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: Syria
Number of Syrian refugees tops four million: U.N.
The number of Syrians who have fled abroad since the outbreak of civil war in their country has risen to more than 4 million, the largest number from any crisis in almost 25 years, the United Nations said Thursday. A
Franciscan priest feared kidnapped by al-Qaeda in Syria
A Franciscan priest serving in northern Syria has gone missing and is feared to have been kidnapped by Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front, his religious superiors and monitoring groups said Tuesday. The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, with which he
Dozens of families flee regime strikes on Syria’s Palmyra
Dozens of families fled the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group-controlled Syrian town of Palmyra on Tuesday after unprecedented heavy government air strikes which killed at least five people, a monitor said. “In the last 48 hours, more
Nusra suicide blast kills 25 soldiers in Aleppo
A suicide bomber from al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, killed 25 soldiers and fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in an attack on an army base in government-held western Aleppo on Monday, a Britain-based monitoring group said. The attacker
Turkey summons commanders to discuss Syria intervention: report
The Turkish army has called a meeting of troop commanders stationed along its fortified border with Syria to discuss a possible intervention in Syria, the Hurriyet newspaper reported on Sunday. Turkey has boosted its military defenses on the volatile border
Mosque bombing kills 15 al-Qaeda fighters in Syria
Activists say a bomb has exploded inside a mosque where al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria was holding a fast-breaking meal, killing at least 14. Activists say the bombing inside the Salem Mosque in the northern town of Ariha occurred shortly after
ISIS teens execute 25 soldiers in Syria’s Palmyra
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Saturday released a grisly video showing 25 Syrian government soldiers being executed by teenagers in the ancient amphitheater in the city of Palmyra. The video documented an execution that reportedly happened shortly
Syria mosque blast kills Nusra Front militants
An explosion in a mosque in northern Syria killed 25 members of Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, including one of its leaders, as they attended Ramadan prayers, a monitoring group said Friday. Director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Rami Abdel
ISIS says it destroyed archaeological pieces from Palmyra
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group militants have destroyed six archaeological pieces from the historic town of Palmyra that were confiscated from a smuggler, the group said. An ISIS statement released late Thursday said the six busts were
UNESCO chief warns about militant ‘culture cleansing’
The head of the U.N. cultural organization on Wednesday called for a campaign against the “culture cleansing” being carried out by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. “Extremists don’t destroy heritage as a collateral damage, they target it
Syrian hospitals shut after regime raids: Monitor
Four hospitals in the southern Syrian province of Daraa have been forced to close in recent days after intensive government air strikes, a monitor said on Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 18 people were killed
ISIS threatens to topple Hamas ‘tyrants’ in Gaza
Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threatened on Tuesday to turn the Gaza Strip into another of their Middle East fiefdoms, accusing Hamas, the organization that rules the Palestinian territory, of being insufficiently stringent about religious
U.N. envoy to brief council on war in Syria
A U.N. envoy who has spent two months meeting with key players in Syria will address the Security Council next week to make recommendations for ending the war. Staffan de Mistura will be in New York from Monday to meet
Three killed in mortar attack on Damascus: state TV
A mortar bomb killed three people and wounded 12 more in a market place in northeast Damascus on Sunday, Syrian state television reported, after months of relative calm in the capital. The bomb exploded in a market in Saroujah district
Gunmen kill senior Iraqi oil official in Kirkuk
Gunmen shot dead a senior oil official working for Iraq’s state-run North Oil Company (NOC) on Sunday, police and company officials said. NOC’s chief of operations, Saad al-Karbalaie, was killed in the northern oil city of Kirkuk after gunmen forced
Kurds drive ISIS militants from Syria’s Kobane
Kurdish forces drove ISIS militants from the Syrian town of Kobane on Saturday, a monitor and activists reported. The news followed an explosion which hit the town, a witness told Reuters news agency, sending plumes of smoke into the air.
ISIS attack on Syria’s Kobane kills 146
An attack by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters on the Syrian town of Kobane and a nearby village has so far killed at least 146 civilians, the second-biggest massacre by the hardline group in the country, a
ISIS Syria attack displaces 60,000 from Hasaka: U.N.
An Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attack on the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka is reported to have displaced 60,000 people, the United Nations office in Syria said on Friday, warning that up to 200,000 people may eventually
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