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: Iraq
Iran says US has plan to divide Iraq, pleads with Iraqis to resist
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the US of trying to divide Iraq along sectarian and ethnic lines and urged Iraqis to withstand any such plans. It was not clear if Khamenei was referring to a specific
Obama pledges solidarity with France
Pledging solidarity after the Paris attacks, President Barack Obama promised Tuesday to work with France and other allies to intensify the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), saying America will not be cowed by the
Iraq suspends northern flights due to Russia’s Syria strikes
Flights to and from two northern Iraqi airports were suspended for 48 hours beginning on Monday due to danger posed by Russian cruise missiles heading for neighboring Syria, officials said. Iraq’s “Civil Aviation Authority decided to suspend all departing and
Iran says it arrests ISIS-linked cell near Iraq border
Iranian security forces have arrested members of a jihadist cell linked with ISIS near the country’s western borders with Iraq, the head of the Revolutionary Guards said Sunday. Quoted by the ISNA news agency, General Mohammad Ali Jafari said Iranian
Obama: U.S. ‘will not relent’ in ISIS campaign
President Barack Obama vowed Sunday that the United States and its international partners “will not relent” in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, insisting the world would not accept the extremists’ attacks on civilians
Turkey launches air strikes on PKK in Iraq and southeast Turkey
Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey on Friday night, the latest raids in a military campaign against the rebel group. The Turkish army said it hit 23 PKK targets, including shelters
World unites ‘against ISIS death cult’ in U.N. vote
The unanimous U.N. Security Council vote on Friday backing action against ISIS shows the world is united against the “evil death cult”, British Prime Minister David Cameron said. The United Nations Security Council authorized countries to “take all necessary measures”
Bomb attacks near mosque south of Baghdad kill 9
At least nine people were killed in bomb attacks on a Shiite Muslim mosque south of Baghdad on Friday, police and medics said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts, but Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ISIS determined to produce chemical weapons: say officials
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group is aggressively pursuing development of chemical weapons, setting up a branch dedicated to research and experiments with the help of scientists from Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the region, according to
Nearly 6,000 foreign militants on Interpol radar
Interpol has identified only 5,800 foreign fighters of the roughly 25,000 believed to have joined militant groups in conflict zones like Syria and Iraq, the head of the global police body said Wednesday. He was speaking at an anti-terrorism conference
Turkey ‘has plans’ for joint U.S. operation against ISIS
Turkey’s foreign minister on Wednesday said Ankara “has plans” for a joint operation with the United States to end the presence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants along any part of its border with Syria. Foreign Minister
Biden and Barzani discuss Sinjar battle in northern Iraq
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Iraqi Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani on Tuesday about Kurdish forces’ success in seizing the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) last week, the White
Iraq replaces nine grain board officials in reform push
Iraq’s acting trade minister replaced nine officials at the country’s powerful grain board in a bid to push through anti-corruption reforms ordered by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, a statement said on Monday. The ministry did not name the department and
Yazidis burn Muslim homes in Iraq’s Sinjar, witnesses say
Members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority, which was brutally attacked by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, looted and burned Muslim homes in Sinjar after its recapture from the militants, witnesses said Sunday. ISIS overran the northern town
Iraq says shared intel that France, U.S., Iran were targets
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has said his country’s intelligence services shared information they had which indicated that France, the United States and Iran were among countries being targeted for attack. He did not elaborate, but the comments came after
Mass grave of ‘Yazidi women executed by ISIS’ found in Iraq
A mass grave believed to hold the remains of dozens of Yazidi women executed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group was found Saturday in northern Iraq, officials said. The grave, which has not yet been excavated,
Turkish jets hit Kurdish targets in northern Iraq
Turkish jets hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq overnight on Friday, a senior security official said, as President Tayyip Erdogan urged the international community to prioritise the fight against terrorism in the wake of the Paris attacks. Eight F-16
U.S., allies conduct 27 strikes against ISIS
The United States and its allies targeted Islamist militants in Iraq with 20 air strikes on Friday, and also hit the militant group with seven air strikes in Syria, the U.S. military said on Saturday. Nine of the strikes in
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