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
Chechen strongman claims Russian spies in Syria to infiltrate ISIS
Pro-Kremlin Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has claimed spies from his region of Russia are being sent to infiltrate the ISIS militant group and assist Moscow in its bombing campaign in Syria. Kadyrov, who has led the North Caucasus region of
Iraq says it fully recaptured Ramadi from ISIS
Iraqi government forces have regained full control of Ramadi after pushing ISIS fighters out of the city’s outskirts, according to Iraqi security forces and the U.S.-led coalition. The announcement, more than a month after Ramadi was first declared liberated in
Spy chief: Homegrown extremists biggest Islamist threat to U.S
The global threat posed by the ISIS militant group is still rising but U.S.-based homegrown extremists pose the biggest danger to the homeland, Washington’s top spy said Tuesday. In a report prepared for U.S. lawmakers before he was due to
Syria air strike hits MSF-supported hospital, 3 dead: statement
An air strike hit a hospital in southern Syria that is supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), killing three people and wounding six, the medical charity said on Tuesday. “The strike on Tafas field hospital, some 12 kilometres (seven miles)
‘ISIS recruiter’ arrested in northern Nigeria
Nigeria’s intelligence agency on Tuesday said it had arrested a recruiter for the ISIS group, as well as seven alleged members of the Boko Haram offshoot Ansaru. The announcement came nearly a year after the leader of Boko Haram in
ISIS widow charged over U.S. hostage death
The widow of late ISIS financial leader Abu Sayyaf was charged Monday for her alleged role in the death of U.S. aid worker Kayla Mueller last year. Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar, a 25-year-old known as Umm Sayyaf, was accused of
Banned Islamic opposition goes on trial in Tajikistan
Thirteen members of an Islamist opposition party went on trial Tuesday in the volatile ex-Soviet republic of Tajikistan, accused of fanning a wave of unrest that killed dozens of people last year. The trial of the 13 on charges including
U.N.: Mass deaths in Syrian jails amount to crime of “extermination”
Detainees held by the Syrian government are dying on a massive scale amounting to a state policy of “extermination” of the civilian population, a crime against humanity, United Nations investigators said on Monday. The U.N. commission of inquiry called on
Iraq deploying troops to retake Mosul
The Iraqi army is deploying thousands of soldiers to a northern base in preparation for operations to retake the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group’s hub of Mosul, officials said on Monday. ISIS seized Mosul in June 2014
Russia arrests 7 ISIS militants over attack plot
Russia’s FSB security service said on Monday it had arrested seven Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg who it said had been planning bomb attacks in Moscow, St Petersburg and the Sverdlovsk
Canada to unveil plans for anti-ISIS cooperation
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was set to unveil Monday new plans for Canada’s role in the international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including his pledge to stop involvement in air strikes. Ottawa’s plans to
Saudi boots on the ground in Syria?
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Saudi Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri, official spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, has made an interesting statement about Riyadh’s readiness to send ground troops to Syria. This raises a lot of questions. Does this mark
Rise in number of suspected militants blocked from leaving Australia
The rate at which suspected militants are being blocked from departing Australia has doubled in the past year, a report said Sunday, amid a government crackdown of its nationals travelling to Iraq or Syria to fight. There were 312 people
Seven arrested in Spain over suspected militant links
Spanish police said they arrested seven people on Sunday with suspected links to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant groups. The arrests were carried out in the eastern cities of Valencia and Alicante and in
UAE ready to send ground troops to Syria
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday it was ready to send ground troops to Syria as part of an international coalition to fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group. Asked if the UAE
Iraq’s Abadi dismisses Baghdad wall plans
The Iraqi Prime Minister is dismissing plans to build a wall around the Iraqi capital, according to a statement released by his office Saturday night. The plan for the wall was originally drafted by the Interior Ministry as an effort
Tunisia unveils anti-militants fence on Libyan border
Tunisia’s defense minister has visited an anti-militants fence that’s being built on the country’s border with Libya to stop Islamist militants from entering Tunisian territory. Defense Minister Farhat Horchani inspected the first completed part of the 196-kilometer (122-mile) fence Saturday,
Double standards in the fight against terror
By : Harun Yahya Article 5 of NATO was first invoked following the horrifying 9/11 terror attacks. NATO member countries accordingly regarded that terror strike as an attack on themselves and decided to act together as one. The issue of
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