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
US drone strike kills local Qaeda ‘commander’ in Yemen
:: A US drone killed a “commander” of al-Qaeda militants in Yemen in a strike on the central province of Baida, security sources said on Thursday. Shroum al-Sanaani, a local military commander with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula group, was
Monitor: Russian strikes kill 14 civilians in eastern Syria
:: Russian air strikes killed 14 civilians as they were crossing the Euphrates river near the militant-held town of Mayadeen in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. “They were crossing the river on makeshift rafts
Dignitaries gather in Kurd city for Iraq ex-president Talabani’s funeral
:: Iraqi Kurdish leaders were joined by representatives of the Baghdad government Friday for the funeral of Iraqi ex-president Jalal Talabani, a veteran of the struggle for Kurdish self-rule, an AFP journalist reported. Talabani died in Germany on Tuesday aged
Israel minister wants probe of Arab filmmaker over Lebanon remarks
:: Israel’s culture minister asked the attorney general Sunday to order the investigation of a prominent Arab Israeli filmmaker who spoke out against the Jewish state during a visit to Lebanon. Mohammed Bakri, who is in Lebanon as part of
Minister says 800 Yazidis refugees resettled in Canada
:: Nearly 800 Yazidi women and girls and others who fled persecution by ISIS in northern Iraq have been resettled in Canada, the immigration minister said Thursday. Canada’s parliament last year, with Iraqi activist Nadia Murad on hand, declared the
Saudi Prince calls for clarity in Iranian nuclear deal
:: Everyone should be concerned about Iran’s continued development of its missile program, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki Al-Faisal said in an interview with the Persian TV program “Voice of America.” Speaking to presenter Setareh Derakhshesh, Al-Faisal said there needed to
Trump: Iran has not lived up to spirit of nuclear deal
:: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had not lived up to the spirit of the nuclear deal agreed with world powers and suggested he would reveal his decision on whether to certify the agreement soon. “We must
Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal, official says
:: President donald trump is anticipated to announce quickly that he will decertify the landmark worldwide deal to cut back iran’s nuclear program, a senior management professional said on thursday, in a step that doubtlessly could reason the 2015 accord
Two women charged with recruiting, promoting ISIS in Jordan
:: Two women charged by a Jordanian State Security Court with recruitment for and promotion of a terrorist organization appeared in court on Wednesday. The two women stand accused of attempting to recruit members within Jordan to ISIS and promoting
ICRC: Syria fighting worst since Aleppo, civilian casualties mount
:: The worst fighting since the battle for eastern Aleppo last year is raging in several regions of Syria, causing hundreds of civilian casualties, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday. Up to 10 hospitals have
France offers to mediate between Baghdad and Kurds
:: France offered on Thursday to mediate in a political crisis pitting Iraq’s government against Kurdish regional authorities, and promised to maintain a military presence there until ISIS was defeated. The offer by President Emmanuel Macron coincided with a visit
Iraq forces retake center of ISIS bastion Hawija
:: Iraqi forces said Thursday they had retaken the center of ISIS group stronghold Hawija and were pushing forward in their assault on one of the last ISIS enclaves in the country. Troops, police and paramilitaries “liberated the whole of
Germany redeploys anti-ISIS surveillance jets to Jordan
:: Germany on Wednesday moved four Tornado jets flying surveillance missions against ISIS to Jordan after withdrawing them from Turkey amid a bilateral dispute, the defense ministry said. Berlin decided in June to pull out the contingent after Ankara repeatedly
Russian strikes in Syria hit rebels’ underground arsenal
:: Russia on Thursday said its air strikes in Syria had destroyed a huge underground arms depot belonging to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an extremist alliance led by Al-Qaeda’s former Syria affiliate. “Russian aviation destroyed the largest buried arsenal of
Turkey’s Erdogan in Iran amid tensions over Iraqi Kurd vote
:: Iran’s state TV is reporting the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Iran as Tehran and Ankara weigh how to respond to the Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq. Erdogan arrived in Tehran on Wednesday and was greeted at
Syria army ousts ISIS from all of Hama province
:: The Syrian army and allied fighters drove the ISIS from their last positions in the central province of Hama on Wednesday, October 4, after heavy fighting, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor of
Iraqi forces in final assault to take Hawija from ISIS
:: Iraqi forces launched a final assault on Wednesday to capture the town of Hawija, one of two pockets of territory in Iraq still under ISIS control, the country’s military said in a statement. Iraqi state TV broadcast live footage
Qatar’s Emir Tamim: We are comfortable with our growing Iran relations
:: Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, welcomed the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Doha on Tuesday. The Emir and Zarif discussed cooperative relations between Qatar and Iran. According to Qatar’s News Agency, “the meeting demonstrated
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