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
Christians flee Mosul after ISIS ultimatum to convert or leave
Christians have fled Iraq’s northern city of Mosul en masse before a Saturday deadline issued by the al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for them to either convert to Islam, pay tax, leave or be killed. Al Arabiya
ISIS burns 1,800-year-old church in Mosul
Militants from the radical jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have set fire to a 1,800-year-old church in Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul, a photo released Saturday shows. The burning of the church is the latest
Gaza death toll rises to 355 as Israel expands offensive
GAZA/JERUSALEM: Fresh Israeli bombardments killed at least 12 people in Gaza on Sunday, medics said, as the army intensified a 13-day campaign against the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel said it had expanded its ground offensive and militants kept up rocket
Russia blasts U.S. for implicating rebels in jet crash
Russia heavily criticized Washington on Saturday after U.S. President Barack Obama said that a missile fired from territory controlled by Moscow-backed rebels downed the Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the U.S. administration sought
What’s next after the Iran nuclear deal extension?
After failing to meet the July 20 deadline to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal, and after 16 days of intense diplomatic negotiations in Vienna, the six world powers (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia and China) and
Hamas: 11 Israeli soldiers killed in 24 hours
Hamas’ armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, said on Thursday it had killed 11 Israeli soldiers in four “special operations” in the last 24 hours. Five of the soldiers were killed in one operation near Gaza’s southern district of Rafah, the
1 in 5 of Gaza dead are children
Sobbing and shaking, Ismail Abu Musallam leaned against the wall of a hospital Friday, waiting for three of his children to be prepared for burial. They were killed as they slept when an Israeli tank shell hit their home, burying
Gunmen kill 21 Egypt soldiers in checkpoint attack
Gunmen killed 21 Egyptian soldiers on Saturday during an attack on a border checkpoint in Egypt’s western desert region near Libya, a military statement said, in one of the most deadly attacks since Islamist President Mohammad Mursi’s ouster last year.
Israelis kill 46 Gazans on Day 12, raising toll t0 342
The Gaza death toll hit 342 on Saturday as Israeli warplanes intensified their bombardment and troops pressed a ground assault on the 12th day of a major confrontation with Hamas. And the overall Israeli death toll rose to five following
ISIS in control of ‘35 percent’ of Syrian territory
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is now in control of 35 percent of the Syrian territory following a string of victories, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday. ISIS holdings include nearly all of Syria’s
Erdogan slams Sisi as ‘tyrant’ over Cairo policy
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as an illegitimate tyrant, saying Cairo could not be relied upon to negotiate a truce with Israel, Agence France-Presse reported. “Is Sisi a party [to a
‘Security zone’ agreed around MH17 crash site
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have agreed to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet that was apparently shot down in the separatist east, Ukraine’s security service chief said on Saturday, according to Agence France-Presse.
Lebanese couple were on doomed Malaysian jet
Two Australians of Lebanese origin were among the 298 people on board the Malaysian jetliner that was shot down over Ukraine, the Lebanon-based daily news website Yalibnan reported Friday. Albert and Maree Rizk, who died on board of the Malaysia
Iran poll tactics drive nuclear deal timetable
Failure to solve Iran’s nuclear dispute by a Sunday deadline may dismay weary negotiators in Vienna and stir fresh Middle East tension, but an extension of talks could reap political gains at home for the Islamic republic’s supreme leader. Ali
Egypt has no plans to revise its Gaza truce proposal — Foreign Minister
CAIRO — Egypt has no plans to revise its ceasefire proposal to end fighting in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, which has rejected the initiative, Cairo’s foreign minister said on Saturday. “It provides the needs of
Islamic State ultimatum sparks Christian exodus
• IS militants to Mosul Christians: convert, pay or die • Evacuees join Shiites fleeing to Kurdistan • Rights group: IS “caliphate” wiping out minority groups in areas it controls People who fled from the violence in Mosul walk
Gaza toll passes 300 as UN chief heads to region
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Fresh Israeli air strikes killed 10 people in Gaza on Saturday, hiking the death toll above 300 as UN chief Ban Ki-moon headed to the region to bolster truce efforts. The new peace push came as
Israeli ground offensive kills 44 Gazans on first day
CAIRO: Egypt renewed its call for a truce to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on Friday as the overall Palestinian death toll since July 8 to 285, including 44 killed on Friday as Israel pressed a
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