Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

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

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 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 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 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: ISIS

Suicide bomber kills 12 at funeral in Baghdad

A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people at a Shiite funeral in a mosque in the Iraqi capital on Friday, security and medical officials said. The attack in the Al-Ashara al-Mubashareen mosque in the Amil area of south Baghdad

Baghdad is the secret to ISIS victory

Abdulrahman al-Rashed

By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has controlled the city of Ramadi since May. It seized the city center after Iraqi troops fled. The assault included suicide bombings – 18 suicide car bombs reportedly

ISIS video threatens attacks in Moscow, Russia

ISIS has released a video threatening attacks in Russia “very soon” in revenge for Russian bombing in Syria, the SITE monitoring group said on Thursday, and the Kremlin said Russian state security services would study the material. Al-Hayat Media Center,

Tourism chief urges world ‘solidarity’ to defend travel

The World Tourism Organization urged the international community Thursday to pool its resources to protect travel against terrorism fears that have devastated the industry in Tunisia and Egypt. “The entire international community has the responsibility to help and support,” WTO

Clashes between Iraqi Kurds and Shiite fighters kill seven

Clashes between Iraqi Kurdish and Shiite fighters north of Baghdad killed seven people Thursday, an official said, illustrating major fault lines between ostensible allies against the ISIS militant group. The violence poses a significant threat in provinces where both forces

Lebanon declares day of mourning after twin blasts

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Tammam Salam has announced a national day of mourning on Friday after twin suicide attacks ripped through the southern Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh on Thursday night, killing at least 43 people and injured more than 200.

Iraqi Kurdish forces cut ISIS supply line

Supported by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops on Thursday seized part of a highway that is used as a vital supply line by ISIS, a key initial step in a major offensive to retake the strategic town of Sinjar from

ISIS claims deadly twin Beirut explosions

At least 37 people were killed and more than 181 wounded on Thursday after two suicide bomb blasts, claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group, hit a crowded district in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The blasts

At least 100 fighters killed in Syria during storming of besieged airbase

At least 100 soldiers and fighters were killed in northern Syria in just over 24 hours of fierce fighting earlier this week as pro-government forces reached an airbase that had long been besieged by Islamic State, a monitoring group said

Kurds report advances in battle to retake Sinjar

Kurdish peshmerga forces have started clearing parts of the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar and have established positions along an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) supply route between its two main strongholds in Iraq and Syria, the coalition

Massive protest in Kabul over decapitation of Hazaras

Thousands of protesters marched coffins containing the decapitated bodies of seven Shiite Hazaras through the Afghan capital Kabul Wednesday to demand justice for the gruesome beheadings, which the United Nations say may be considered a war crime. Demonstrators gathered in

Turkish police detain 11 in raids targeting ISIS

Turkish police detained 11 suspects in helicopter-backed raids targeting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants across Istanbul, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday, just days ahead of a G20 summit being held in the country. The raids

Peshmerga battle ISIS to retake Iraq’s Sinjar

Kurdish forces launched an offensive on Thursday to retake the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants who overran it more than a year ago, killing and enslaving thousands of its Yazidi residents

Heavy fighting in Libya’s Benghazi, 16 killed

At least 16 people have been killed in heavy fighting in the Libyan city of Benghazi between forces allied with the official government and Islamic State fighters, a military commander said on Wednesday. Benghazi, caught up in fighting for more

France arrests ISIS-linked naval attack plotter

Authorities in France have arrested a man with links to ISIS in Syria over a plot to attack military personnel at a major naval base, police and judicial sources said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old, whom sources said had been monitored

France strikes ISIS oil sites in Syria

The French army has stepped up its bombing campaign against the Islamic State group’s oil infrastructure with two new strikes in eastern Syria, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday. “We struck again twice last night in the Deir Ezzor

Syrian army breaks ISIS siege of key air base

Syrian regime troops on Tuesday broke a more than year-long siege by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group at a major military air base in the northern province of Aleppo. A group of soldiers broke through ISIS

Is a new Syria chemical weapons massacre looming?

Brooklyn Middleton

By : Brooklyn Middleton Reports that ISIS used mustard gas in a recent attack underscores the looming threat of another major chemical weapon massacre in Syria. Since the U.S. and Russia-backed chemical weapons deal with the Syrian government – that

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