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: Lebanon
Iraq’s Maliki welcomes Hezbollah-negotiated deal with ISIS
:: Iraqi Vice President and leader of the State of Law coalition Nouri al-Maliki welcomed the recent Hezbollah-negotiated deal with ISIS and said the decision to transfer hundreds of ISIS fighters from Lebanese borders to the Syrian city of Deir
UN renews peacekeeping mission in Lebanon as US warns of war
:: The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for another year amid pressure from the United States for the UN force to take action against Hezbollah militants. The council unanimously backed a French-drafted resolution after
Abadi rejects Hezbollah’s deal to move ISIS to Iraqi borders
:: Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi rejected Hezbollah’s deal to move ISIS elements from the Lebanese borders to the Syrian-Iraqi ones. Hezbollah militias have allowed elements of ISIS to ride buses to get out of Jroud and go to Deir
Reports: ISIS militants begin evacuating Lebanon border area
:: ISIS militants began evacuating a Syrian-Lebanese border region Monday under an unprecedented deal to end three years of their presence there, Syrian state television and Hezbollah said. The evacuation comes a week into a Lebanese army campaign against the
ISIS fighters start to quit Lebanon border zone
:: A convoy of ISIS fighters and their family members began to leave the Lebanon-Syria border zone on Monday for an area in eastern Syria held by the jihadist group, under the terms of a truce, Syrian state television cameras
Have no illusions about the Muslim Brotherhood
By : Abdellatif El-Menawy :: The British MP and government minister Alistair Burt visited Cairo last week. In an article published in the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, he said the diversionary tactics the Muslim Brotherhood employed to avoid too much scrutiny
Syrian regime backs evacuation deal for ISIS at Lebanon border
:: The Syrian army has agreed to a deal between ISIS and Hezbollah that allows the transfer of ISIS militants from the Syria-Lebanon border into eastern Syria, state media said on Sunday. “After the successes our armed forces and (Hezbollah)
Lebanon finds remains believed to be of soldiers kidnapped by ISIS
:: A top Lebanese security official said Sunday that authorities had located human remains believed to belong to troops kidnapped by ISIS three years ago. The announcement came hours after the Lebanese army declared a ceasefire deal with ISIS along
Lebanese army declares ceasefire in ISIS offensive near Ras Baalbek
:: The Lebanese army on Sunday announced a ceasefire in its offensive against ISIS to allow for negotiations over the release of nine soldiers kidnapped by the militant group three years ago. The ceasefire went into effect at 7 a.m.
When truth is lost in the fog war
By : Diana Moukalled :: The army-people-resistance is the form of words that has been circulated in the past few years in Lebanon to justify the role of Hezbollah’s militia, which is militarily and politically taking part in government. Hezbollah
US envoy says UN’s Lebanon commander ‘blind’ to Hezbollah arms
:: US ambassador Nikki Haley sharply criticized the UN peacekeeping commander in Lebanon on Friday, saying he is “blind” to the spread of illegal arms and reiterating a call for the force to do more about it. He says there
Lebanese parties reject coordination with Syria over Daesh
:: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s remarks about “the importance of official coordination with Syria in case Lebanon decides to start negotiating with Daesh” has provoked criticisms about pushing the government to communicate with Damascus. Saudi Minister of State for the
Saudi minister: Nations can be protected only by legitimate institutions
:: The Minister of State for Arab Gulf Affairs in Saudi Arabia, Thamer Al-Sabhan confirmed that the efforts of the Lebanese military prove that only legitimate institutions can protect the state. Al-Sabhan on his Twitter account on Friday lauded the
Lebanese Army nears victory over Daesh
:: The Lebanese Army needs to liberate Martbia, Siraj Hiqab Al-Shir and Al-Shahut in the barrens of Ras Baalbek and Al-Qaa to declare victory over Daesh, a Lebanese military source told Arab News. The Lebanese military command said in a
Lebanese beauty queen stripped of title over Israel visit
:: A beauty pageant winner in Lebanon has been stripped of her title just one week after winning because she had previously been on a trip to Israel. Swedish-Lebanese Amanda Hanna was the winner of the Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2017,
Lebanon says it has driven ISIS from most of Syria border area
:: The Lebanese military is now in control of over 80 percent of the areas previously held by ISIS along the border with Syria, only days after launching a broad offensive there, a spokesman said Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Ali Qanso
Lebanon: ‘Saqr Arsal’ in the grips of intelligence
:: During a security operation inside the town of Arsal, Lebanese army intelligence said that they had arrested Saqr Arsal who is accused of preparing a terrorist attack in the area. According to intelligence, Basel Abd al-Qadir is a Syrian
Emirates denies one of its planes has been targeted with a bomb
:: A spokesman for Emirates Airlines said that the national carrier has strongly denied reports that one of its planes had been targeted for bombing on Monday, confirming that the news was baseless to local newspaper Emarat Alyoum. Lebanese Interior
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