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
More U.S. ‘boots on ground’ needed to fight ISIS: McCain
U.S. Republican Senator John McCain warned over the weekend that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was making gains and that the United States needed to step up its military offensive against the militant group including sending “boots
Libyan ISIS affiliate claims kidnap of 21 Christians
A Libyan affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed the abduction of 21 Coptic Christians and released pictures of the captives. The claim and photos were posted Monday on jihadi forums used by ISIS supporters.
Veteran Iranian militiaman killed fighting ISIS in Iraq
An Iranian militiaman with a long record of battles in Iraq and Syria has died fighting ISIS militants in Samarra, a major battleground north of Baghdad, Iranian newspapers reported on Monday. Mehdi Noruzi, a member of Iran’s Basij militia nicknamed
Suicide bombing kills 12 in Iraq: officials
A suicide car bomb killed 12 Shiite militiamen and Iraqi soldiers Monday in a town north of Baghdad, authorities said, sparking a battle between security forces and fighters with the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The suicide
Abadi criticizes ‘slow’ support for Iraqi army
The U.S.-led international coalition, whose main task is to launch airstrikes against Islamic militants, is “slow” in providing military support to Iraq’s army, the country’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Sunday during his visit to Egypt. “The international coalition is
IS militants’ surprise blitz kills 24 Kurd peshmergas
ARBIL: Islamic State militants have killed at least 24 members of the Kurdish security forces in a surprise attack in northern Iraq, Kurdish officials said, in one of the deadliest single battles for the Kurds since last summer. Three Kurdish
Former Pakistani Taliban militants join ISIS, video shows
An online video purportedly shows dozens of former militants of the Pakistani Taliban pledging allegiance to ISIS and beheading a man they identified as a Pakistani soldier. The video is bound to raise alarm bells over whether ISIS is tapping
German ISIS suspect held after Syria return
Months after he returned from Syria, a 24-year-old German suspected of joining ISIS militants was arrested on Saturday, German federal prosecutors said in a statement. According to the statement, the suspect allegedly arrived in Syria in October 2013 and was
Activists: ISIS brings fighters from Syria’s Deir al-Zour to Iraq
Islamist militants have brought dozens of fighters from the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour to Iraq to join them in their fight against security forces, Al Sumaria News reported activists as saying on Saturday. Without specifying an exact figure,
Minister: Turkey deported 1,056 ‘foreign fighters’
Turkey has deported 1,056 foreigners and put a travel ban on 7,833 others as part of its efforts to curb the recruitment of militants to neighboring Syria and Iraq, Hurriyet Daily News reported the country’s interior minister as saying on
Extremists destroy 13th century Muslim tomb in Syria
Nusra Front Islamist militants linked to al-Qaeda have blown up the 13th century tomb of a revered Islamic scholar in southern Syria, Syrian state news agency SANA and monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported. The mausoleum of
Clashes with ISIS in Iraq kill 23 troops, allied fighters
A suicide blast targeting Iraqi security forces and subsequent clashes with Islamic State extremists on Tuesday killed at least 23 troops and pro-government Sunni fighters in the country’s embattled western province of Anbar, officials said. The day’s heavy toll for
Iraq PM calls for ‘tribal revolution’ against ISIS
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Monday for a “tribal revolution” against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, in a sign of the importance Baghdad places on tribal resistance against the militants. In a meeting with Suhaib
U.S. delays sending 1,500 troops to Iraq: report
The United States has delayed its plans to deploy 1,500 more troops to conflict-stricken Iraq, due in part to a lack of a budget and opposition from congress, officials quoted by online U.S. news outlet World Tribune reported on Sunday.
ISIS seeking bases inside Lebanon, says security chief
ISIS militants holed up in the Qalamoun mountains on the Syrian-Lebanese border are seeking to gain control of nearby Lebanese villages to support their fighting positions, the head of Lebanon’s main security apparatus told Reuters. Major General Abbas Ibrahim said
EU to set up cell targeting militant propaganda
The European Union plans to set up a cell of advisors in Belgium that member governments can tap to fight militant propaganda, a top EU official told a newspaper Saturday. “The idea is for Belgium to welcome a cell of
Father of pilot held by ISIS pleads: he is ‘your son’
The father of the Jordanian pilot captured by the ISIS of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) late December pleaded on Saturday to the militants to treat his son well. 1st Lt. Mu’ath al-Kassasbeh 26-year-old Jordanian is the first known foreign military
ISIS seizes dozens of northern Iraq residents
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group seized dozens of men from two villages in northern Iraq on Friday while searching for people who burned its flag, officials and residents said. An intelligence officer said that a
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