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 »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: Iraq
Iraq army with tribal volunteers liberate two villages from ISIS
Iraq Army’s Seventh Band, with the backing of tribesmen, have liberated two villages in Hit island in the western province of Anbar on Sunday from ISIS, a local media reported. Al-Mahboubiya and Al-Safakiya villages located in the island on the
Upset with Turkey, Iraq seeks Security Council session
Iraq has requested an emergency UN Security Council session over the presence of Turkish troops in northern Iraq, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday, a development that could further increase tension between the two neighbors. Turkey however, remained defiant, with
At least 20 Iraqi Sunni tribal fighters die in mistaken air strike
At least 20 Sunni tribal fighters were killed in an air strike south of Mosul early on Wednesday when they were mistaken for ISIS militants, Iraqi police said. Whether the aircraft that carried out the attack belonged to the Iraqi
Iraq PM tells Mosul residents: ‘Victory is near’
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said “victory is near” as he pledged to recapture Mosul from militants, in a radio address to residents of the city on Tuesday. It was the first such address by Abadi, though it was unclear
Iraqi group seeks US compensation in light of JASTA
An Iraqi group is pressing the country’s parliament to ask for US compensation in light of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) that was recently approved by the Congress in Washington, Al Arabiya News Channel reported Saturday. JASTA
More US troops to reach Iraq ahead of Mosul battle
The United States will send around 600 new troops to Iraq to assist local forces in the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS that is expected later this year, US and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday. The new deployment is
Suicide bomber kills at least nine in Baghdad
A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a predominately Shiite Muslim district of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding 30, police and medical sources said. The blast targeted a commercial street in the eastern Baghdad
Iraq denies recognition to Houthi ‘council’
Iraq’s government does not recognize the recently formed political council made up of Houthis and supporters of ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, according to Iraqi foreign minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Al-Jaafari met with his Yemeni counterpart Abdul Malik al-Mekhlafi in
Dozen killed in militant attacks north of Tikrit
Twelve people were killed on Saturday when militants attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city, Iraqi police and military sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility
Push for Iraq’s Mosul to start ‘in a few weeks’: UK
An offensive to encircle Iraq’s second city of Mosul should begin “in the next few weeks”, Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Friday, after a visit to the country. Mosul has been held by ISIS extremists since June 2014 and
Iraq oil fires cast doubt on Mosul mission
A fire at one of Iraq’s major oil fields could hinder military and humanitarian efforts as operations to recapture ISIS stronghold of Mosul get underway. Black smoke continues to billow into the air from the Qayara oil field, damaged by
Iraqi MP: ‘Purging’ Finance Ministry of graft not over
The Iraqi parliamentarian behind grilling the country’s Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari, which saw the sacking of the top official on Wednesday, said in an interview that the “purging” of the ministry is not over. “The course for reforms and the
UK to give Iraq $52 million in aid ahead of Mosul offensive
Britain said on Thursday it will give 40 million pounds ($52 million) in humanitarian aid to Iraq, anticipating a wave of displaced people as government forces prepare to recapture the northern city of Mosul from ISIS. The advance on Mosul,
Obama: Liberation of Mosul could come quickly
President Barack Obama said Monday that US-backed Iraqi troops could be in a position “fairly rapidly” to liberate the northern city of Mosul from ISIS. But, speaking ahead of talks with Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the US leader warned:
Car bomb attacks near Baghdad mall kill 10
Two car bomb blasts outside a shopping mall in central Baghdad late Friday killed at least 10 people and wounded another 25, police and medical sources said. One explosion came from a parked car and the other was caused by
CIA head says Iraq, Syria might not ‘be put back together again’
Iraq and Syria have been so thoroughly damaged by warfare, sectarian conflict and killing that it is unclear they “can be put back together again,” CIA Director John Brennan said. In an interview this week with the CTC Sentinel, a
Iraqi police clashes with militia near Baghdad
Several people were wounded Thursday when Iraqi police clashed with members of an Iranian-backed militia near the capital, both sides said. The violence in Zaafaraniya, south of Baghdad, involved exchanges of fire that lasted more than two hours between police
Additional US troops reach Iraq before Mosul push
More than 400 additional US troops have deployed to Iraq in recent days, a defense official said Thursday, as local forces prepare for an assault on Mosul, the ISIS’s last major Iraqi stronghold. Colonel John Dorrian, a spokesman for the
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