Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 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 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 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: ASSAD

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

U.S. doubts Syria breakthrough at next talks

The United States does not expect Saturday’s international talks to agree a plan to end Syria’s civil war, with participants divided over the fate of President Bashar al-Assad, Secretary of State John Kerry said. But, he cautioned, enough common ground

Iranian carrier ‘purchased UK plane’ to fly elite troops to Syria

An Iranian airline last week bought a UK-made plane for the delivery of troops and arms to the Syrian regime, according to a report in the International Business Times, in a violation of the nuclear accord signed between the Islamic

Free Syrian Army reps to meet Russian officials next week

A Free Syrian Army delegation has agreed to meet Russian officials in Abu Dhabi late next week to discuss the Syrian crisis, a Russian news agency said on Thursday, but representatives of four FSA rebel groups dismissed the report. The

Russia stance on Assad suggests divergence with Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia does not see keeping Bashar Al-Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday in comments that suggested a divergence of opinion with Iran, the Syrian president’s other main international backer. Fueling

Iran says no cooperation with U.S. in ‘fight against terrorists’

Iran will not cooperate with the United States on the “fight against terrorists in Syria”, a top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying by state media on Wednesday. “Iran will not cooperate directly or indirectly

Apparent Russian Syria strikes kill 23 civilians

Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes on an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group-held town in central Syria killed 23 civilians, a monitoring group said on Wednesday. Among those killed in the Monday strikes

Nothing but a dead end with Putin

Jamal Khashoggi

By : Jamal Khashoggi Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to trick the Saudis and Turks by suggesting an impossible solution, which looks peaceful but simply duplicates the same system rejected by the Syrian people, but without President Bashar al-Assad,

Assad is not the only snag

Osama Al Sharif

By : Osama Al Sharif Last week’s Vienna meeting on resolving the Syrian conflict was the first serious attempt by stakeholders to kick-start a political process since the US and Russia, along with other countries, adopted a six-point plan in

Russia gets coordinates from Syrian opposition for 1st time

Russia for the first time received coordinates from the Syrian opposition, and a Russian official said Moscow held joint training exercises in Syria with the U.S. air force. Russian jets bombed 24 targets in Syria Tuesday after “opposition representatives” gave

Israel keeps its own counsel on Assad as big powers wade into Syria

Israel is no longer taking a public position on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s prospects of staying in power, its defence minister said on Tuesday, citing the opposing goals of the United States and Russia as they intervene in the civil

Russia’s stance on Assad suggests divergence

Russia does not see keeping Bashar al-Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday in comments that suggested a divergence of opinion with Iran, the Syrian president’s other main international backer. Fuelling

U.N.: Syrian talks ‘hostage’ to Assad’s future

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said talks on the Syria crisis had unacceptably been taken “hostage” by the question of President Bashar al-Assad’s future, in an interview with Spanish newspapers published Saturday. “It is totally unfair and unreasonable that the

Modern radicalism has ‘no boundaries,’ says Tunisian foreign minister

The foreign minister of Tunisia – which has seen thousands of its youth join extremist groups in Syria and elsewhere – said on Friday that unlike the past, modern terrorism has “no boundaries.” “We did not overcome the threat because

Progress on Syria, but no future role for Assad: KSA

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Sunday that Syrian leader Bashar Assad should have no role in Syria’s “future,” adding there had been some progress in international talks on resolving the conflict. He made the comments after meeting his Egyptian

Saudi, Egypt have ‘similar’ stance on Syria

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubair said on Sunday both Cairo and Riyadh have a “similar” stance on Syria during his visit to Egypt, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. In a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart, Jubair reiterated Saudi

Saudi FM says to get rid of ISIS, Assad must go

Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir

Saudi’s foreign minister said on Thursday that embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad clinging in power is working as a “magnet” by allowing foreign militants to recruit more fighters, and he must go to rid Syria of ISIS. Adel Jubeir reiterated

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