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: ISIS
ISIS claims mosque attack in Yemeni capital
ISIS militants on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on a Shiite mosque in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday, which left one person dead and five others wounded. According to Agence France-Presse, a brief statement posted on jihadist
Dozens of families flee regime strikes on Syria’s Palmyra
Dozens of families fled the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group-controlled Syrian town of Palmyra on Tuesday after unprecedented heavy government air strikes which killed at least five people, a monitor said. “In the last 48 hours, more
Top U.S. envoy in Turkey after Syria intervention speculation
The U.S. special envoy for the coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group was in Ankara on Tuesday to meet Turkish officials, after speculation Turkey could launch a military intervention inside Syria, sources told AFP. “General
Turkey summons commanders to discuss Syria intervention: report
The Turkish army has called a meeting of troop commanders stationed along its fortified border with Syria to discuss a possible intervention in Syria, the Hurriyet newspaper reported on Sunday. Turkey has boosted its military defenses on the volatile border
ISIS teens execute 25 soldiers in Syria’s Palmyra
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Saturday released a grisly video showing 25 Syrian government soldiers being executed by teenagers in the ancient amphitheater in the city of Palmyra. The video documented an execution that reportedly happened shortly
Saudi policeman killed in raid, ISIS flags found
A Saudi policeman was shot dead on Friday during a raid in which three people were arrested and flags of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group were found, the interior ministry said. The killing came with the
ISIS says it destroyed archaeological pieces from Palmyra
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group militants have destroyed six archaeological pieces from the historic town of Palmyra that were confiscated from a smuggler, the group said. An ISIS statement released late Thursday said the six busts were
UNESCO chief warns about militant ‘culture cleansing’
The head of the U.N. cultural organization on Wednesday called for a campaign against the “culture cleansing” being carried out by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. “Extremists don’t destroy heritage as a collateral damage, they target it
ISIS threatens to topple Hamas ‘tyrants’ in Gaza
Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threatened on Tuesday to turn the Gaza Strip into another of their Middle East fiefdoms, accusing Hamas, the organization that rules the Palestinian territory, of being insufficiently stringent about religious
U.N. envoy to brief council on war in Syria
A U.N. envoy who has spent two months meeting with key players in Syria will address the Security Council next week to make recommendations for ending the war. Staffan de Mistura will be in New York from Monday to meet
Cameron urges fightback after Tunisia attack
British Prime Minister David Cameron called for a fightback against extremism on Monday in response to a mass shooting in Tunisia that killed at least 38 people including many British tourists. “To our shock and grief we must add another
Gunmen kill senior Iraqi oil official in Kirkuk
Gunmen shot dead a senior oil official working for Iraq’s state-run North Oil Company (NOC) on Sunday, police and company officials said. NOC’s chief of operations, Saad al-Karbalaie, was killed in the northern oil city of Kirkuk after gunmen forced
Kuwait identifies mosque bomber as Saudi national
Kuwait has identified the suicide bomber who carried out the country’s worst attack as a Saudi citizen, Kuwait state media reported on Sunday. The interior ministry named the bomber as Fahd Suliman Abdul-Muhsen al-Qabaa and said he flew into Kuwait’s
Kuwait probes suspects linked to mosque attack
Kuwait began interrogating suspects linked to a deadly suicide attack on a Shiite mosque that claimed the lives of 27 people in the Gulf state’s capital, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. An ISIS statement posted on social media earlier on
Kurds drive ISIS militants from Syria’s Kobane
Kurdish forces drove ISIS militants from the Syrian town of Kobane on Saturday, a monitor and activists reported. The news followed an explosion which hit the town, a witness told Reuters news agency, sending plumes of smoke into the air.
ISIS claims Tunisia beach resort massacre
ISIS on Saturday claimed responsibility for a massacre in a Tunisian seaside resort that left 38 dead in the worst attack in the country’s recent history. Eight Britons, one Belgian and one German have been identified among those who were
25 killed in ISIS attack on Kuwait mosque
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed on Friday the deadly bombing on a Kuwaiti mosque, which left at least 25 people killed and 202 wounded, according to the interior mosque. An ISIS statement posted on social
ISIS attack on Syria’s Kobane kills 146
An attack by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters on the Syrian town of Kobane and a nearby village has so far killed at least 146 civilians, the second-biggest massacre by the hardline group in the country, a
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