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
Why exclude Nimr al-Nimr from punishment?
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed A New York Times reporter in Tehran deleted his tweet that all the convicts executed by Saudi Arabia on Saturday were Shiite, and clarified that this was untrue. However, he did not say only four of
Saudi-Turkish cooperation: Opportunities and challenges
By : Raghida Dergham The strategic cooperation council established by Saudi Arabia and Turkey is one step above a bilateral alliance, and its goal goes beyond restoring balance to Sunni forces in Iraq and Syria, and thus requires an in-depth
Jordan confirms 12,000 Syrian refugees amassed at border
Jordan has acknowledged that more than 12,000 Syrian refugees have amassed at its border, awaiting entry. The confirmation by government spokesman Mohammed Momani comes after Jordan initially dismissed a similar estimate provided by the U.N. refugee agency as exaggerated. Momani
ISIS territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: U.S.-led coalition
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in 2015, as international forces pushed it out of several cities, the U.S.-led coalition fighting
Terrified families emerge from rubble after battle of Ramadi
Terrified families waved white flags as they emerged from homes reduced to rubble in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, where government troops were still battling the Daesh fighters holed up on Friday, five days after the army recaptured the city
Masked man in ISIS video ‘is suspected Briton’
Investigations into the identity of an English-speaking man who featured in an ISIS video are focusing on a Briton, Siddhartha Dhar, the BBC reported Tuesday. Dhar was born a Hindu and ran a business renting out bouncy castles in northeast
Syria bloodshed: Will it only get worse in 2016?
By : Brooklyn Middleton The past year saw an increase in the number of foreign actors directly intervening in the bloody Syrian conflict, yet the humanitarian crisis has worsened and the security situation continues to deteriorate. Several issues should be
Daesh video of ‘spies’ killing desperate propaganda: UK
A Daesh video showing a young boy in military fatigues and an older masked militant who both spoke with British accents is “desperate” propaganda from an organization that is losing ground, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday. The video,
ISIS attacks troops in western Iraq, killing 11
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants attacked Iraqi troops and allied tribal fighters outside the western town of Haditha on Monday, killing at least 11 and wounding dozens, officials said. Haditha councilman Khalid Suleiman said 30 troops were
Trump shrugs off militant video featuring him
Donald Trump won’t be dissuaded from saying what he thinks simply because extremists use his words to recruit Muslims to their cause. The Republican presidential contender brushed off the appearance of an African militant group’s video to recruit Americans that
ISIS clashes with guards near Libyan oil port
Two were killed when Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants on Monday clashed with a force guarding Libya’s Es Sider oil port and fighting continued near the major export terminal, witnesses and troops said. According to a guard,
Russia is clearing the decks for Assad
By : Dr. Azeem Ibrahim Russia still maintains that it is in Syria to fight ISIS. Maybe they will even get round to it one day. Who knows? But in the meantime, their primary target is not ISIS, but rather,
ISIS threatens Britain in new executions video
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has threatened Britain in an Internet video on Sunday showing the killing of five “spies” it said worked with the international coalition fighting ISIS. The SITE Intelligence Group said the video
Arab-Kurd fighters kill 16 ISIS jihadists near Syria ‘capital’
Arab and Kurdish forces have killed at least 16 fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group during fierce clashes north of the jihadists’ stronghold of Raqa, a monitor said Sunday. The jihadists launched an offensive last
U.S., allies conduct 26 strikes against ISIS
The United States and its allies conducted 26 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Sunday. In Syria, one strike struck near Manbij, hitting an ISIS tactical
Attack on Iraqi military camp kills at least 15
Attacks by five suicide bombers on an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad on Sunday killed at least 15 members of the security forces and wounded 22 others, security sources said. Two of the bombers detonated their vehicle-borne explosives at
ISIS counterattacks target Iraqi troops in Ramadi
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group militants continue to launch a series of counterattacks against Iraqi government forces on the edges of the western city of Ramadi days after the militant group was driven out of the city
ISIS ‘New Year suicide bombing’ suspects arrested in Turkey
An Ankara court on Saturday remanded in custody pending trial two Turkish men suspected of belonging to ISIS and planning a double suicide bombing in the capital on New Year’s Eve. Musa Canoz, 28, and Adnan Yildirim, 40, who were
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