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
Russia, U.S. sign ‘memorandum’ on air safety over Syria
The United States and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes air safety measures so pilots from the two countries steer clear of each other as they conduct separate bombing campaigns, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “With today’s signatures,
Russia has no information about reported Russian deaths in Syria
The Russian embassy in Damascus said on Tuesday it had no information about reports that three Russians had been killed fighting alongside Syrian government forces. “There is no information about the alleged ‘deaths of three Russians’ or ‘three Russian servicemen’
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
Top U.S. general: Iraq did not ask for Russian strikes
U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford played down the chances of any Russian air campaign in Iraq in the near future as he made his first trip to Iraq since becoming the top U.S. military officer this month. Iraqi Prime Minister
Turkish PM: Downed drone was Russian-made
A drone shot down by Turkish warplanes in Turkish air space near Syria on Friday was Russian-made, but Moscow has told Ankara the unmanned aircraft did not belong to Russia, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday. The drone was
Strikes targeting ISIS convoy in Syria kill 40
Air strikes on a convoy of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group killed at least 40 jihadists in central Syria at the weekend, a monitoring group said Sunday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said unidentified
Russia: planes hit 51 ISIS targets in Syria
Russian planes carried out 39 sorties and hit 51 Islamic State targets over the past 24 hours, Interfax news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Sunday. The aircraft hit targets in Hama, Latakia, Damascus and Aleppo regions,
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 says it is still deploying drones in Syria to aid strikes
Russia’s military said Saturday it is continuing to use drones over Syria despite suspicions that one of its drones was downed by Turkey. “I would … like to emphasize that Russian drones are continuing to monitor the situation in Syria’s
Syrian army advances south of Aleppo
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters made advances on Saturday in their offensive to retake territory around the northern city of Aleppo from insurgents and jihadist fighters, a monitoring group said. The campaign around Aleppo, which the army
Obama, Abu Dhabi crown prince discuss Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Friday with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan and they agreed that Russia’s military operations in Syria should focus on ISIS, not moderate Syrian opposition groups, the White House
Pakistan and Russia sign gas pipeline agreement
Pakistan and Russia signed an agreement on Friday to build a gas pipeline stretching hundreds of kilometers from Karachi on the Arabian Sea to the eastern city of Lahore. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Pakistan Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan
Russia’s Rosatom says Egypt nuclear talks in final stages
Russia’s state-owned nuclear firm Rosatom is in the final stages of talks for a contract to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, a senior official of the company said on Wednesday. Anton Moskvin, Rosatom Overseas vice president, said that
Putin warns of spillover from Afghanistan fighting
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned that violence in Afghanistan could spill over into ex-Soviet Central Asia, a day after the U.S. announced it would keep thousands of troops in the conflict-wracked country. “The situation there (in Afghanistan) is
Russia agrees all technical questions for Syria flight safety with U.S.
The Russian defence ministry said on Friday it had agreed all the necessary technical questions needed to seal an agreement with the United States on flight safety over Syria and that a final memorandum would be signed in the near
Bulgaria denies airspace access to Syria-bound Russian aid plane
Bulgaria has denied access to its airspace to a Russian plane carrying humanitarian aid for Syria, as Moscow failed to file an application on time, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman said. “We have denied access because legal terms were not
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
Syrian army attacks rebels with Iranian support
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters launched an offensive south of Aleppo on Friday, expanding the army’s counter-attack against rebels across western Syria with support from Russian air strikes. The assault means the army is now pressing insurgents
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