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 »
Tag Archives: ALEPPO
Turkey: Reaching limits but will keep taking in refugees
Turkey has reached the end of its “capacity to absorb” refugees but will continue to take them in, Turkey’s deputy premier said Sunday as his country faced mounting pressure to open its border, where tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing
Turkish border crossing closed as Syrians flee
Turkey’s foreign minister said Saturday his country would keep its “open border policy” for refugees, but did not indicate when thousands of Syrians camped out near a closed frontier post could cross. “We still keep this open border policy for
Kerry: Russia must start ceasefire in Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia Friday to implement a ceasefire in Syria, saying its bombing campaign was killing women and children in large numbers and “has to stop.” “Russia has indicated to me very directly they are
Syrian Army, allies make advances in Deraa, Aleppo
The Syrian Army and allied militias on Friday made advances when they retook a town at the doorstep of Deraa and completely encircled the northern countryside of Aleppo province. Deraa is a contested city that lies between Damascus and the
Syria peace talks falter as army presses Aleppo
A Syrian military offensive threatened critical rebel supply lines into the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday and Damascus echoed its opponents in contradicting a U.N. envoy’s assertion peace talks had begun. U.N. envoy Staffan De Mistura announced the formal
Syrian army, allies gain more ground north of Aleppo
The Syrian army and allied militia aided by heavy Russian air support made further advances on Tuesday in a major offensive that could cut insurgents’ supply lines from Turkey to Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Syrian state
Deadly truck bomb explodes in Syria’s Aleppo
At least 23 people, most of them from the Ahrar al-Sham rebel group, were killed by a truck suicide bomber in Syria’s Aleppo city on Monday, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 19 fighters from
Observatory: 8 children dead after Russia strike hits Syria school
At least eight children were killed along with their teacher in a Russian air strike that hit a school in Syria’s Aleppo province on Monday, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike in the town
U.S.-backed alliance advances against Islamist groups in Syria’s north: Spokesman
A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters advanced against Islamist insurgents in the north of the country on Friday, capturing at least one village in Aleppo province, a spokesman and a monitoring group said. Fighters from the Democratic
U.N. condemns strike behind Aleppo’s water cut
An air strike on a water treatment plant in Syria last Thursday cut water supplies for 3.5 million people, and although pumping has been partly restored, 1.4 million still have reduced supply, the head of U.N. agency UNICEF in Syria
Syrian army advances against ISIS east of Aleppo
The Syrian army captured territory from ISIS east of Aleppo including several kilometers (miles) of highway linking the city with the militants’ de facto capital of Raqqa, Syrian state TV reported on Saturday. The areas reported captured are east of
U.S.-backed Syrian rebels seize town near Iraqi border
A recently formed U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance captured on Friday the town of al-Houl in Hasaka province that was held by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters, a spokesman for the Kurdish fighters, part of the grouping, said. Redur
Syrian army captures village in Aleppo province
Syrian government forces captured the village of Tel Hadya in the northern province of Aleppo on Friday, a monitoring group and state media said, in the latest territorial gains against insurgents in the area. Syrian state TV reported the capture
Syrian army seizes rebel-held town in Aleppo
The Syrian army and allied forces captured the town of Al Hader in the northern province of Aleppo on Thursday, state television said quoting a military source, in their latest advance into a strategic rebel-held area. The rebels fled the
At least 100 fighters killed in Syria during storming of besieged airbase
At least 100 soldiers and fighters were killed in northern Syria in just over 24 hours of fierce fighting earlier this week as pro-government forces reached an airbase that had long been besieged by Islamic State, a monitoring group said
Syrian army breaks ISIS siege of key air base
Syrian regime troops on Tuesday broke a more than year-long siege by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group at a major military air base in the northern province of Aleppo. A group of soldiers broke through ISIS
10 dead in Syria regime raids on ISIS-held town
At least 10 people were killed on Sunday in Syrian government air strikes on a town held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in northern Aleppo province, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human
Syrian army recaptures Aleppo supply route
The Syrian army regained control of a road southeast of Aleppo on Wednesday, state television said, taking back the government’s only supply route into the city from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters who had seized it last
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