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
Syria Kurds ‘recapture’ areas of Kobane from ISIS
Kurds battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group in Kobane reportedly made advances Tuesday in the south of the flashpoint Syrian town on the border with Turkey. Top Kurdish officials told AFP their fighters were advancing
Canadian-Israeli woman ‘joins’ Kurds to fight ISIS
A Canadian-born woman who emigrated to Israel and served in its military has joined Kurdish militants fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) insurgents in northern Syria, Israel Radio reported on Monday. The Canadian foreign affairs ministry would only
Doubts cast over Assad’s ceasefire intentions
The United States on Monday cast doubt on reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to implement a U.N. plan for local ceasefires, saying the regime had a poor record sticking to truces. “We certainly support ceasefires that would
KSA to pay $2m for education of Syrian children
Interior Minister and General Supervisor of the Saudi National Campaign to Support the Brothers in Syria Prince Mohammed bin Naif have decided to cover the tuition fees of 3,000 Syrian students who are now enrolled in Lebanese schools to the
Assad mulls U.N. plan to ‘freeze’ Aleppo fighting
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Monday he was ready to study a U.N. plan to “freeze” fighting in the northern city of Aleppo, a statement from his office said. “President Assad has been informed by [U.N. envoy Staffan] de Mistura
Over 1,000 die in Kobani battle
BEIRUT: More than 1,000 people, mostly militants, have been killed in Kobani since the Islamic State group launched an offensive on the Syrian town nearly two months ago, a monitor said Sunday. IS terrorists, who proclaimed a “caliphate” in June
Lebanon army arrests Syria rebel commander
The Lebanese army on Sunday arrested a Syrian rebel commander who was trying to enter Lebanon using fake documents, a security source told AFP on condition of anonymity. “The army arrested a commander of the (rebel) Free Syrian Army from
Activists say five nuclear engineers murdered in Syria
Syrian activists said Sunday unidentified assailants killed five nuclear engineers on Sunday while they were on a bus just north of Damascus, near the research center where they worked. “Unidentified attackers murdered five nuclear energy engineers who worked in the
Obama says anti-ISIS campaign now in new phase
President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the deployment of an additional 1,500 American troops to Iraq marks a “new phase” in the campaign against militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. “Phase one was getting an Iraqi
Syria region defies ISIS, issues rights decree
Officials in a predominantly Kurdish province of northeastern Syria have issued a women’s rights decree, monitors said on Sunday, in an apparent rebuke to the hardline views of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) insurgents who have advanced in
9-year-old Aleppo girl star of YouTube show on Syrian war
BEIRUT: A nine-year-old girl has become the star of a YouTube comedy that depicts with bittersweet humor the harsh reality of everyday life in rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo. Rasha plays the role of “Umm Abdo Al-Halabiya,” a housewife who
Saudi youngster blows himself up in Syria
Fahad Al-Hajiri, a Saudi high school student, was involved in a suicide attack at the beginning of this month after IS chose him and three others to carry out an operation inside an oilfield in Homs. Al-Hajiri, nicknamed Abu Azzam
Third Australian killed fighting alongside ISIS
A third Australian citizen fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants was reportedly killed during combat in Syria, according to reports. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs attempted to verify the reports but said it was
U.S.-led air strikes hit ISIS-held oil field in Syria
U.S.-led air strikes hit positions belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the north and east of Syria, including an oil field, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. The air strikes against ISIS
Syria Muslim Brotherhood appoints new leader
Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood, one of President Bashar al-Assad’s political adversaries in exile, has appointed a 70-year-old British-educated ophthalmologist as its new leader. The Brotherhood’s council elected Mohammad Hekmat Walid for a four-year term in a vote Thursday in Istanbul, where
US broadens bombing campaign in Syria, angers Western-backed rebels
US airstrikes have targeted a Syrian rebel group with connections to Nusra Front, a Syrian watchdog reported. Syrian rebels, however, are reportedly upset with the change of strategy, saying it strengthens President Assad’s grip on power. The Obama administration’s stated
Fearing U.S. air strikes, Syria asks for Russian S300
The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad feared the rise of Republicans in the U.S. Congress and began preparing for a potential radical shift in U.S. foreign policy towards Syria, statements by the country’s foreign minister revealed on Thursday. Damascus
U.S.-led air strikes hit al-Nusra in Syria
Air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition set up to fight Islamic State targeted the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in northwest Syria overnight, an organization that tracks violence in the Syrian civil war reported on Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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