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: Russia
Syrian insurgent groups vow to attack Russian forces
More than 40 Syrian insurgent groups vowed to attack Russian forces in retaliation for Moscow’s air campaign in a show of unity among the usually fragmented rebels against what they called the “occupiers” of Syria. The 41 groups, which included
Islam Spreading Not Only Among Ethnic Russians But Also Among Non-Russians
The Moscow media have long focused on the extent to which Islam is recovering among the historically Muslim peoples of Russia and on the acceptance of Islam by a limited number of ethnic Russians, but these outlets have devoted far
Warnings after Russia and Turkey in close call
The presence of planes from both Russia and the U.S.-led coalition in Syrian airspace is “fraught with danger,” the United Nations warned on Monday. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric was speaking after Turkey protested to Moscow because its F-16 jets intercepted
NATO to Russia: Stop striking Syrian opposition
NATO told Russia on Thursday to focus its military operations in Syria on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants as it condemned Russian violation of Turkish airspace earlier this year. A statement said the incursions into Turkish airspace
Huge blast occurs near Russian embassy in Kabul
Taliban militants have carried out a car bomb attack near the Russian embassy and Afghan parliament in the capital, Kabul. The explosion on Monday was followed by gunfire between the militants and Afghan security forces. Some gunmen have reportedly stormed
Turkey threatens to ‘engage’ Russian warplanes
Turkey has threatened to “engage” Russian warplanes after the Turkish military allegedly intercepted a Russian fighter jet that had violated the country’s airspace while flying a sortie near the border with neighboring Syria over the weekend. “Our rules of engagement
Assad says Russian air campaign vital to save Middle East
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the success of a military campaign by Russia, Syria and its allies was vital to save the Middle East from destruction, a day after Moscow said it would step up air strikes against ISIS
UK blasts Russia ‘asymmetric warfare’ in Syria
Russia is engaged in “classic asymmetric warfare” in Syria by using its military clout to prop up President Bashar al-Assad while saying it is attacking ISIS militants, Britain’s foreign minister said on Sunday. Russia last week began striking targets in
Kingdom, Russia set to promote strategic cooperation
Russia and Saudi Arabia plan to discuss bilateral cooperation during their Joint Commission meeting scheduled for the end of October, Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak said in a statement on Friday. Novak’s statement given to Russian reporters said both
Russia says its planes struck 10 ISIS targets in Syria
Russian planes have flown 20 sorties in Syria and struck 10 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets in the past 24 hours, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Russia has said it would step
Russia, US To Cooperate On Islamic State
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Russia and the United States have agreed to enhance their discussions on cooperation against the Islamic State. Through foreign and defense ministers, both nations will keep a dialogue open to reach common
Egypt supports Russia’s military moves in Syria
Russia’s intervention in Syria will curtail the spread of terrorism and help deal a fatal blow to ISIS in the war-torn country, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Saturday. Russia launched air strikes in Syria on Wednesday in its
Russia strikes kill 39 civilians, 14 ISIS, Nusra Front militants
At least 39 civilians, including eight children and eight women, have been killed in Russian air strikes in Syria in the past four days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. It said 14 fighters had been killed
‘Only one in 20’ Russia strikes have targeted ISIS
Only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria have targeted ISIS fighters, Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Saturday. British intelligence services observed that five percent of the strikes had attacked the militant group, with most “killing civilians” and
Obama clings to U.S. policy on Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday clung to his foreign policy in Syria in spite of a more assertive Russia continuing with its raids in the warn-torn country for the third day. Obama, who was speaking in a press conference
ISIS attacks Syrian government-held areas of eastern city
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants attacked Syrian government-held areas in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor and an air base south of the city on Friday, a monitoring group said, and fighting killed at least five civilians.
Hollande to Putin: Russia to strike ‘only’ at ISIS
France’s President Francois Hollande said on Friday he had told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he must strike at “Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and only Daesh” during Russian military action in Syria. Hollande was speaking after meeting Putin
Leading Iraqi cleric urges wider war against ISIS
Iraq’s most powerful Shiite cleric called for a global war against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Friday, a day after the prime minister said he would welcome Russian air strikes against the group on Iraqi soil. Grand
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