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
ISIS allegedly issues ‘caliphate’ passport
Militant members and sympathizers of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have circulated pictures of what they said was the passport of the so-called “caliphate” declared last week by the militant group. The “State of the Islamic Caliphate”
Qaradawi says IS caliphate violates Shariah
DOHA, Qatar: Prominent Sunni Muslim scholar Yusef Al-Qaradawi said on Saturday that the declaration of an Islamic caliphate by jihadists fighting the governments in Syria and Iraq violates Shariah law. Last Sunday, the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group
‘Caliph Ibrahim’ demands obedience from Muslims
BAGHDAD: Self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi made an unprecedented appearance in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which his forces captured last month, ordering Muslims to obey him, according to a video posted Saturday. That marks a significant change for the
Clashes spread after Palestinian boy’s funeral
Jerusalem : Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters spread from Jerusalem to Arab towns in northern Israel Saturday following the funeral of an Arab teenager who Palestinians say was killed by Israeli extremists in a revenge attack. Riots erupted
Bahrain police officer killed in ‘terrorist’ bombing
A Bahraini police officer was killed in a “terrorist” bombing that took place in a village south of the capital Manama, an interior ministry official announced Saturday. Officer Mahmud Farid died Saturday of wounds sustained in the blast, which occurred
UAE boom continues to gather pace
DUBAI: Business activity growth in the UAE’s nonoil private sector rebounded to near a record high in June, a purchasing managers’ survey showed, as output rose at the fastest pace in the history of the series. The HSBC UAE Purchasing
Dubai launching project to build world’s biggest mall
DUBAI: Dubai is launching a project to build an entertainment and hotel district that will include the world’s largest shopping mall, the emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, said on Saturday. Plans for the “Mall of the World” project
Slain Palestinian teen ‘burned alive’, autopsy show
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian teenager, whose abduction and murder sparked three days of violent protests, was burned alive, according to initial post-mortem findings reported by Palestinian media on Saturday. Mohammed Abu Khder, 16, was kidnapped from the Shuafat neighborhood
46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq return home
New Delhi : Dozens of Indian nurses stranded in territory held by Islamic extremists in Iraq returned home to southern India on Saturday aboard a special flight, officials said. The 46 nurses had been holed up for more than a
ISIS destroys shrines, Shiite mosques in Iraq
BAGHDAD : Jihadists who overran Mosul last month have demolished ancient shrines and mosques in and around the historic northern Iraqi city, residents and social media posts said Saturday. At least four shrines to Sunni Arab or Sufi figures have
Aster DM Healthcare opens its eight ACCESS Clinic in the UAE
Aster DM Healthcare, the leading healthcare conglomerate in the Middle East and India, has opened its eighth ACCESS clinic at Souk Al Kabeer, Bur Dubai. ACCESS Clinic, which has rapidly gained success since its establishment in 2012, offers quality and
Declassified Docs Show ISIS Is More Than An Insurgency
The Islamic State, the Caliphate, ISIS — no matter it’s title, it’s a well-established organization able to survive the West’s attempts at de-stabilizing it. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is the wealthiest militant group in the world, with
IS now controls all of Syria’s main oil fields
BEIRUT: Militants seized an eastern Syrian oil field early Friday as they try to consolidate their control of an area along the length of the Euphrates river stretching through Syria and Iraq. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said
3 ‘killed’ in blast at Egyptian house used for bomb-making
CAIRO: Three people are believed to have been killed in an explosion early on Friday at a house south of Cairo used for making bombs, the Egyptian state news agency MENA reported. The explosion was in a brick building in
Syrian air raid kills 4 near Lebanese border town
BEIRUT: At least four people were killed and seven wounded in overnight air raids by Syrian forces on mountains and valleys near the Lebanese town of Arsal, security sources said on Friday, the latest spillover of violence into the border
ISIS leader urges Muslims to help build Islamic state
BAGHDAD: The leader of the extremist group that has swept over much of northern Syria and Iraq on Tuesday called on Muslims to immigrate to the territory his group has seized to help build an Islamic state. The 19-minute audiotape
Egypt mediating Gaza cease-fire: Hamas
GAZA CITY, Palestine: Egypt was on Friday mediating a potential cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, after a flare-up of violence across the border. “There are continuing Egyptian efforts to return calm to the Gaza Strip,
Kurdish diplomat cool to Israeli scheme
JERUSALEM: A Kurdish diplomat has played down the significance of Israeli advocacy of independence for her people, saying this was not coordinated with the autonomous Kurdish government in Iraq and may be intended to serve Israel’s interests. While acknowledging that
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