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 »
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Jordan kills 12 infiltrators attempting to enter from Syria
Jordanian troops on Saturday killed 12 infiltrators in a foiled attempt to cross from Syria into the kingdom, an army statement said. Another 24 fled back into Syria after they were shot at by troops with the army confiscating 2
Together in tragedy: Syrian refugee draws Paris victims
When Syrian war refugee Lina Mahameed saw TV reports of the recent Paris attacks, she recognized her own story reflected in the brutality. The 41-year old artist is now drawing portraits of some of the 130 people killed in the
Jordan says 16,000 Syrian refugees stranded on border
Jordan said Monday that some 16,000 Syrian refugees are stranded in a remote desert area along its border, up from 12,000 a week ago. Government spokesman Mohammed Momani told The Associated Press that the refugees are being “carefully monitored” by
Syrian jailed in Jordan for plan to kill pilot
A Jordanian court on Monday condemned a Syrian sympathizer of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to seven and a half years in jail for plotting to kill a pilot. Abdelnasser Barakat, 25, had plotted along with a
Jordan confirms 12,000 Syrian refugees amassed at border
Jordan has acknowledged that more than 12,000 Syrian refugees have amassed at its border, awaiting entry. The confirmation by government spokesman Mohammed Momani comes after Jordan initially dismissed a similar estimate provided by the U.N. refugee agency as exaggerated. Momani
Jordan frees No. 2 figure in Muslim Brotherhood from prison
Jordan on Monday released a top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition group after he served over two-thirds of his 18-month prison term for criticizing the United Arab Emirates, an ally of the kingdom. Zaki Bani Ersheid’s release comes at
Jordan has begun deporting Sudanese asylum seekers
Jordan on Friday began deporting hundreds of Sudanese, despite warnings by the U.N. refugee agency that they could face danger and persecution in their troubled homeland. Jordanian security forces rounded up about 800 Sudanese earlier this week, with the intention
U.N. says 12,000 Syrian refugees stranded at Jordan border
Around 12,000 people who have fled the war in Syria are stranded at the Jordanian border, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Tuesday, urging authorities to allow them into the country. Warning of “deteriorating humanitarian conditions”, the UNHCR appealed
Jordan’s King Abdullah to discuss war on Syria militants with Putin
U.S. ally Jordan’s King Abdullah will hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to tackle “terror groups” led by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria, an official source said. Jordan reached
Motorcycle bomb explodes in Kurdish-held Syrian town, three dead
A bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded on Sunday in a Kurdish-held Syrian town along the Turkish border, killing at least three and wounded 20 others, a monitor said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a huge blast
Jordan: Muslims must lead the fight against terrorism
Jordan’s King Abdallah II on Sunday said terrorism is the “greatest threat to our region” and that Muslims must lead the fight against it. In a speech, he said confronting extremism is “both a regional and international responsibility, but it
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
Jordan: Killing of trainers won’t harm U.S. security ties
A government spokesman says a shooting rampage that killed three foreign police instructors, including two Americans, will not harm Jordan’s security ties with other nations. Mohammed Momani also told The Associated Press on Wednesday that images circulated on social media
2 Americans killed in Jordanian training center
A Jordanian policeman shot dead on Monday two U.S. instructors, a South African and a translator from his home country before being gunned down at a police training facility east of the capital, a government spokesman said. The Jordanian government’s
Kingdom distributes winter clothing to Syrians in Lebanon
Winter clothing was distributed to about 800 Syrian refugee families in Lebanon through the Saudi National Campaign to support Brethren in Syria. The project in its third year titled “My Brother, Your Warmth is My Target” covered areas in Lebanon’s
Jordan: No cameras inside mosques at Jerusalem site
Two mosques at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site will be exempt from monitoring by security cameras, Jordan’s king said Thursday, in an apparent attempt to allay Palestinian concerns about his plan to install the cameras inside the hilltop compound. Also
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
Washington ‘to cut aid’ to Palestinian Authority
The United States is cutting economic aid for the Palestinian Authority, partly because of “unhelpful actions” by the Palestinians, a U.S. diplomat said on Saturday. News site al-Monitor earlier said the U.S. State Department intends to reduce aid for the
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