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
9-year-old Aleppo girl star of YouTube show on Syrian war
BEIRUT: A nine-year-old girl has become the star of a YouTube comedy that depicts with bittersweet humor the harsh reality of everyday life in rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo. Rasha plays the role of “Umm Abdo Al-Halabiya,” a housewife who
Syrian army airstrikes near Aleppo kill 21
At least 21 people were killed and around 100 wounded when Syrian army planes bombed a town in northern Syria that is controlled by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, a group monitoring the war said on Sunday.
Yemen kidnappers free U.N. water engineer, says world body
The United Nations said a Sierra Leonean water engineer working in Yemen on a sanitation project had been freed more than a year after being kidnapped by unidentified armed men. “Colleagues at the United Nations are delighted that James Massaquoi,
Kuwait says stateless to be offered Comoros citizenship
Tens of thousands of stateless people in oil-rich Kuwait will be offered citizenship of the impoverished African nation of Comoros to end their decades-old problem, the government said Sunday. The stateless people — known as bidoons — would be granted
How the Gaza attacks can blow Palestine recognition efforts
Analysed By: Rajia Aboulkheir and Mustapha Ajbaili The overnight bombing that targeted the homes of Fatah leaders in the Gaza Strip and which the movement blamed on Hamas threaten to tear up the Palestinian unity government and slow the international
Egypt’s Sinai evacuations: A case of displacement for security?
Analysed By: Sonia Farid Creating a buffer zone along the border with the Gaza Strip has been the Egyptian government’s priority since the Oct. 24 attack that killed more than 30 soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula. The plan, which promises
Saudi youngster blows himself up in Syria
Fahad Al-Hajiri, a Saudi high school student, was involved in a suicide attack at the beginning of this month after IS chose him and three others to carry out an operation inside an oilfield in Homs. Al-Hajiri, nicknamed Abu Azzam
Third Australian killed fighting alongside ISIS
A third Australian citizen fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants was reportedly killed during combat in Syria, according to reports. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs attempted to verify the reports but said it was
Fate of ‘critically wounded’ ISIS chief unclear
The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was “critically wounded” when a U.S.-led air strike targeted the western Iraqi border town of al-Qaim, tribal sources told Al Arabiya News Channel on Saturday. U.S.
Egypt arrests suspect over threats to American schools
Egypt on Saturday announced the arrest of a U.S.-Egyptian citizen accused of having posted on jihadist websites a threat to attack American and other international schools in the region. At the end of October, U.S. embassies in the Gulf states
Turkish resort city bars unauthorized Syrian refugees: reports
The popular Turkish resort of Antalya has barred unauthorized refugees from conflict-torn Syria in a bid to prevent a possible refugee wave, local media reported on Saturday. The city asked to be exempted from a government decree that grants all
GCC declares war on domestic violence
GCC member states are working to establish a joint human rights body at the bloc’s general secretariat to help curb domestic violence at the regional level. “The move to establish the rights agency was prompted by the growing number of
Al-Qaeda says tried to kill U.S. envoy to Yemen
Al-Qaeda said Saturday it had tried to assassinate the U.S. ambassador to Yemen with two bombs that were discovered minutes before they were due to explode. The explosives were planted Thursday outside the house of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, the
Fresh Iraq blasts kill at least 31 in Baghdad
A wave of car bombs struck Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 31 people, Agence France-Presse reported security and medical officials as saying. The six car bombs, which hit five different areas of the Iraqi capital, also
Top EU diplomat says Palestinian state needed
The European Union lent support Saturday to Palestinian statehood efforts with the bloc’s new foreign affairs chief saying a Palestinian state was needed to prevent a repeat of this year’s Gaza war. “We need a Palestinian state — that is
U.S.-led air strikes hit ISIS-held oil field in Syria
U.S.-led air strikes hit positions belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the north and east of Syria, including an oil field, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. The air strikes against ISIS
Yemen’s President Hadi sacked from party leadership
Yemen’s General People’s Congress dismissed the country’s President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi from his Secretary General party role on Saturday. The move was taken after he was accused of soliciting U.N. sanctions against his predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh. In a statement
Iran’s uranium stockpile grows before deadline for nuclear deal
Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium gas has grown by 8 percent to nearly 8.4 tonnes in about two months, U.N. atomic inspectors say, an amount world powers probably will want to see cut under any nuclear deal with Tehran. The
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