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: AQAP
Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen ‘killed’ in drone attack
The leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been killed in a U.S. drone attack in Yemen on Monday, according to local reports. Nasir Abdel Karim al-Wuhayshi, alias Abu Basir, along with two al-Qaeda members, were killed earlier
Al-Qaeda frees 300 inmates in Yemen jailbreak
Al-Qaeda militants stormed a prison in southeastern Yemen on Thursday, freeing several hundred inmates including one of their leaders, a security official said. Khalid Batarfi, a senior Al-Qaeda figure who had been held for more than four years, was among
Yemen’s Hadi seeks to resume duties as president
Yemen’s president sought to resume his duties as head of state on Sunday, holding his first public engagement with state officials since he fled house arrest in Sanaa by the Houthi group that dominates the northern half of the country.
Yemen arrests two French Al-Qaeda suspects
Yemen has detained two Frenchmen for questioning over suspected links to Al-Qaeda, a top security official said Saturday. “During the past two days, two French nationals accused of belonging to Al-Qaeda have been arrested,” said national security service chief General
Qaeda claims failed ambush on Yemen general, death of soldier
Al-Qaeda said Monday that it had carried out an unsuccessful bid to assassinate a top Yemeni general in an ambush the government said killed two soldiers and wounded 11 others. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula also said it had killed
Yemen’s Al-Qaeda denounces ‘barbaric’ beheadings
A senior military commander of Al-Qaeda in Yemen not only denounced beheadings but he described the act and its filming for propaganda purposes as “barbaric.” The comments, by Nasr bin Ali al-Ansi, came in a video response to a reporter’s
Al-Qaeda in Yemen denounces ‘expansionist’ ISIS
Yemen’s al-Qaeda branch on Friday denounced the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group for declaring a caliphate on territory it seized and for aggressively seeking to expand its area of influence, the Associated Press reported. Al-Qaeda in the
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