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: Middle East
U.S. ship to start loading Syrian chemical agents next week
[wpResize] An American cargo ship converted into a mobile chemical weapons destroyer is expected to take charge of some of Syria’s most dangerous materials next week, a U.S. defense official said. Syria on Monday handed over the remaining 8 percent
Israel detains 37 more Palestinians in West Bank crackdown
[wpResize] Israel’s army said it detained another 37 Palestinians overnight as it searched for three missing teenagers and extended a crackdown on the Hamas Islamist group it accuses of kidnapping them. There were no reports of clashes between the soldiers
Sunni tribesmen seize Iraqi border crossing with Jordan: sources
Sunni tribesmen took control of a border crossing between Iraq and Jordan after Iraq’s army pulled out of the area following clashes with rebels, Iraqi and Jordanian intelligence sources said on Monday. It was not immediately clear if the tribesmen’s
Kerry presses Maliki as Iraq loses control of Syrian, Jordanian borders
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Iraq’s prime minister in Baghdad on Monday to push for more inclusive leadership, as Nuri al-Maliki’s forces abandoned the border with Jordan, leaving the entire Western frontier beyond government control. Sunni tribes took
Tension rises as Pak Tahirul Qadri returns to lead ‘revolution’
[wpResize] LAHORE: A populist Canada-based cleric returned to Pakistan on Monday to try to start what he has called a “peaceful revolution” against the government, as his supporters engaged in violent clashes with police. Tahir-ul-Qadri touched down in the eastern
Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 7 years
[wpResize] CAIRO: An Egyptian court convicted three Al-Jazeera journalists and sentenced them to seven years in prison each on terrorism-related charges in a verdict Monday that stunned their families and was quickly denounced as a blow to freedom of expression.
Israel detains 37 more Palestinians in W.Bank crackdown
[wpResize] RAMALLAH, West Bank: Israel’s army said it detained another 37 Palestinians overnight as it searched for three missing teenagers and extended a crackdown on the Hamas Islamist group it accuses of kidnapping them. There were no reports of clashes
Iraq’s Capital Lives In Fear, Expects The Worst
[wpResize] BAGHDAD : “Allah, please make our army victorious,” rang out the despairing voice of a worshipper making his way through a crowd to reach the ornate enclosure of the Baghdad tomb of a revered Shiite imam. Others in the
Israeli military carries out airstrikes in Syria
[wpResize] Israeli soldiers load shells in their tank on Sunday as they prepared to retaliate against forces on the Syrian side of the Golan who fired at a civilian vehicle on the Israeli side, killing a 15-year-old Arab civilian on
Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq’s Anbar: sources
[wpResize] An al Qaeda splinter group thrust east from a newly-captured Iraqi-Syrian border post on Sunday, taking three towns in the western Anbar province in a push to evict Iraqi security forces from Sunni Muslim areas, witnesses and security sources
Oil price risks put inflation back in focus
[wpResize] Iraq will be foremost in investors’ minds in the coming week as oil price risk has returned to markets, complicating the task for central banks whose policies are beginning to diverge for the first time since the global financial
ISIL militants seize more Iraq towns
[wpResize] BAGHDAD: Sunni militants advanced through west Iraq after seizing a strategic Syria border crossing, as US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the region Sunday aiming to bridge widening rifts. The latest assaults saw the security forces making
2 Palestinians killed as Israel raids W.Bank
[wpResize] • Israeli army raids Palestinian cities of Ramallah, Nablus • Abbas says has no information Hamas abducted teens • Four Palestinians killed since Israeli search began RAMALLAH, West Bank: Israeli troops killed two Palestinians on Sunday, Palestinian medics
World Heritage nod for ancient Palestinian village
[wpResize] RAMALLAH, West Bank: The United Nations cultural agency has listed the Palestinian village of Battir as a World Heritage site in danger, raising hopes among residents Saturday that this will protect their community against Israel’s West Bank separation barrier.
Egypt: Death for over 180 confirmed
[wpResize] CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed the death sentences of more than 180 alleged Islamists, including the top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, lawyers said. Lawyers say the ruling can be overturned on appeal. It was not immediately
Iraq militants take Syria border post in drive for caliphate
[wpResize] Sunni fighters have seized a border post on the Iraq-Syria frontier, security sources said, smashing a line drawn by colonial powers a century ago in a campaign to create an Islamic Caliphate from the Mediterranean Sea to Iran. The
Egypt upholds death sentence on Brotherhood leader, nearly 200 supporters
[wpResize] An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences on Saturday against the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 182 supporters, in a mass trial of Islamists who ruled Egypt for a year but face a fierce crackdown under the new president,
Syrian jets bomb eastern rebel towns near Iraq, at least 16 dead
Syrian jets bombed on Saturday rebel-held eastern areas close to the border with Iraq under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, killing and injuring dozens in stepped up raids against the militant group since its
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