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
One killed in Iraq’s Kurdistan region as protest turns violent
One man was killed when a protest in Iraq’s Kurdistan region turned violent on Friday, two officials told Reuters, in the most sustained display of street discontent there since 2011. Five other people were wounded in the city of Qaladize
Iraq’s Kurdistan: ISIS used mustard gas in attack
Blood tests show the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)used mustard agent in an attack on Kurdish peshmerga forces in August, the autonomous Iraqi region’s government said Thursday. “The results of the tests on blood samples from 35 Kurdish
ISIS executed 70 Sunni tribesmen in Iraq’s Anbar
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group executed 70 members of a Sunni tribe allied to the government in western Iraq earlier this week, tribal leaders and the United Nations said Wednesday. The victims were members of the
Kurds: ISIS used mustard agent in Iraq
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters fired mortar rounds containing mustard agent at Kurdish peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq during clashes in August, the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs said on Wednesday. Blood samples taken from the approximately 35
Iraqi forces retake areas around Ramadi
Iraqi forces have retaken several areas north and west of Ramadi as efforts to close in on the Anbar provincial capital seized by ISIS extremists in May intensify, officials said Wednesday. An operation involving 2,000 troops backed by air strikes
Iraq may request Russian air strikes on ISIS soon: official
Iraq may request Russian air strikes against ISIS on its soil soon and wants Moscow to have a bigger role than the United States in the war against the group, the head of parliament’s defence and security committee told Reuters
Avoiding a clash between Saudi Arabia and Iran
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed This is the highest level of tension that the two neighbors, Saudi Arabia and Iran, have reached since the end of the Iraqi-Iranian war 27 years ago. For those acquainted with the situation, it’s not difficult
U.S. protests Baghdad opening Green Zone to traffic
The United States protested Monday the opening of Baghdad’s “Green Zone” to the public, after 12 years of closure of the heavily fortified area home to top Iraqi political institutions and embassies. The four-square-mile International Zone of Baghdad was already
Car bomb attacks kill 57 people in Iraq
At least 57 people were killed on Monday in car bomb attacks in Baghdad and the north and south of Iraq, police and medical sources said. One attack took place near a crowded market in the town of Khalis, about
Iraq PM opens Baghdad ‘Green Zone’ to traffic
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday announced that Baghdad’s “Green Zone” was open to the public for the first time in 12 years, albeit with many remaining restrictions. The roughly 10-square-kilometre (four square miles), heavily fortified area in the
Two suicide car bombs kill at least 18 people in Baghdad
Suicide car bomb attacks targeting two mainly Shi’ite Muslim districts of Baghdad killed at least 18 people on Saturday, police and medical sources said. The attacks targeted the mainly Shiite districts of Kadhimiya and Hurriya in northern Baghdad. Police said
Despair, hardship as Iraq cuts off wages in ISIS cities
The Iraqi government’s decision to choke off funding for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by cutting off all wages and pensions in cities controlled by the group has plunged people into hardship and could help the insurgents tighten
Iraqi-Kurdish boy linked to Sydney shooting
Australian officials said Saturday that a shooting in Sydney in which a civilian police employee was killed the previous day was terrorist related, identifying the gunman as a 15-year-old boy. The boy shot a finance department worker at close range
Thousands of Iraqis demonstrate for reforms
Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad and several other cities Friday, urging the government to deliver on its promised reform package aimed at tackling corruption and improving services. Iraqis have been staging weekly protests since July. The movement that stemmed
Jordan MP’s son carried out Iraq suicide attack
A Jordanian parliamentarian’s son died carrying out a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group in Iraq this week, Jordanian media said Friday. Independent legislator Mazen al-Dhalaein was quoted as telling the Khaberni
Leading Iraqi cleric urges wider war against ISIS
Iraq’s most powerful Shiite cleric called for a global war against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Friday, a day after the prime minister said he would welcome Russian air strikes against the group on Iraqi soil. Grand
Fight for Ramadi on ‘pause’: U.S. official
The fight to retake Ramadi from ISIS militants has been on an “operational pause” and Iraqi troops weren’t trained to deal with the group’s battlefield techniques, a U.S. official said Thursday. U.S. military spokesman Colonel Steve Warren, speaking via video
Modi-Abbas meet raises hope for captives’ kin
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the leaders discussed the issue of Indians being held hostage in Iraq. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas in New York before leaving for India on Tuesday. External Affairs Ministry
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