Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

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 »

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Nationwide power blackout hits Syria

Syria’s electricity network across the whole of the country was down for unknown reasons, Syrian state media said on Thursday. “The electricity network has been cut in all governorates,” state news agency SANA said, reporting a source in the Ministry

Syrian opposition casts doubt on U.N. peace talks

Syrian rebels said on Wednesday they were under fierce government attack near the Turkish border despite a cessation of hostilities agreement and a representative cast doubt on whether U.N.-backed peace talks would go ahead on March 9 as planned. The

Assad backs Syria truce, accuses opposition of violations

Bashar Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad described the cessation of hostilities in force since Saturday as a “glimmer of hope” and accused the opposition of violating the agreement intended to halt nearly five years of fighting. The opposition has in turn accused

ISIS executes eight Dutch ‘deserters’ in Syria

ISIS has executed eight Dutch members of its group, whom it accused of trying to desert, activists said Monday. “Daesh (ISIS) executed eight Dutch fighters on Friday in Maadan, Raqa province, after accusing them of attempting desertion and mutiny,” Abu

Saudi: Russia, Assad regime violated truce

Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and its ally Russia of “ceasefire violations” in Syria. “There are violations to the ceasefire from Russian and (Syrian) regime aircraft,” Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir told reporters in Riyadh. “We

Syria guns mostly silent as truce appears to hold

Guns mostly fell silent in Syria and Russian air raids stopped on Saturday, the first day of a cessation of hostilities that the United Nations has described as the best hope for peace in five years of civil war. Under

Syrian rebel Jaish al-Islam says records truce violations by govt

The Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam said government forces dropped two barrel bombs and opened fire on its positions during several violations of a cessation of hostilities agreement in the Eastern Ghouta near Damascus on Saturday. Citing field reports from

Russia, Syrian army pound rebels ahead of ceasefire

Russian warplanes continued bombing Syrian rebel-held areas in northwestern Syria and government forces also pounded a suburb of the capital on Thursday, ahead of a planned halt to fighting that rebels predicted Damascus and Moscow would ignore. The “cessation of

Syrian army grabs Aleppo province town from ISIS

Syria’s state-run news agency and an opposition monitoring group say government troops have recaptured a town in Aleppo province from ISIS militants. The victory is key for Syria’s military access to the provincial capital, Aleppo city. SANA says the army

ISIS tightens grip on Syrian govt road to Aleppo

ISIS fighters were reported to have tightened their grip on a Syrian government supply route to Aleppo on Tuesday as the army battled to retake the road as part of its campaign to seize the city. As Damascus accepted a

Saudi, UAE warn against travel to Lebanon

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday warned its nationals against travel to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates banned its citizens from traveling to the Arab country. The Saudi foreign ministry issued a statement calling on “all citizens not to travel to

Saad Hariri: Don’t abandon us

Saad Al-Hariri

Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Al-Hariri has urged Saudi Arabia not to abandon Lebanon. Hariri called on Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman “not to forgo Lebanon and to continue to support and embrace it.” He was speaking

ISIS attack shuts Syrian govt supply route for 2nd day

An important Syrian government supply route to Aleppo was shut for a second day on Tuesday because of an ISIS attack, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. A rebel fighter told Reuters that the ISIS assault on the road

Syria cease-fire ‘must apply checks on Iranian militias’

Washington and Moscow have announced that a cessation of hostilities in Syria will go into effect on Feb. 27, as fierce clashes raged in the country’s north. The announcement comes just one day after the deadliest terrorist attack in the

Saudi envoy urges Lebanon to retain its ‘Arabness’

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Lebanon urged Beirut on Tuesday to hold on its “Arabness” after Riyadh cut $4 billion in military aid to the Mediterranean country. The ambassador Ali Awad Assiri, who was receiving several delegations in the capital Beirut,

Lebanon PM to visit Gulf after Saudi aid cutoff

Lebanon’s Prime Minister says he will head a ministerial delegation to visit Gulf states in the near future after Saudi Arabia halted security assistance deals worth $4 billion. The Saudi move came after Lebanon failed to back the Sunni kingdom

ISIS frees Syrian Christians held since 2015 for ransom

ISIS on Monday released the last of some 230 Assyrian Christians kidnapped a year ago in Syria after the receiving millions of dollars in ransom, Christian officials said. Younan Talia, of the Assyrian Democratic Organization, told The Associated Press that

US officials say Russia agrees to Syria truce

U.S. officials say the United States and Russia have agreed on a plan that would create a cease-fire in Syria starting Saturday. The officials said Monday that the two sides have agreed on the terms and conditions for the “cessation

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