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: KURDISH FORCES
Syria Kurds say will get training from Russian forces
Russia’s military will train Kurdish forces in Syria, the militia’s spokesman said Monday, in Moscow’s first agreement of its kind with the group that controls large parts of the country’s north. The move by Russia, a longtime ally of President
Obama urges reinstatement of Syria ceasefire
US President Barack Obama made a plea Sunday for warring parties in Syria to return to peace talks and “reinstate” a ceasefire, as he defended a refusal to establish a safe zone in the country. “I spoke to (Russian) President
Iraqi Kurdish troops rescue Swedish teen from ISIS
The Iraqi Kurdish government says its troops have rescued a Swedish teenager from ISIS near the city of Mosul, which is controlled by the extremists. A statement from the regional government, released on Tuesday, says the rescue operation by the
Erdogan warns U.S. not to side with Syrian Kurds
Turkey’s president lashed out at the United States a week after President Barack Obama’s envoy visited a northern Syrian town that is under the control of Syrian Kurdish forces, which Ankara considers terrorists. In comments published Sunday, Prime Minister Recep
Motorcycle bomb explodes in Kurdish-held Syrian town, three dead
A bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded on Sunday in a Kurdish-held Syrian town along the Turkish border, killing at least three and wounded 20 others, a monitor said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a huge blast
Kurdish govt: ISIS ‘used chlorine gas’ in Iraq
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government said on Saturday it has evidence the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against Kurdish peshmerga forces, according to Reuters news agency. The Kurdish region’s Security Council
Britain to send more troops to Iraq on training mission
The UK is due to send more troops to Iraq to help in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the BBC reported Sunday. Prime Minister David Cameron authorized the deployment of nearly 60 extra army
Bodies of 25 Yazidis found in Iraq mass grave
Iraqi Kurdish forces have uncovered a mass grave containing the remains of about 25 members of the Yazidi minority believed to have been killed by the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), local officials have said.
U.S. general says Syrian town of Kobane taken from ISIS
Kurdish ground forces, helped by U.S. and allied air support, have retaken the Syrian town of Kobane from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, U.S. Lieutenant-General James Terry said on Saturday. Supporting what Kurdish forces said earlier
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