawaz, 30, and Hamza Nawaz, 24, who are from East
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