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
UN chief opposes airstrikes on extremists in Iraq
[wpResize] NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning that any possible airstrikes against Sunni extremists in Iraq could be ineffective and backfire. He is urging Iraq’s feuding communities to unite against the terrorists who have captured a vast swath
Refugee ‘time bomb’ ticking: Number highest since WWII
[wpResize] BEIRUT/GENEVA: For the first time since the World War II era, the number of people forced from their homes worldwide has surged past 50 million, with Syrians hardest hit, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday. “The world has
Car bomb in Syria’s Hama province kills 34: state news
[wpResize] A car bomb in Syria’s western Hama province killed 34 and wounded more than 50, Syria’s state news agency SANA said on Friday, blaming the attack on rebels fighting forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. It was not immediately
Foreign Islamist fighters urge Muslims to join jihad in Syria
[wpResize] Five Islamist fighters identified as Australian and British nationals have called on Muslims to join the war in Syria in a new video released by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The online footage, titled “There
Iraq needs unity government, with or without Maliki: France
[wpResize] French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday that Iraq needed a government of national unity, with or without Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, to counter a Sunni rebel insurgency. Faulting Maliki for failing to ensure a more inclusive
Oil hits nine-month high on Iraq conflict
[wpResize] NEW YORK: Brent crude hit a nine-month high of more than $115 a barrel Thursday, as concerns persist that ongoing violence in Iraq could limit oil supply from OPEC’s second-biggest producer. The Baiji refinery, 200 km (130 miles) north
Khamenei’s tweet warns of ‘war in Muslim world’
[wpResize] DUBAI: A Twitter account Iran experts believe is run by the office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in comments apparently inspired by Iraq’s turmoil, accused Sunni militants on Thursday of wanting to bring about a war in the
Sentence for ‘honor killing’ reduced
[wpResize] AMMAN: A Jordanian court Thursday reduced the sentence of a Pakistani man who killed his teenaged wife and her alleged lover last year “to cleanse his honor,” a judicial official said. “Amman criminal court today initially condemned the 28-year-old
Hunt for teens: Israel arrests 30 more
[wpResize] JERUSALEM: Israeli troops arrested some 30 Palestinians in the West Bank overnight as they ramped up a search for three teenagers believed kidnapped by Hamas, the army said on Thursday. The arrests raised the number of Palestinians detained since
US mustn’t be Iraq ‘air force for Shiite militias’: Petraeus
[wpResize] LONDON: The man who led the US troop surge that preceded Washington’s exit from Iraq after a costly eight-year war says there should not even be US air support without major change in Baghdad. The comments from Gen. David
Kurds realize dream as Baghdad loses grip on north Iraq
Poets wrote songs about it for generations. Guerrilla fighters holed up in the mountains trained for it for decades. But in the end, when a Kurdish army finally took control of Kirkuk, they realized the dream of their forefathers within
Iraqi forces ready push after Obama offers advisers
[wpResize] Iraqi forces were massing north of Baghdad on Friday, aiming to strike back at Sunni Islamists whose drive toward the capital prompted the United States to send military advisers to stiffen government resistance. President Barack Obama offered up to
Saudi woman was stabbed 16 times in UK hate crime
[wpResize] British police have reportedly identified the killer of a female Saudi student in Essex as a 52-year-old British man. Detectives are investigating the possibility that Nahid Almanea, 31, was targeted in Colchester because of her Muslim dress. Almanea was
US ready for ‘precise’ Iraq strikes
[wpResize] President Barack Obama pledged to take “precise” military action if needed to check marauding Sunni radicals in Iraq and offered up to 300 US advisers to train Iraqi forces facing a crisis splintering the country on sectarian lines. But
Kingdom says Iraq charge it backs terrorism is “ludicrous”
[wpResize] DUBAI: Saudi Arabia dismissed on Thursday an accusation by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki that the kingdom backed Sunni militants who seized swathes of northern Iraq last week. “The Iraqi prime minister accuses the Kingdom of being a sponsor
Mauritanians head to polls amid dissent
[wpResize] Mauritanians head to the polls this weekend to elect their next President, but the result is widely seen as a foregone conclusion. Incumbent President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appears set for an easy victory on June 21, as opposition
Syria bomb kills 20 in camp near Jordan border
[wpResize] AMMAN: Syrian Army helicopters bombed a refugee camp along the Jordanian border on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, mostly children and women, residents and opposition activists said. They said the army dropped several barrel bombs — highly destructive
Libya: US violated sovereignty with suspect’s capture
[wpResize] TRIPOLI: US commandos violated Libya’s sovereignty when they seized the suspected ringleader of a deadly 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Special forces carried out Sunday’s stealth operation under cover of
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