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
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
:: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against ISIS in Syria entered their final stages, he expected the focus to move towards holding territory instead of arming Syrian Kurdish fighters. Speaking with reporters on
Hamas threatens ‘intifada’ over US moves on Jerusalem
:: The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas which controls Gaza called Saturday for a new “intifada” if Washington recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel or moves its embassy to the disputed city. Reports in Washington have suggested US President Donald
Israeli missiles hit military position near Damascus
:: Israeli missiles struck a military position near Damascus overnight and Syria’s air defence system thwarted them, Syrian state television said on Saturday. The “blatant assault” led to material losses at the site in the countryside around the capital, it
Saudi Ambassador: Sanaa uprising against Iranian militias
:: In an interview with Al-Arabiya.net, the Saudi ambassador to Yemen, Mohamed Al Jaber, described the uprising in Sana’a as “supporting and benefiting the Yemeni people.” “It is encouraging and optimistic,” he said. “We hope that this will lead to
Iranian opposition in US publishes Tehran’s ‘scandalous acts’ in new book
:: The Iranian opposition in the United States has published a book on the 1988 massacre when the Iranian regime murdered thousands of people opposing it. During a presentation on Friday in Washington, the opposition called for unravelling the truth
Consultations in Yemen to form military council headed by Saleh’s nephew
:: Al-Arabiya has learnt from informed sources that the former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is holding consultations to form a military council headed by Colonel Tariq Mohammed Abdullah Saleh, the son of his brother, and that it would be
Trump likely to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital next week
:: President Donald Trump is likely to announce next week that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a senior administration official said on Friday, a move that would upend decades of American policy and possibly inflame tensions in
Former Egyptian PM Ahmed Shafiq leaves UAE for Cairo, his family stays back
:: An official source has announced that the former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has left the UAE for Cairo. In a statement, the source added that the family of the former Egyptian Prime Minister is still in the UAE
Syrian government delegate Jaafari quits Geneva peace talks
:: Syria’s government delegation quit UN-led peace talks in Geneva on Friday and said it would not return next week unless the opposition withdrew a statement demanding President Bashar al-Assad play no role in any interim post-war government. “For us
Gruesome ISIS video purports to show Syrian pilot burned alive
:: ISIS has released a video allegedly showing a Syrian pilot that the extremists captured more than a year ago being set on fire while alive. The video released late Thursday allegedly showed Maj. Azzam Eid being chained to a
Syrian rebels down army helicopter in southwest-Observatory
:: Syrian insurgents brought down an army helicopter in southwest Syria on Friday, near the borders with Israel and Lebanon, killing its two crew members, a war monitoring group said. Two Syrian army officers from the helicopter’s crew died, the
Israel intelligence chief who plans to succeed Netanyahu
:: Israel’s intelligence minister said Thursday he plans to succeed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is embroiled in corruption scandals and a police investigation. But Israel Katz said in an interview with The Associated Press he hopes Netanyahu will be
More than 400 US troops leaving Syria
:: More than 400 US Marines and their artillery are leaving Syria after helping to capture the city of Raqqa from ISIS, the US-led coalition fighting the militant group said on Thursday. Last month, US-backed militias declared victory in Raqqa,
UAE minister says Egyptian presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq free to travel
:: The United Arab Emirates has denied reports that Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq is barred from travelling outside of the country in contrary to his previous comment to Al Jazeera earlier in the day. Shafiq, an ex-air force
Syrian opposition seek a political solution in six months
:: Syrian opposition leader Nasr Hariri requested that Russia and other countries put real pressure on Damascus to reach a political solution within six months in accordance with UN resolution 2254. Hariri said the opposition had no preconditions for talks,
Violent car explosion rocks Aden kills 4
:: Four people were killed Wednesday when a car bomb exploded in the headquarters of the Ministry of Finance in downtown Aden, sources told Al Arabiya. The sources said that several houses surrounding the site of the bombing at the
Syrian regime delegation joins peace talks in Geneva
:: The Syrian delegation arrived in Geneva to participate in the eighth round of United Nation-sponsored peace talks. It delayed its departure for one day after the opposition repeated its demand that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down. The Russian-proposed
Lebanese President Aoun says Hariri to ‘certainly’ stay on as PM
:: Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri will “certainly” remain prime minister and the country’s political crisis “will be resolved definitively in a few days”, President Michel Aoun was quoted as saying by an Italian newspaper on Wednesday. “We have just finished talks
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