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
Gunmen kill 2 Egyptian policemen at checkpoint
Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a checkpoint in Egypt Sunday, killing two policemen and a bystander, security officials said on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising. Another two policemen were wounded in the attack near
Missile kills 11 Islamists, 5 others in Syria’s Idlib
At least 11 Islamist fighters and five civilians were killed as a ballistic missile struck a building in northwest Syria during a meeting between rebel groups, a monitor said Monday. “Eleven fighters from (Al-Qaeda affiliate) Al-Nusra Front and other Islamist
Israel air raid targets Gaza after rocket attack
The Israeli air force targeted a Hamas military training facility in central Gaza overnight on Sunday in response to a rocket attack, the army said. A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip Sunday night and struck southern Israel with
Biden and Erdogan aim to ramp up ISIS fight
The White House said Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed ways to deepen cooperation in the fight against ISIS in a meeting on Saturday in Istanbul. Biden and Erdogan also talked about the “importance of de-escalating
Whither the Middle East after the Iran nuclear deal
By : Hisham Melhem Those of us wordsmiths writing, thinking , wondering and obsessing about things Middle Eastern have a new phrase to ponder; ‘Implementation day’. On January 16, 2016 you could hear many people saying: rejoice, the day we
Malaysia detains 7 suspected ISIS members plotting attacks
Malaysian police have detained seven men suspected of being an ISIS militant cell that was plotting attacks, authorities said Sunday. The seven Malaysians were detained over the past three days in a follow-up operation after the Jan. 15 detention of
Turkey detains 23 ISIS suspects and 21 children on Syria border: Army
Turkish forces have detained 23 suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants along with 21 children who were trying to illegally cross over from Syria, the army said Sunday. The suspects, whose nationalities were not disclosed, were captured
Algeria raises alarm over Moroccans crossing toward Libya
Algeria’s government is raising the alarm over what it describes as a large influx of Moroccans crossing its territory to reach Libya. Without offering numbers, the Algerian state news agency reported Saturday that the country’s minister in charge of North
Biden: PKK is terror group ‘plain and simple,’ threat to Turkey like ISIS
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday said that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is a threat to Turkey like ISIS, condemning the Kurdish militants as “a terror group plain and simple.” ISIS “is not the only existential threat to
Rocket fire from Syria ‘wounds two’ in Turkey: reports
A rocket fired from Syria on Saturday slammed into the town of Kilis on the Turkish side of the border, wounding two people, reports said, quoting the local governorate. The rocket hit a street causing an explosion that damaged nearby
U.S. ‘prepared’ for military solution in Syria, says VP
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said that the U.S. was prepared for a military solution in Syria if a political solution was not possible. “We do know it would better if we can reach a political solution but we are
Turkish PM Davutoglu says Turkey respects Iraq’s territorial integrity
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday the Turkish military was in Iraq to ward off Islamic state of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), reiterating that Ankara respects Iraqi territorial unity. At a news conference following a meeting with U.S.
France to try militants including Paris bomber’s brother
Seven young men from eastern France, including the brother of one of the militants behind the deadly Paris attacks, will face trial for going to Syria to fight in 2013, a judicial source told AFP on Friday. The seven from
U.S.: Turkey can do more to fight ISIS
The U.S. secretary of defense on Saturday called on Turkey to expand its efforts to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, saying that its long borders with Syria and Iraq were “porous to foreign fighters.” While Ashton Carter
Australia seeks regional terrorism cooperation after Jakarta attack
Australia is seeking regional cooperation to fight the “menace” of violent extremism that will be with the region for some time, the country’s justice minister said on Saturday. A deadly Jan. 14 attack in Jakarta that killed eight people and
Rebels: Assad, Russia to blame if peace talks fail
Syrian armed rebel groups said on Saturday they held the Syrian government and Russia responsible for any failure of peace talks to end the country’s civil war, even before negotiations due to start in Geneva next week. Syria’s opposition has
U.S. says troops ‘needed’ to retake ISIS-held cities
The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) needs to take back the cities Mosul and Raqqa and will use “boots on the ground” as part of its strategy in doing so, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter
Erdogan: Turkey won’t allow Syrian Kurdish PYD to west of Euphrates
Turkey has not allowed and will not allow the Syrian Kurdish PYD, which is fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria but has links to the outlawed PKK militant group in Turkey, to cross west of the Euphrates river, President
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