Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

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

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 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 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 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: PUTIN

U.S., Russia sign memo to avoid clashes in air over Syrian

U.S. and Russian military officials signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday that includes steps their pilots should take to avoid an inadvertent clash over Syria as they carry out separate air strikes against militant groups, the Pentagon said. The

Putin says Russia stepping up fight on terrorism after Syria strikes

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia had foiled 20 militant attacks this year and was stepping up efforts to root out domestic terrorism, almost three weeks after launching air strikes against Islamist fighters in Syria. The Russian authorities have

Moscow protest against Russia role in Syria

Around 200 people demonstrated in Moscow on Saturday against Russia’s campaign of air strikes in Syria, with one protester arrested by police. The rally by people mainly in their 50s and 60s in a small central park passed off amid

Russia claims 380 ‘ISIS targets’ in Syria since start of bombing

Russia has hit more than 380 “ISIS targets” since launching its bombing campaign in Syria on September 30, a senior military official said on Friday. “Since the start of the operation we conducted more than 600 sorties and bombed more

Russia-backed Syrian army makes advances in Hama

Mideast Syria Russia

Russian war planes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Sunday, insurgents said, helping Moscow’s ally Bashar al-Assad reclaim territory and dealing a fresh setback to the strategy of Washington and its allies. The

Putin: Russia will not deploy troops in Syria

Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting air strikes against what it says are ISIS targets, President Vladimir Putin said Sunday. “We are not planning on doing this (conducting a ground operation), and our

More than 70 percent of Russians support Moscow’s bombing campaign in Syria

More than 70 percent of Russians support Moscow’s bombing campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria but the danger of getting sucked into a protracted war is not lost on the public, a new poll showed

Hollande: Failure in Syria risks ‘total war’ for region

Failure to act in Syria risks stoking a “total war” in the Middle East, French President Francois Hollande said in a landmark speech to the European Parliament alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “What happens in Syria concerns Europe, what happens

Syria’s Assad wrote to Putin over military support

Bashar Assad

The Syrian presidency said on Wednesday any increase in Russian military support to Syria was the result of a request, and President Bashar al-Assad had written to his Russian counterpart in that regard. In a statement, the presidency’s media office

Putin calls for fresh anti-ISIS coalition at U.N.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the formation of a “broader, general” coalition to fight Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Monday at the 70th United Nations General Assembly – his first address since a decade. “We can

Syria contact group including Russia, U.S. to meet in October: Moscow

Russia and the United States are expected to take part in Syria peace talks in October, along with Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said Monday. A meeting of an international contact group of the “most

Rowhani: Assad’s govt ‘cannot be weakened’

Hassan Rouhani

Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani said on Sunday fighting radical militants like ISIS in Syria is the top priority and if they are to be defeated then President Bashar al-Assad’s government “can’t be weakened.” “This does not mean that the Syrian

Rowhani says ready to discuss ‘plan of action’ for Syria

Hassan Rowhani

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said in an interview Sunday that he is ready to discuss a “plan of action” for Syria’s post-war future after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group is defeated. Iran, which along with Russia

Risk of ‘proxy war’ in Syria, warns UK Labour leader

Jeremy Corbyn

Russia and other nations could get sucked into a proxy war in Syria if there was no political solution to the crisis, British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said Sunday. Speaking on the opening day of the main opposition Labour Party’s

U.S. support for Syria rebels illegal, Putin says ahead of Obama meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying U.S.-trained rebels were leaving to join Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) with weapons supplied by Washington. In an interview

British FM: Russia’s build-up in Syria strengthens Assad

Britain has said Russia’s military build-up in Syria reinforces President Bashar al-Assad and increases Moscow’s “moral responsibility in the crimes committed by the regime.” “Russia’s military build-up complicates the situation,” Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told the French daily Le Monde

Kremlin says too early to speak of possible Putin-Obama meeting

The Kremlin said on Thursday it was too early to speak about a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama next week in New York, or topics for discussion. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also told

U.S. says Assad must go, will deal on timing

Bashar Assad

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has to go but the timing of his departure had to be decided through negotiation. Speaking after talks with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond he called on

Powered by : © 2014 Systron Micronix :: Leaders in Web Hosting. All rights reserved

| About Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Disclaimer | Contact Us |