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
Commander of elite Tajik police force defects to ISIS
The U.S.-trained commander of Tajikistan’s elite police force has defected to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), he said in a YouTube video, and his former unit will issue a statement condemning him, media said on Thursday. Colonel Gulmurod
Syria plays up ties with Iran, Russia
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Wednesday that Iran and Russia would never give up their support for his regime in the face of a four-year-old armed revolt. “I assure you that the relationship between Syria, the Russian Federation, and
Russia’s new ‘undesirables’ law draws western ire
The United States led criticism of Russia’s new law targeting “undesirable” NGOs, which activists fear will stifle critical voices at international rights groups working in the country. Under the law signed by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday evening, Russian prosecutors
Kerry, Lavrov discuss Syria, Yemen in phone call
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Yemen as well as Ukraine with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The phone call was the latest in
Putin: Russia, Iraq expanding military cooperation
Moscow and Baghdad are expanding military cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in the Kremlin. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said before the talks began that Russia was ready
Iraq PM heads to Russia seeking more arms
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi flew to Russia on Wednesday seeking closer military cooperation as he faces tough challenges in the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group. Abadi, who is due to meet President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, heads
Attack on Russian embassy in Syria condemned
The United Nations and the United States condemned Tuesday a mortar attack on the Russian embassy in Damascus that did not, however, cause any known injuries. The 15-member council stressed that host countries have an obligation to “take all appropriate
Russia probes failures after rocket falls to Earth
Russia on Sunday began investigating the loss of a commercial satellite and a separate glitch on the International Space Station, sparking fears over the industry’s safety. A commission to investigate the accident with the Proton-M rocket carrying a Mexican telecommunications
Kerry to meet Russia’s Putin amid Ukraine, Syria tensions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin with an eye on easing badly strained relations over conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. Kerry was to lay a wreath at a World War II memorial
Egypt’s Sisi keen on cooperating with Russia
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Saturday his country is keen on cooperating with Russia at all levels, the Cairo-based Al Ahram newspaper reported. Sisi, which made the statements during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, said that he
Egypt’s Sisi in Moscow for V-Day celebrations
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi landed in Moscow on Saturday to take part in celebrations marking 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, local Egyptian media reported. Russia will use the grandiose Red Square parade to show
Saudi U.N. envoy slams Russia’s request on Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the U.N., Abdullah Al-Moalami, said Saturday that Russia’s call for a humanitarian pause in Yemen is only aimed at troubling a draft resolution by Gulf Arab states and Jordan that is being negotiating by the
GCC in tough U.N. talks with Russia on Yemen
Gulf countries are locked in tough negotiations with Russia on a U.N. draft resolution to impose an arms embargo and sanctions on Yemen, diplomats said Wednesday. The resolution would seek to re-launch a political dialogue that broke down after Yemen’s
Denmark could face nuclear attack if joins missile shield: Russian envoy
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark said Saturday that the NATO country’s navy could be targeted by nuclear missiles if it joins the Western alliance’s anti-missile shield. The threat made by Ambassador Mikhail Vanin in an opinion piece he wrote for the
Russian forces kill seven terror suspects in Dagestan
Russian security forces said on Saturday that they had killed seven suspected terrorists in an operation in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan which has been plagued by an Islamist insurgency. Security forces launched a special operation after receiving information
Syria exiled opposition to snub Moscow peace talks
Syria’s exiled opposition announced Saturday that it had declined an invitation from Russia to attend peace talks in Moscow with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. A Russian foreign ministry spokesman told AFP this week Syrian government and opposition representatives
Russia offers Iran latest anti-aircraft missiles
Russia has offered Iran its latest Antey-2500 missiles, the head of Russian state defense conglomerate Rostec said on Monday according to media reports, after a deal to supply less powerful S-300 missiles was dropped under Western pressure. Sergei Chemezov said
Russia expansionism could pose ‘existential threat’: NATO general
Russia could try to seize territory from NATO states off the back of fighting in Ukraine, the military alliance’s deputy commander in Europe said Friday. Gen. Adrian Bradshaw, NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, spoke as Germany and France pushed
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