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
UK involvement in arming Israel revealed
Recent documents reveal that the British government is participating in arming the Israeli army which has killed thousands of Palestinians since the beginning of its offensive against Gaza nearly a month ago, the British daily news website the Independent reported
Sisi: Egypt’s plan ‘real chance’ to end Gaza crisis.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday a Gaza ceasefire plan his country had put forward represented a “real chance” to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas. “The Egyptian initiative is a real chance to find a real
Freed Palestinian prisoners shocked at damage in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Unlike many Palestinians who are desperate to flee Gaza, Rami and Osama had no choice but to return after years in Israeli jails, although the scope of the devastation has shocked them. At the Erez border
Jihadists kill 23 in fighting south of Baghdad
Jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) killed at least 23 Iraqi soldiers and members of allied Shiite militia in a flashpoint area south of Baghdad, army sources said Saturday, according to Agence France-Presse. ISIS militants firing
Jihadists kill 14 Iraq Kurds in battle over dam, oil facility
Kurdish troops fought off a jihadist attack on an oil facility and a dam near the Iraqi city of Mosul but lost 14 of their number in intense combat, Kurdish sources said Saturday. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
NGO: ISIS withdraws from Syria villages
The jihadist Islamic State has withdrawn from several villages dominated by a Sunni tribe in eastern Deir Ezzor province after clashes, a monitoring group said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the extremist group had withdrawn from Abu
Iraqi FM blames Maliki for ISIS insurgency
Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari blamed on Friday Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his security officials for the Islamist insurgency gaining power in parts of Iraq, in a rare criticism of the Iraqi leader by a government official. “Surely the
Obama: new Gaza truce ‘very hard’
U.S. President Barack Obama urged Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday to show that they are serious about wanting a ceasefire in Gaza, and called for the “unconditional” immediate release of an Israeli soldier reportedly captured by the group earlier
Report: ISIS axes gender mixing in Mosul universities
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group has ordered the segregation of male and female university students in the northern Iraqi province of Mosul, local media outlet Al-Sumaria News reported an informed source as saying Thursday. The
Gaza’s ‘miracle baby’ dies after power blackout
Gaza’s so-called “miracle baby,” who was born via an emergency caesarian section after her mother was killed, died on Thursday. Doctors at the hospital where she was being treated said that constant blackouts and electricity shortages had affected her incubator
Fighting in flashpoint Iraq town kills five militants
The Islamic State launched a failed attack on the Iraqi town of Dhuluiya on Thursday, sparking clashes that left at least five of its fighters dead, the army and residents said. “The Iraqi security forces repelled an attack launched this
Report: Iranian forces arrive in Iraq’s Kurdistan
A heavily armed Iranian military force arrived at Sulaymaniyah International Airport in the autonomous northern Kurdistan region of Iraq this week en route to Kirkuk to help defend Shiite shrines from Sunni militant attacks, pan-Arab Asharq Al-Awsat, quoting an Iraqi
40 Palestinians killed after collapse of truce
At least 40 Palestinians were killed and 200 others injured in Israeli shelling in southern Gaza Strip after the collapse of the three-day ceasefire which briefly began on Friday morning, medics reported. Earlier, the Israeli government has informed U.N. Secretary
Israel, Hamas agree 72-hour Gaza ceasefire
The United States and United Nations announced that Israel and Hamas agreed to a 72- hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, starting Friday morning, the Associated Press reported. In a joint statement, the U.S. and U.N. said they had gotten confirmation
UN told: Gaza on precipice
Palestinians are “facing a precipice” in Gaza, the top UN refugee official there told the Security Council on Thursday in a strongly-worded appeal for action. With more than 220,000 Palestinians already sheltering in UN facilities — four times the number
U.S. unveils $378 million in new humanitarian aid for Syria
The United States on Wednesday unveiled $378 million in new humanitarian aid for the Syrian people, denouncing “appalling ‘starve or surrender’ tactics” by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. “The regime is asphyxiating half a million Syrians in Aleppo by
Gaza tension: Israelis leave Maldives resort
Israeli holiday makers were evacuated from their Maldivian resort after one of them tore up an anti-Israeli placard equating the Nazi Swastika to the Israeli flag, officials said Wednesday. Some 30 Israeli surfers were moved out to safety from Thulusdhoo
At least 49 killed in Syria Kurdish-jihadist battle
A fierce battle between Syrian Kurds and jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has killed nearly 50 fighters from both sides as the Kurds seized several ISIS positions, Agence France-Presse reported a monitoring group as
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