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
Fate of Egyptian NGOs hangs in the balance
By Sonia Farid Nov. 10 marked the expiry of the ultimatum given to Egyptian NGOs to “adjust their legal status” by registering under law 84, which dates back to ousted President Hosni Mubarak. The registration decree was issued in July
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claim deadly Sinai attack
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Egypt’s deadliest militant group which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), claimed responsibility for a suicide attack last month that killed 30 soldiers, according to AFP. The group, which has spearheaded
Iraq pledges ‘excellent’ relations
President Fuad Masum of Iraq who left Riyadh on Thursday following his first visit to the Kingdom expressed his keenness to maintain excellent relations with Saudi Arabia. “The Kingdom is an important player in the region and globally with a
Algeria’s president hospitalized in France
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who suffered a stroke last year, has been admitted to hospital in the French Alpine city of Grenoble, French government and police sources said. “He was taken into care at Grenoble mutualist clinic yesterday,” a police
Officials: Baghdad car bombs kill at least 17
Car bomb blasts in two northern Baghdad neighborhoods killed at least 17 people and wounded at least 57 on Friday, medical and security sources said. One explosion went off near the Tigris River in the Graiat area, killing at least
Yemen: 25 Houthi rebels killed in ambush
At least 25 members of Houthi rebels were killed in an ambush by tribesmen near the town of Radaa, which is 100 miles south east of the capital Sanaa, Al Arabiya correspondent reported, in a fresh wave of violence in
Libya frees nine Turks detained by army
Libya on Friday released nine Turks who had been captured by the army and handed them over to representatives from Ankara, a government statement said. The men had been captured by troops in the embattled eastern city of Benghazi, where
ISIS accused of crimes against humanity
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity on a large scale in areas under its control, a U.N. panel investigating war crimes in Syria said Friday. The U.N. Commission of Inquiry
Iraqi forces drive ISIS from refinery town of Beiji
Iraqi forces retook the strategic northern town of Beiji on Friday after more than two weeks of fighting with the Islamic State jihadist group, Agence France-Presse quoted officials as saying. Baiji, which had been out of government control for months,
Political instability in Libya tops Al-Thinni’s talks agenda
Key regional issues, including political instability in Libya as well as ways to boost Saudi-Libyan ties, topped the agenda of talks between Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni and top Saudi officials on Thursday. Al-Thinni held wide-ranging talks with Deputy Crown
Abu Dhabi to raise power and water tariffs
DUBAI: The emirate of Abu Dhabi will raise electricity and water tariffs to fight waste and limit rapid consumption growth, in a fresh sign that plunging oil prices are prompting Gulf governments to economize. Electricity tariffs for residential consumers will
Israel lifts age bar on Al-Aqsa mosque prayers
Men of all ages will be allowed to attend the main weekly Muslim prayers Friday at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound for the first time in “months and months”, a police spokesman said, according to Agence France-Presse. “No age limit
U.S. bombs Al-Qaeda group for third time in Syria
American aircraft bombed the Khorasan group in Syria on Thursday, in the third attack on the Al-Qaeda offshoot that is considered an immediate threat to the West, the U.S. military’s Central Command said. “We can confirm that U.S. aircraft struck
U.S. sends prosecutors abroad to track jihadists from Syria
Dozens of U.S. prosecutors are being sent to the Balkans, Middle East and North Africa to help track down jihadist fighters returning from Syria, the outgoing attorney general said Thursday. Washington has repeatedly voiced concern about hardened Islamists emerging from
Terror attacks kill five, wound 16 across Egypt
Two Egyptian policemen and three soldiers were killed in a terror attack in Sinai on Thursday, while a bomb explosion at a metro train in Cairo injured 16 people. In the Sinai attacks, militants set up roadblocks and stopped vehicles
Syria airstrike kills nine, including children
Activists say at least nine people were killed, including three children, in a Syrian government airstrike that targeted a rebel-held town near the capital Damascus. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were likely more dead in Friday’s
Syria’s opposition warns of upcoming food shortage
Syria’s Western-backed opposition on Thursday called on international donors to help stave off a food crisis in the country where drought and civil war have caused a dramatic drop in wheat production this year. The United Nations predicted earlier this
Yemeni president’s dismissal from party disputed
Senior figures in southern Yemen of the General People’s Congress rejected Thursday a move to dismiss President Abdrabuh Mansur from the party. The political bureau of the GNC, headed by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, had announced Hadi’s sacking on
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