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: Islamic State
Head of Egypt’s al-Azhar condemns ISIS ‘barbarity’
The head of al-Azhar, one of the most prestigious centers of Sunni Islam learning, on Wednesday condemned “barbaric crimes” committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. Militants are acting “under the guise of this holy religion
Iraq says woman detained in Lebanon is not Baghdadi’s wife
Iraq’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that a woman detained by Lebanese authorities was not the wife of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but the sister of a man convicted of bombings in southern Iraq. “The one detained by
Iran is bombing ISIS in Iraq, Pentagon claims
Iran has carried out airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militant targets in recent days, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding that the raids were not coordinated with U.S. forces. “We have indications that they did indeed fly
U.S. not ready to enforce Syria no-fly zone
The United States is not ready to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria, the White House said Monday, after reports it was in talks with Turkey about setting up a refugee safe haven in the north of the country. White
U.S. says strikes hit ISIS garrison, ‘electronic warfare’
Warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group hit dozens of jihadist vehicles and bases, including an “electronic warfare garrison,” in four days of strikes, the U.S. military said Monday. Between Nov. 28
Iraq airstrikes kill 17 in areas held by ISIS
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq on Saturday in air strikes targeting areas controlled by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, witnesses and an intelligence official said. Two brothers who were members of the Albu Hishma tribe were
Three French mirage jet fighters deployed in Jordan
Three French Mirage warplanes have been deployed in Jordan to assist in the fight against the Islamic State group, a military spokesman said on Saturday. France, which is participating in U.S.-led coalition air strikes in Iraq, said this month it
Syria says U.S.-led strikes haven’t weakened ISIS
U.S.-led strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria have failed to weaken the militants, according to Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. Speaking on Friday night to two Middle Eastern television stations, Muallem also said “more
Turkey denies ISIS attacked Kobane from its territory
Turkey denied on Saturday that jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have launched an attack on the border town of Kobane from its territory, an official statement said. The statement from the Turkish prime minister’s office
Flesh-eating maggot disease surfaces in Syria
U.N. health experts have noted three cases of myiasis near Damascus, marking the first appearance of the flesh-eating maggot disease in Syria, AFP reported. Myiasis, an affliction caused when flies lay their eggs in wounds, is not lethal for humans,
Mosul residents: ISIS group cuts phones in Iraq city
Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group blocked all mobile phone networks in the largest Iraqi city they control, Mosul, accusing informants in the city of tipping off coalition forces to their whereabouts, residents told The
U.S. ‘horrified’ by Syrian regime raids
The United States said Wednesday it was “horrified” by Syrian regime air strikes in the stronghold Raqqaa that killed at least 95 people, slamming the government for its “continued slaughter,” Agence France-Presse reported. The U.S. State Department condemned the strikes,
Fight with ISIS needs ‘Arab face’: U.S. lawmaker
A Republican lawmaker says the battle against the Islamic State group needs to have “an Arab face,” even as the U.S. leads airstrikes to help defeat the militant group. Congressman Rob Wittman said he agrees with a comment made by
Qatar runs covert desert training camp for Syrian rebels
At a desert base, Gulf state Qatar is covertly training moderate Syrian rebels with U.S. help to fight both President Bashar al-Assad and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and may include more overtly Islamist insurgent groups, sources close
ISIS ‘prince’ killed in Iraq’s Hit
An air strike in west Iraq reportedly killed on Wednesday a senior figure in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported. Senan Meteeb, the so-called ISIS “emir” of the western Anbar province, was reportedly killed
50 civilians dead in US-led airstrikes against ISIS in Syria – UN
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria has killed 865 people since the start of the airstrikes in late September, at least 50 of them civilians, a new report from the UN chief reveals. Secretary-General
U.S. charges two citizens with supporting ISIS
U.S. federal prosecutors have charged two young American men from Minnesota, one of whom is in the Middle East fighting, with supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant. Somali Americans Abdi Nur, 20, and Abdullahi Yusuf, 18,
Syrian govt bombs ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, 63 killed
More than 63 people were killed in militant-held Syrian city of Raqqa after Syria regime war planes struck the militant group’s stronghold on Tuesday, an observer group monitoring the war said. Half of those killed were civilians, Reuters news agency
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