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 »
Venezuelan opposition leader gets 14 years in jail for ‘inciting violence’
Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was convicted and sentenced on Thursday to almost 14 years in prison, the maximum allowed, for inciting violence as leader of protests last year in which several dozen people died. About 200 Lopez supporters
Iran nuclear deal survives U.S. Senate
The hard-fought nuclear accord with Iran has survived the U.S. Senate on Thursday, as Democrats overcame ferocious Republican opposition and delivered President Barack Obama a major victory on his top foreign policy priority. A disapproval resolution for the agreement fell
White House: Obama wants to admit more Syrian refugees
The United States is making plans to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming budget year, a significant increase from the 1,500 migrants that have been cleared to resettle in the U.S. since civil war broke out in the Middle
Army: Egypt Sinai car bomb kills woman, child
A car bombing killed an Egyptian woman and a child Friday in the North Sinai town of Rafah, where the military is engaged in a sweeping campaign against jihadists, the army said. The military said that the bomb went off
Twenty die in Houthi attack on Marib market
Twenty people were killed in Marib on Friday as Iran-backed Houthi militias sporadically shelled a busy market in the Yemeni eastern city, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Houthis and militias loyal to deposed leader Ali Abdullah Saleh fired Katyusha rockets
Rebels storm Syria’s largest prison near Damascus
An Islamist rebel group stormed Syria’s largest prison on Friday, seizing two buildings in the complex near Damascus amid heavy fighting, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. “Jaish al-Islam entered Adra prison and seized two buildings in the women’s
Germany: We need fair redistribution of migrants
Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged central European countries on Friday to agree to a fair way to redistribute the rising wave of refugees hitting Europe’s shores, saying one country alone cannot solve the crisis. The German minister met in
Yemen’s govt says it will attend peace talks
Yemen’s government in exile has confirmed it will attend U.N.-mediated peace talks next week aimed at reaching a ceasefire with Iranian-backed militias who took control over swathes of the country. In a statement late on Thursday, the internationally recognized government
Turkey bombs PKK targets in northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq overnight, a security source told Reuters on Friday, the latest in a series of daily air strikes on the militants as conflict surges in southeast Turkey. The source
Coalition raids hit militia targets in Sanaa
Planes from the Saudi-led military coalition has bombed targets throughout Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Thursday, in what witnesses described as the fiercest series of attacks on the city in over five months of operations. The air raids hit houses of
ISIS says Chinese and Norwegian hostages ‘for sale’
ISIS said on Wednesday that it was holding a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage and has reportedly asked for an unspecified ransom for their release. In Oslo, Prime Minister Erna Solberg confirmed a Norwegian citizen was being held, and insisted
U.N. likely to back raising Palestinian flag
The United Nations is expected on Thursday to allow the Palestinians to raise their flag at its headquarters in New York in a symbolic move highlighting Palestinian aspirations for statehood. The General Assembly will vote at 3:00 pm (1900 GMT)
Iranians back nuclear deal, but expect too much: poll
Most Iranians back the nuclear deal Tehran signed with world powers, but partly because they wrongly believe it marks an immediate end to all U.S. sanctions, a poll has revealed. A study by the University of Maryland and Toronto-based IranPoll.com
Russia said to get Iran’s clearance for Syria-bound flights
Iran has granted permission for Russian planes to fly over its territory en route to Syria, Russian news agencies said Wednesday, a bypass needed after Bulgaria refused overflights amid signs of a Russian military buildup in Syria that has concerned
Turkish election ‘impossible’ due to unrest: HDP
Rising violence in southeast Turkey following the collapse of a ceasefire between the government and Kurdish insurgents will make it difficult to hold an election due on November 1, the head of the pro-Kurdish parliamentary opposition said on Wednesday. Turkey’s
Security forces lock down Beirut ahead of meeting, protest
Lebanese security services locked down central Beirut on Wednesday as politicians gathered to discuss ways out of a political crisis that has paralysed government and fueled a wave of street protests. Activists mobilising against government failures including a waste disposal
ISIS attacks kill 13 Iraqi troops; Syrian oil field retaken
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) suicide bombings and clashes between the extremist group and Iraqi troops killed 13 soldiers in Iraq’s western Anbar province on Wednesday, while in Syria, government forces retook an oil field recently captured by
Syria denies Russian troops fighting alongside army
The White House on Tuesday warned that a Russian military buildup in Syria could spark a “confrontation” with U.S.-led forces carrying our air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. Amid reports that Russia is readying
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