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
A Challenging Job For US Special Forces In Iraq
[wpResize] WASHINGTON : U.S. teams of special forces going into Iraq after a three-year gap will face an aggressive insurgency, a splintering military and a precarious political situation as they help Iraqi security forces improve their ability to battle Sunni
Key Iraq town, airport fall to militants
[wpResize] BAGHDAD – The strategic north Iraq town of Tal Afar and its airport were in the hands of militants on Monday after days of heavy fighting, a local official and witnesses said. “The town of Tal Afar and the
Iraqis seek shelter from battles and privation
[wpResize] KALAK, Iraq – On a dusty patch of land off a highway in northern Iraq, Faisal watches his three-week-old son cry in the tent that is now his home. The temperature hovers around 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), and
Oman hosts GCC Metro and Rail Conference ’14
[wpResize] JEDDAH – The GCC Metro and Rail Conference (GMRC 2014) will be hosted by Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, in collaboration with The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf – Secretariat General. The conference will
Syria hands over last of declared chemical weapons
[wpResize] NICOSIA, Cyprus: The last of Syria’s acknowledged stockpile of chemical weapons has been handed over to Western governments for destruction, the organization charged with overseeing the elimination of such weapons said Monday. The final 8 percent of the 1,300-ton
Kerry in Iraq as insurgents seize strategic town, airport
[wpResize] BAGHDAD: US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Baghdad to push for stability, as Sunni militants overran a strategic Shiite town and an airport, tightening their grip on north Iraq. Flying in from Jordan on a visit which
Shia organisation recruiting young to fight ISIS militants in Iraq
[wpResize] Shia organisation offers young boys Rs 40 lakh to fight ISIS militants in Iraq: Reports Uttar Pradesh As per local intelligence reports, All India Shia Husaini Fund are offering Rs 40-60 lakh to young Shia boys to fight ISIS
U.S. ship to start loading Syrian chemical agents next week
[wpResize] An American cargo ship converted into a mobile chemical weapons destroyer is expected to take charge of some of Syria’s most dangerous materials next week, a U.S. defense official said. Syria on Monday handed over the remaining 8 percent
Israel detains 37 more Palestinians in West Bank crackdown
[wpResize] Israel’s army said it detained another 37 Palestinians overnight as it searched for three missing teenagers and extended a crackdown on the Hamas Islamist group it accuses of kidnapping them. There were no reports of clashes between the soldiers
Sunni tribesmen seize Iraqi border crossing with Jordan: sources
Sunni tribesmen took control of a border crossing between Iraq and Jordan after Iraq’s army pulled out of the area following clashes with rebels, Iraqi and Jordanian intelligence sources said on Monday. It was not immediately clear if the tribesmen’s
Kerry presses Maliki as Iraq loses control of Syrian, Jordanian borders
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Iraq’s prime minister in Baghdad on Monday to push for more inclusive leadership, as Nuri al-Maliki’s forces abandoned the border with Jordan, leaving the entire Western frontier beyond government control. Sunni tribes took
Tension rises as Pak Tahirul Qadri returns to lead ‘revolution’
[wpResize] LAHORE: A populist Canada-based cleric returned to Pakistan on Monday to try to start what he has called a “peaceful revolution” against the government, as his supporters engaged in violent clashes with police. Tahir-ul-Qadri touched down in the eastern
Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 7 years
[wpResize] CAIRO: An Egyptian court convicted three Al-Jazeera journalists and sentenced them to seven years in prison each on terrorism-related charges in a verdict Monday that stunned their families and was quickly denounced as a blow to freedom of expression.
Israel detains 37 more Palestinians in W.Bank crackdown
[wpResize] RAMALLAH, West Bank: Israel’s army said it detained another 37 Palestinians overnight as it searched for three missing teenagers and extended a crackdown on the Hamas Islamist group it accuses of kidnapping them. There were no reports of clashes
Iraq’s Capital Lives In Fear, Expects The Worst
[wpResize] BAGHDAD : “Allah, please make our army victorious,” rang out the despairing voice of a worshipper making his way through a crowd to reach the ornate enclosure of the Baghdad tomb of a revered Shiite imam. Others in the
Israeli military carries out airstrikes in Syria
[wpResize] Israeli soldiers load shells in their tank on Sunday as they prepared to retaliate against forces on the Syrian side of the Golan who fired at a civilian vehicle on the Israeli side, killing a 15-year-old Arab civilian on
Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq’s Anbar: sources
[wpResize] An al Qaeda splinter group thrust east from a newly-captured Iraqi-Syrian border post on Sunday, taking three towns in the western Anbar province in a push to evict Iraqi security forces from Sunni Muslim areas, witnesses and security sources
Oil price risks put inflation back in focus
[wpResize] Iraq will be foremost in investors’ minds in the coming week as oil price risk has returned to markets, complicating the task for central banks whose policies are beginning to diverge for the first time since the global financial
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