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
Militants ‘to quit south Damascus suburbs’: sources
Some 4,000 people, half of them jihadist fighters, will leave three besieged districts south of Syria’s capital at the weekend as part of a landmark ceasefire, sources told AFP Friday. ISIS militant group and its rival, Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra
Syrian FM: World powers must stop fighters entering from Turkey and Jordan
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Friday that international efforts to end the conflict in his country should focus on preventing insurgents coming in from neighbouring Turkey and Jordan. Syrian state media, which reported the comments Moualem made after
ISIS document sanctions human organ harvesting
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group’s Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist group may be trafficking in body parts. The ruling, contained
Middle East Christians: Caught in crossfire
By : Joyce Karam Sheltered within the rocks of Kadisha valley in Northern Lebanon, the Hamatoura monastery has become a destination for monks escaping the war ravaged lands of Iraq and Syria. Their story is that of a minority trapped
We must not play into ISIS’s hands
By : Maria Dubovikova Pork at the doorsteps of mosques, abusive behavior toward Muslims, and readiness to see a terrorist in each one – that is how the enlightened, civilized world is starting to look. “Islamic terrorism” does not just
The closer Syria is to peace, the more violent it will be
By : Chris Doyle Easing out of 18 months of semi-hibernation, international diplomacy of the last quarter of the year on Syria saw a major surge. What went before would have certainly been in “Trump-speak,” low energy. The reasons for
Iraq ‘nets 40 ISIS operatives’ in major swoop
Iraq’s intelligence service said Thursday it detained 40 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group as part of a major operation in Baghdad and Diyala provinces. “The Iraqi national intelligence service, in coordination with Baghdad and
Iran calls China to join the fight against the Islamic State
China should play a more active role in fighting Islamic State, a senior figure in a body that advises Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Thursday, according to the country’s Fars news agency. China relies on the Middle East for oil
ISIS seizes district in eastern city from Syrian troops
Syrian activists and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group say the militants have seized a district previously held by Syrian troops in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour. The industrial district of Deir el-Zour fell to the
Libya ‘will hold off’ call for strikes against ISIS
Libya’s U.N. ambassador said Wednesday his country will hold off asking nations like the United States and Britain to intervene with airstrikes against the growing presence of the ISIS group in the oil-rich North African nation as a new national
Russia’s interests coincide with Taliban’s in fight against ISIS
Russia is exchanging information with the Taliban and sees shared interest with the insurgents when it comes to counteracting the spread of ISIS, a senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday. “Taliban interests objectively coincide with ours,” Zamir Kabulov, head of the
Ministry: Russia’s air force hit 1,093 ISIS targets
Russia’s air force carried out 302 sorties in Syria between Dec. 18 and 23, hitting 1,093 ISIS targets, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. The destroyed targets included a training camp where there were recruits from Turkey and countries of
Two Syrian brothers arrested in Austria over terror suspicions
Two young Syrian brothers have been arrested in a refugee camp in southern Austria on suspicion of belonging to extremist groups, prosecutors said Wednesday. Police detained the two men, aged 16 and 18, in the Leibnitz district in Styria state
Man who beheaded his boss kills himself in French jail
A man jailed in France for beheading his boss and trying to blow up a chemicals plant in June has committed suicide, a prison official said on Wednesday. Yassin Salhi, who French authorities said had links to Islamist militants, had
Istanbul airport blast ‘kills female cleaner’
A female cleaner was killed and another wounded early Wednesday after an explosion of unknown origin beside a plane at Istanbul’s second international airport, with Turkey on high alert for possible attacks. Airport cleaner Zehra Yamac, 30, died of head
U.S. teen indicted for aiding ISIS
A Pennsylvania teenager was indicted on Tuesday after investigators said he tried to help individuals travel to the Middle East to join Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the U.S. Justice Department said. Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, of
Forged passports ‘spark security fear in Germany’
About a dozen migrants may have entered Germany on forged Syrian passports like those used by two Paris suicide bombers, according to a news report Tuesday which authorities did not confirm. Bild newspaper, citing unnamed government sources, said the passports
About 20 killed in strikes on ISIS in Iraq’s Mosul
About 20 people, including at least 12 civilians, were killed on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in two air strikes that destroyed houses believed to be used by ISIS militants, six eyewitnesses and a medical source said.
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