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
Up to 300 Swedes fighting with ISIS: official
As many as 300 Swedes could have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) insurgency, whose brutal tactics in Iraq and Syria have shocked the world, Sweden’s intelligence chief said Saturday. “A hundred cases of people who have
Turkey trains Kurdish Peshmerga forces in fight against ISIS
Turkish soldiers are training Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq and will give similar assistance to a new national army unit in Baghdad as part of the struggle against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a senior Turkish official
Berlin says 550 Germans joined jihadist cause in Syria and Iraq
Hundreds of Germans have left their home country to fight alongside jihadists in Syria and Iraq, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said. “We estimate 550. Just a few days ago we had 450,” the minister told German television channel Phoenix
Sources: ISIS kills 25 Anbar tribesmen in Iraq
Islamist militants have shot dead 25 people from the Albunimr tribe in the Sunni-stronghold province of Anbar in Iraq, sources told Al Arabiya News Channel on Saturday. Other security and tribal sources said militants from the Islamic State of Iraq
IS launches major attack on Ramadi
BAGHDAD: The Islamic State group launched a major attack on the Iraqi city of Ramadi Friday, attempting to seize one of the last urban pockets under government control in troubled Anbar province. Parts of Ramadi, the provincial capital, and all
Six Muslim schools in hot water in the UK
As Britain scurries to combat extremism on its home front, six independent Muslim schools are being threatened with closure as their education curriculum is said to expose students to radical Islamist ideology, a local newspaper reported Friday. Chief Schools Inspector
Al-Qaeda in Yemen denounces ‘expansionist’ ISIS
Yemen’s al-Qaeda branch on Friday denounced the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group for declaring a caliphate on territory it seized and for aggressively seeking to expand its area of influence, the Associated Press reported. Al-Qaeda in the
U.N. airlifts winter aid to desperate Iraqis
The United Nations said Friday it had begun airlifting tent isolation kits into Iraq to help some of the around two million people displaced in the conflict-torn country get through the harsh winter. The U.N. refugee agency said the first
Reports: ISIS to introduce own ‘currency’
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is now looking to introduce its own currency in an effort of solidifying its control over areas where it proclaimed a “caliphate.” The militant group is reportedly looking to reinstate the Dinar
ISIS militants shoot at Iraqi govt building in Anbar
Suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gunmen fired at an Iraqi government building in Ramadi on Friday, Reuters reported local officials as saying. Mosques also broadcast appeals for reinforcements to confront the apparent attempt to take full control
ISIS claims suicide bombings in Iraq’s Erbil
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group on Thursday claimed a rare suicide car bombing in the usually secure capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region that killed four people. ISIS boasted in an online statement that it
U.S. troops will go to Iraq before funds approved
Some of the 1,500 new U.S. troops authorized to advise and train Iraqi forces in their fight against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants will deploy to the country in the next few weeks without waiting for Congress
Dutch teen in court after mum ‘rescues’ her from ISIS
A Dutch teenager who allegedly travelled to Syria to marry an Islamic State fighter but was later rescued by her mother will appear in court Friday on terror charges, Dutch prosecutors said. The 19-year-old known only as “Aicha” arrived in
France opens probe into ISIS propaganda video
France has formally opened a terrorism investigation into three French recruits of the Islamic State group calling for attacks back home in a propaganda video. The three men, who appear under Arabic pseudonyms, appear in a montage that also shows
Senior ISIS figure killed in Mosul
An Islamic State leader has been killed in an air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, residents and a local medical source said on Thursday. They said Radwan Taleb al-Hamdouni, who they described as the radical militant group’s
Iraq, Turkey vow to work together against ISIS
Iraq’s prime minister said his country and neighboring Turkey have agreed on closer security and intelligence cooperation in the face of the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi spoke on Thursday
French ISIS fighters call for terror at home
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group has released a video showing several French-speaking fighters calling on Muslims in France to launch a terror campaign at home. The video, which according to the Guardian was released by
No Belgians in ISIS execution video: officials
Authorities in Belgium said Wednesday they had ruled out the presence of any Belgian nationals in a video by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) that shows the beheadings of Syrian military personnel. Belgian officials had been analysing
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