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: Hezbollah
Riyadh confirms military aid halt to Lebanon
Saudi Arabia on Monday reaffirmed its support to the Lebanese people, despite confirming the suspension of a $3 billion military aid package to Lebanon. In a statement, made during a cabinet session chaired by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the
ISIS bombs rock Syria as world powers seek truce
Bombings claimed by ISIS in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Homs killed nearly 130 people on Sunday, highlighting the threat posed by the extremists as the country’s warring factions fight for the northern city of Aleppo and world powers
Lebanon paying price for Hezbollah terror
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) strongly backed here Saturday the Kingdom’s decision to halt its $3 billion military aid to Lebanon, and to conduct a comprehensive review of its relations with that country. The whopping Saudi security grants were meant
Geagea slams Hezbollah over anti-Saudi remarks
Lebanese politician Samir Geagea urged his government on Saturday to punish “armed parties” in Lebanon involved in insulting “brotherly” Arab states, in remarks seen as an indirect reference to the powerful militant group Hezbollah. Geagea, leader of the Christian party
Saudi halts $3 bn in aid to Lebanon army
Saudi Arabia said Friday it has stopped a $3 billion program for military supplies to Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group fighting in support of Syria’s regime. In response, Lebanon’s PM Tammam Salam urged Saudi to reconsider
Dear Lebanon, do not give up
By : Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor The international community has turned a blind eye to Iran’s domination of Lebanon. Pleas for help to rid this Arab country of an armed militia under Tehran’s orders have gone unheard, because world powers
ISIS smiles big at Russia’s offensive in Syria
By : Joyce Karam If there was such a thing as an “ideal scenario” for ISIS, it is quickly transforming to a reality in Syria as the group’s rivals are dealt severe blows by the Russian offensive, while a regional
Hariri says Lebanon will never be an ‘Iranian province’
Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri said on Sunday Lebanon would never be an “Iranian province” hostile to Saudi Arabia, and attacked Shiite Hezbollah’s role in the Syrian war in a speech reflecting regional tensions. The former prime minister was speaking in
Iran’s project and Rafiq Hariri’s assassination
By : Khairallah Khairallah Feb. 14 marks the 11th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri. Since his murder, not a year has passed without further exposing that the crime was not isolated from the Iranian
Hezbollah’s drug trafficking
By : Turki Al-Dakhil Terrorism and drug trafficking have always gone hand in hand considering they are transnational crimes. Hezbollah’s financial dependence on drug trafficking gets clearer every day. On Feb. 2, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said one of
Hezbollah has no merits in Lebanon
By : Nayla Tueni Lebanese parties that support Hezbollah are aware that they need it to provide them with security and money to survive, after living under Syrian tutelage. They also need the votes of Hezbollah supporters whenever there are
Hezbollah fears its captives
By : Diana Moukalled Last week, Hezbollah pressured local Lebanese television station MTV to cut footage of its interviews with three Hezbollah fighters who are held captive by al-Nusra Front. It’s therefore useful to recall similar incidents which took place
Turkey: Syrian, Russian forces are ‘ethnic cleansing’ around Aleppo
Syrian government forces backed by Russia are carrying out a deliberate policy of ethnic cleansing around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday. At a news briefing in The Hague with his Dutch
UAE tries ‘Hezbollah’, ‘Qaeda’ cell members
Separate trials have opened in the United Arab Emirates of three men accused of links to Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah movement and 23 others for ties to Al-Qaeda, newspapers reported Tuesday. The three Lebanese men charged with “forming and managing a
Is the Lebanese presidency also held hostage?
By : Mohamed Chebarro Lebanese people like explaining to foreigners that their country’s existence has defied every logic since its inception. Its pluralism and constitutional democracy is unique, its dysfunctional democracy is a case study in every political science curriculum,
Hezbollah kills four al-Qaeda-linked militants in north Lebanon
Hezbollah fighters killed at least four members of the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in a rocket attack on their car in northeastern Lebanon on Tuesday, a security source said. The incident took place in a restive area near the Syrian border,
U.S. arrests Hezbollah members on charges of sending drug money to Syria
Members of the Hezbollah militant group were arrested on charges they used millions of dollars from the sale of cocaine in the United States and Europe to purchase weapons in Syria, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said on Monday.
The story behind a leaked phone call!
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed On Sunday, the media reported about a leaked telephone call in which senior Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk purportedly accused Iran of lying. This was closer to a statement than a leaked phone call. Hamas said
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