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
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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
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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,
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:: 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
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:: 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
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Military chiefs from more than 22 countries battling the Islamic State (IS) group began talks here Wednesday to assess the coalition’s current strategy and map out a plan to tackle other terrorist groups operating in the Middle East. A formal
Egypt said Wednesday a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Libya submitted by Arab states makes no mention of the international military intervention against militants that Cairo originally proposed. “There is no call for foreign military intervention,” the foreign ministry
Kurdish Peshmerga forces have repelled a major attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group southwest of Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital Erbil, officials said Wednesday. “The attack which was launched at 8:00 p.m. (1700 GMT on Tuesday)
Military chiefs of staff from 26 members of the coalition battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) began talks in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The SPA said the conference, the fifth of its
Italy on Wednesday issued its strongest warning yet about the danger of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) establishing a stronghold in Libya that would threaten Europe’s security and the stability of neighboring states. Addressing parliament, Foreign Minister
The U.N. Security Council will meet in an emergency session Wednesday on the crisis in Libya. The meeting comes as Egypt presses the council to take action after the ISIS group posted a video of the beheading of 21 Egyptian
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday urged the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution allowing for an international military intervention in troubled Libya, Agence France Presse reported. “There is no other choice. Taking into account that the Libyan
The Gulf Cooperation Council on Monday condemned as a “heinous” crime the recent killing of a group of Egyptian Copts at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Saudi Press Agency reported. “[GCC Secretary-General] Dr.
UAE F-16 jets based in Jordan attacked oil refineries under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militant group, the country’s official state news agency WAM reported. The jets, which took off from an airbase in Jordan,
Egypt asked the international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to extend their operations to Libya, a day after the group released a video claiming to show the execution of 21 Egyptian Copts there. “Egypt renews
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Monday there had been a recent “acceleration of support” from the U.S.-led coalition in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. In an interview with the BBC, Abadi said
Lebanon’s Shiite movement Hezbollah is fighting the militant Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Iraq, its chief Hassan Nasrallah revealed for the first time Monday in a speech beamed to supporters in southern Beirut. “We may not
Egypt’s military said it bombed ISIS targets in Libya at dawn on Monday, following a video showing the execution of a group of Egyptian Copts by the militant group. “Your armed forces on Monday carried out focused air strikes in
The United States and its allies have destroyed key targets of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in their latest series of airstrikes against the militant group, the U.S. military said Sunday, according to Reuters news agency. Three
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church said Sunday it was “confident” that those who purportedly beheaded a group of Egyptian Copts in Libya will be punished. “The Orthodox church … is confident its homeland would not rest until the evil perpetrators get
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Sunday an urgent meeting of Egypt’s top national security body after ISIS militants released a video purportedly showing the beheading of Egyptian Christians in Libya. Sisi also gave a television address, saying that Egypt and
Bahrain will lend support to Jordan with armed forces to help in the efforts to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Bahrain’s News Agency reported on Sunday. The agency said Manama would support Jordan with forces from the
Two relatives including the uncle of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group, were detained on Sunday after a security operation near the city of Samarra, state-owned Iraqi television cited a
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