Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

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

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 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 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 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: WAR ON ISIS

Morocco says breaks up ISIS militant cell

Moroccan authorities said on Monday they had dismantled a militant cell planning to create an ISIS affiliate in the North African kingdom, seizing guns and accusing its members of plotting attacks. The cell, the latest in a string of radical

Jordan to help train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS

Jordan says it will help train Syrian rebels as part of its fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The training is part of a regional effort also involving Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar as hosts of

Nine British medical students ‘headed to Syria’

Nine British medical students have travelled to Syria, to allegedly work in hospitals controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Britain’s Observer newspaper reported on Saturday, according to Reuters news agency. The group of four women and

U.S. aircraft strike ISIS drone in Iraq: officials

U.S. warplanes have bombed a small drone used by extremists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group in Iraq, marking the first time American-led forces have targeted an unmanned aircraft flown by the jihadists, officials said

Iraq confident it can protect artifacts returned by U.S.

A U.S. decision to return more than 60 smuggled precious artifacts back to Iraq has been welcomed by Iraqi officials, who shrugged off concerns over the items’ safety in the midst of apparent systematic destruction of relics of Iraq’s cultural

Kurds probe 2 possible ISIS chemical weapon attacks

Kurdish forces in Iraq are investigating two other possible chemical weapons attacks by the Islamic State group, a top official said Monday, as authorities put an Iraqi offensive to retake Saddam Hussein’s hometown on hold. The two purported chemical weapon

Three British teenagers detained in Istanbul trying to join ISIS: officials

Three British teenagers have been detained in the Turkish city of Istanbul while planning to cross the border into neighbouring Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Turkish officials said on Sunday. The three, who have

Iraq army says coalition strikes on Tikrit needed

Air strikes by the US-led coalition would help win the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from the Islamic State group, one of the operation’s commanders said Sunday. Staff Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saadi said he had asked the

Iraq says busted ISIS Baghdad bombing network

Iraqi intelligence said Sunday it had arrested 31 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who were responsible for planning and carrying out 52 attacks in Baghdad. It said in a statement that the operation was conducted

Libya Dawn militia in rare clash with ISIS

Rare clashes between militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday in the central city of Sirte, security and militia officials said. It was the first report of

Britain to send more troops to Iraq on training mission

The UK is due to send more troops to Iraq to help in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the BBC reported Sunday. Prime Minister David Cameron authorized the deployment of nearly 60 extra army

Middle East-bound teens ‘stopped at Sydney airport’

Australia Sunday said it stopped two teenage brothers at Sydney Airport believed to be heading to the Middle East to fight, amid growing concern in Western countries over young people joining jihadist groups. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the two

Iraq says it alone will decide on Mosul offensive

Iraq’s defense minister said on Wednesday only Baghdad will decide the time and scale of an attack recapture Mosul, after U.S. officials sent conflicting signals about the offensive. Mosul is the largest city under the control of Islamic State of

U.S. navy should lead anti-ISIS fight, says Lockheed UAE chief

The U.S. navy “is very well positioned” to lead the fight against non-state actors such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the chief executive of defense company Lockheed Martin UAE said on Monday. “In the last 14 years,”

ISIS’ Christian hostage toll in Syria rises to 150

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has abducted at least 150 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria they had raided, Christian Syrian activists said on Tuesday, according to Reuters news agency. A Syrian Christian group representing

At least 90 Syrian Christians abducted by ISIS

Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, a monitor that tracks violence in Syria said on Tuesday. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

U.S. defense chief convenes anti-ISIS war council in Kuwait

New Pentagon chief Ashton Carter will hold talks Monday in Kuwait with top U.S. commanders and diplomats to discuss the war effort against the Islamic State jihadist group, officials said. Carter flew to Kuwait City from Afghanistan on Sunday to

Missiles hit Libya’s Tobruk airport from Derna

Six missiles from the ISIS-held city of Derna hit Libya’s Tobruk airport on Friday, Sources told Al Arabiya News Channel. The incident happened hours after ISIS claimed a deadly attack in eastern Libya that left 45 people killed and more

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