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: News
U.S. conducts fourth aid drop in Iraq
U.S. military planes conducted a fourth air drop of food and water for civilians besieged by militants on a mountain in northern Iraq, the Pentagon said Sunday. A C-17 and three C-130 cargo aircraft dropped 88 bundles of supplies that
U.S. mulls options on evacuating Iraq’s Yazidis
The United States is exploring options to evacuate thousands of Iraqi civilians trapped on a barren mountain in northern Iraq by Islamic militants, after four nights of humanitarian relief airdrops, U.S. officials said on Sunday, according to Reuters news agency.
U.N. calls for permanent Gaza ceasefire
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Sunday the news of a fresh 72-hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, urging the two sides to work towards a longer-term truce, Agence France-Presse reported. The latest ceasefire began at 12:01 am on Monday (2101
Erdogan wins Turkish presidency
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a period of social reconciliation on Sunday in his first speech as president-elect, after winning just over half the votes in the country’s first popular election for head of state. “I say
El-Sissi arrives for key Mideast talks
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi arrived in Jeddah on Sunday for talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on major regional and international issues, including Palestine, Syria and Iraq. El-Sissi was welcomed by Foreign Minister Prince Saud
Prince Saud to chair OIC meeting on Palestine
Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal will chair the extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah on Tuesday. Palestinian Prime Minister Dr. Rami Hamdallah and Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz
Fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza as death toll mounts
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed a 17-year-old Palestinian boy, a man and wounded several others on Sunday, medics said. According to emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra, the strike took place in the central town of Deir al-Balah. The
Iran says won’t accept ‘toy’ enrichment program
Iran will not accept a weak uranium enrichment program which world powers might be willing to grant the Islamic republic like a “toy” in nuclear negotiations, a top official said Sunday. The size and scale of the Islamic republic’s enrichment
Iran airliner crashes, at least 38 dead
TEHRAN — An Iranian passenger plane crashed Sunday moments after takeoff from Tehran, killing at least 38 on board and narrowly avoiding many more deaths when it plummeted near a busy market. The plane was headed to the eastern city
Pro-Palestinian activists march to U.N. headquarters
About 500 demonstrators in New York have turned out to protest Israeli actions against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. They met near Columbus Circle and marched to United Nations headquarters Saturday, chanting: “Free, free Palestine! Occupation is a crime!”
Yazidi ‘mass grave’ found in northern Iraq
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militants killed at least 500 members of Iraq’s Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the north of the country, Iraq’s human rights minister told Reuters Sunday. The militant group had also buried alive
Iraq Airstrikes May Continue for Months, Obama Says
WASHINGTON — President Obama said on Saturday that the airstrikes and humanitarian assistance drops he ordered last week in Iraq could go on for months, preparing Americans for an extended military presence in the skies there as Iraq’s leaders try
Assad reappoints Al-Halaki as Syria PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reappointed Wael al-Halaki as the country’s prime minister on Sunday and asked him to form a cabinet, Reuters news agency reported on Sunday. Assad was sworn in for a new term as president last month, requiring
French Foreign Minister arrives in Baghdad
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius arrived Sunday in Baghdad to meet his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari before flying to Erbil where he will hold talks with Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani, Reuters news agency reported. Fabius will oversee the delivery
Tunisia coastguard rescues 90 migrants after breakdown
Tunisian coastguards on Saturday intercepted 90 African migrants whose makeshift boat heading from Libya for the Italian island of Lampedusa broke down off Zarzis, the Red Crescent said. “At 0500 GMT the Tunisian coastguard rescued 90 African illegal migrants from
Fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza as death toll mounts
An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian man and wounded seven others on Sunday, medics said, in the third day following a failure to renew a ceasefire in the more than month-old Gaza conflict. Israel refused to send back negotiators
U.N. presses Iraqi politicians to form ‘broad’ govt
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Saturday on Iraqi politicians to form a broad-based government to face Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters threatening large parts of the country, Agence-France Presse reported. Ban “calls upon all Iraqi
Mideast users slam Facebook Messenger app
Social media giant Facebook’s Messenger app has been criticized by Middle East users, who share concerns with other users around the globe that the app will soon become the only way to send and receive messages on the social network
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