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 »
Tag Archives: BOMB
German city evacuates 20,000 people to defuse WWII bomb.
German authorities evacuated around 20,000 people from their homes in the western city of Cologne Wednesday before defusing a World War II bomb unearthed during construction work. Residents living within a kilometer of the site were told to leave their
Son of Pakistan’s president escapes bomb attack
Police say the son of Pakistan’s president has escaped a roadside bomb attack unharmed after the blast killed three people and wounded 15. The attack happened late Sunday in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, long home to a low-intensity insurgency. Police
One killed, seven wounded in suicide bombing in eastern Libya
One person was killed and seven were wounded on Tuesday in a suicide bombing in the eastern Libyan town of Qubbah, a security official said. Islamic State militants, exploiting a power vacuum amid conflict between two rival governments, have built
Suspected homemade bomb found on bus in Hungary
A suspected homemade bomb was found this weekend on a bus in Hungary that had 34 passengers on board, prompting a probe by the EU’s policing agency, the driver and officials said Monday. “A flammable substance was found on the
Twin blasts rock offices of Turkey’s Kurdish party
Twin explosions on Monday hit the regional headquarters of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party in two cities amid escalating tensions in the run up to June 7 legislative elections, a party official said. Six people were injured in the blast at
Car bombings in Iraq’s capital kill at least 20 civilians
A series of car bombings targeting busy commercial areas in Iraq’s capital killed at least 20 civilians Monday, officials said. The deadliest attack took place Monday night when a car bomb exploded on a commercial street in Baghdad’s western district
Bomb blast kills three in southwest Pakistan: officials
Three people were killed and 20 injured when a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded Sunday in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials said. The bomb went off in the town of Sibi 130 kilometres (81 miles) southeast of
Iraq truck bomb attack kills 11: army
A suicide truck bomb killed at least 11 Iraqi forces south of Tikrit Saturday during operations paving the way for an assault on the jihadist-held city, the army said. “Three suicide bombers driving tanker trucks sped towards a gathering of
Ministry: Gaza bomb hits car of Hamas security official
Unidentified assailants blew up the car of a Hamas security official in Gaza during the night, the interior ministry said Tuesday, in a sign of increasing instability in the Palestinian territory. “A home-made bomb damaged a car belonging to a
One bomb explodes, police detonate two others in Istanbul
A bomb exploded in central Istanbul on Sunday, and police detonated two others in controlled explosions, less than two weeks after a suicide bombing killed a police officer. No one was wounded when a homemade bomb left near a power
Gaza bank hit by explosion
An explosion hit a Palestinian bank in the Gaza Strip, destroying an ATM, witnesses said, but there were no reports of injuries. The Gaza interior ministry said an investigation had been opened into the blast on Friday night at a
Police defuse bomb found in Istanbul shopping mall
Turkish police defused an improvised bomb found in a mall in an eastern suburb of Istanbul on Saturday, the private Dogan news agency reported. Police also detonated potentially explosive butane canisters found at another mall nearby. It is the third
Several attacks on Muslim targets after magazine killings
Muslims places of worship in two French towns were fired upon overnight, leaving no casualties, Agence France-Presse reported prosecutors as saying on Thursday. Three blank grenades were thrown at a mosque shortly after midnight in the city of Le Mans,
U.S. condemns deadly Libyan strike on tanker
The United States Tuesday condemned a strike by Libyan aircraft that bombed an oil tanker off the Islamist-held port of Derna, killing two crew members. The crewmen — a Greek and a Romanian — were killed on the Liberian-registered vessel,
Car bomb hits diplomatic security building in Libyan capital
A car bomb exploded Saturday outside the diplomatic security building in Tripoli but caused no casualties, a Libyan official said, with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claiming responsibility. Colonel Mubarak Abu Dhaheer, who heads the security
Five explosions rock Yemeni capital
Two militants were killed after five bombs exploded on Tuesday in Sanaa’s old quarter, where many supporters of the Houthi group live, according to a Yemeni security official, Agence France-Presse reported. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but
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