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: Russia
One of two black boxes from Russian plane damaged: Egypt ministry
Investigators have extracted and validated the contents of the flight data recorder, one of two so-called black boxes recovered from the Russian airplane that crashed in Egypt, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said the second black
Apparent Russian Syria strikes kill 23 civilians
Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes on an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group-held town in central Syria killed 23 civilians, a monitoring group said on Wednesday. Among those killed in the Monday strikes
Syrian army recaptures Aleppo supply route
The Syrian army regained control of a road southeast of Aleppo on Wednesday, state television said, taking back the government’s only supply route into the city from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters who had seized it last
Dozens killed in cargo plane crash in S. Sudan
A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan’s capital, killing dozens of people, witnesses said. An official said three people on board survived. A statement from the aircraft’s
NATO tests its capabilities — and wants Russia to take note
NATO is putting on its most fearsome display of military might in over a decade, a choreographed large-scale movement of soldiers, ships and planes meant to hone its capabilities as well as transmit an unmistakable signal to Russia and other
U.S. says too soon for Syrian opposition to attend talks in Russia
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it was premature for the Russian government to invite Syrian opposition to talks in Russia. Russian media reported that Syrian government officials and members of the country’s splintered opposition could meet in Moscow
Nothing but a dead end with Putin
By : Jamal Khashoggi Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to trick the Saudis and Turks by suggesting an impossible solution, which looks peaceful but simply duplicates the same system rejected by the Syrian people, but without President Bashar al-Assad,
Heat detected around Russian jet before crash
U.S. satellite imagery detected heat around a Russian passenger jet just before it went down in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, two U.S. officials said Tuesday. But the discovery doesn’t resolve the mystery of why the plane crashed, killing all 224 aboard.
Russia gets coordinates from Syrian opposition for 1st time
Russia for the first time received coordinates from the Syrian opposition, and a Russian official said Moscow held joint training exercises in Syria with the U.S. air force. Russian jets bombed 24 targets in Syria Tuesday after “opposition representatives” gave
Russia’s stance on Assad suggests divergence
Russia does not see keeping Bashar al-Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday in comments that suggested a divergence of opinion with Iran, the Syrian president’s other main international backer. Fuelling
Russia steps up push for Syria peace deal, proposes talks
Syrian government officials and members of the country’s splintered opposition could meet in Moscow next week as Russia pushes to broker a political solution to the crisis, a senior official said on Tuesday. “Next week, we will invite opposition representatives
Russia confirms sending wheat to Syria as aid
Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev said Russia had provided Syria with around 100,000 tonnes of wheat as aid, RIA news agency has quoted him as saying. “I confirm that Russia has sent Syria 100,000 tonnes of wheat,” he told RIA,
Emir of Kuwait to meet Putin in Russia next week
The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, will meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in the Russian city of Sochi on Nov. 10, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Sheikh Sabah and Putin will discuss situation in the Middle East and
Sisi says ISIS air disaster claim is ‘propaganda’
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has dismissed as “propaganda” claims by a branch of ISIS that they were responsible downing a Russian plane, the BBC reported Tuesday. His remarks came as a top U.S. intelligence official said it was “unlikely”
Egypt plane crash victims flown back to Russia
A plane carrying the remains of scores of people killed when a Russian airliner crashed in Egypt landed in Saint-Petersburg early on Monday, an Agence France-Presse correspondent at the scene said. The plane, the first to bring back the bodies
Al-Qaeda urges fight against West and Russia
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri called on supporters to band together to confront the threat from the West and Russia in Syria and Iraq, the latest recording suggesting greater unity between al-Qaeda and ISIS. “The Americans, Russians, Iranians, Alawites, and Hezbollah
Russian airline told to check all A321 jets after crash
Russian transport authorities on Sunday ordered the airline whose jet crashed in Egypt, killing all 224 on board, to check all its Airbus 321 planes as part of an urgent safety review. Rostransnadzor, the country’s transportation watchdog, “issued an order
Russia mourns victims of crashed Egypt plane
Russia on Sunday mourned its biggest ever air disaster after a passenger jet full of Russian tourists crashed in Egypt’s Sinai, killing all 224 people on board. Flags were at half-mast on the parliament building, in the Kremlin, and on
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