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 »
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A quarter of Raqqa has been seized from ISIS
:: US-backed fighters have seized a quarter of Syria’s Raqqa from ISIS group, a monitor said Monday, less than three weeks after they first entered the northern city. Arab and Kurdish militiamen from the Syrian Democratic Forces smashed into the
Airstrikes on Syria camp near Turkey kill 28
At least 28 civilians, including women and children, were killed Thursday in air strikes on a displaced camp in northern Syria near the Turkish border, a monitor said. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said
Foiled: Plot to kill Saudi envoy
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad Asiri confirmed on Sunday that there was an assassination attempt against him by a major terrorist group. However, he said, the Lebanese authorities had not given him details of the attempt, which also targeted
Syria Kurds ‘recapture’ areas of Kobane from ISIS
Kurds battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group in Kobane reportedly made advances Tuesday in the south of the flashpoint Syrian town on the border with Turkey. Top Kurdish officials told AFP their fighters were advancing
Lebanese Parliament extends own term until 2017
Lebanon’s parliament extended its own mandate until 2017 on Wednesday, a move protesters camped outside and rights groups say denies citizens their democratic privileges. Lebanese politics has become deadlocked amid security concerns resulting from Syria’s civil war next door. Parties
France, Lebanon sign Saudi-funded arms deal
France and Lebanon signed on Tuesday a Saudi-funded deal worth $3 billion to provide French weapons and military equipment to the Lebanese army to help it fight militants encroaching from neighbouring Syria, Reuters news agency reported. “I welcome the signature
Observatory: Nearly 2,000 dead in Syria jails this year
Nearly 2,000 people have died in Syrian prisons of torture, starvation and lack of medical treatment so far this year, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. The Britain-based monitor said it had documented 1,917 deaths in Syrian
Syria regime raids kill 10 in camp for displaced: NGO
Syrian regime aircraft killed at least 10 people when they dropped barrel bombs on a camp housing displaced persons Wednesday in the northeastern province of Idlib, a monitor said. The strikes came as a car bomb wounded at least 37
U.S. backs Lebanon army after Tripoli clashes
The United States Monday praised the courage of Lebanese soldiers caught in clashes with Islamist militants in the northern city of Tripoli, in which 11 troops were killed. Washington joined with Lebanon “as it mourns the loss of the soldiers
16 family members killed in Syrian regime air strike
Syrian government air strikes on two rebel-held areas of the central province of Homs killed at least 25 civilians, 11 of them children, activists said on Sunday. Sixteen members of a single family were among 18 people killed in raids
Syria rebels battle for Aleppo supply route
Syrian rebels fought fierce clashes with loyalist troops Saturday as they tried to secure their supply line to second city Aleppo against advances by the army, a monitor said. The clashes in the divided area of Handarat just north of
Hezbollah chief tours east Lebanon, warns ISIS to ‘retreat or die’
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah has warned Islamist militants on the border with Lebanon that they face one of two options: retreat or die of cold. Nasrallah told a group of scholars in the Bekaa Valley that Islamist militant groups
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