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: ASSAD
King Salman receives call from Putin
Saudi King Salman received a telephone call on Wednesday, from Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the call, the two leaders discussed the bilateral relations, in addition to the situation in the region and the developments on the regional and international
Qatar says it could intervene militarily in Syria
Qatar, a major supporter of rebels in Syria’s civil war, suggested it could intervene militarily following Russia’s intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad but said it still preferred a political solution to the crisis. The comments by Qatar’s foreign
Syrian Kurds declare new province
Syria’s Kurds have incorporated a mixed town they captured from ISIS group into territory they claim in the country’s north, a leading party said Wednesday. The move to bring the border town of Tal Abyad into the autonomous administration led
Russia, U.S. sign ‘memorandum’ on air safety over Syria
The United States and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes air safety measures so pilots from the two countries steer clear of each other as they conduct separate bombing campaigns, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “With today’s signatures,
Turkey ready to accept transition period for Assad
Turkey is ready to accept a political transition in Syria in which President Bashar al-Assad stays in symbolic power for six months before leaving office, and is discussing the plan with Western allies, two senior government officials said on Tuesday.
Russia agrees all technical questions for Syria flight safety with U.S.
The Russian defence ministry said on Friday it had agreed all the necessary technical questions needed to seal an agreement with the United States on flight safety over Syria and that a final memorandum would be signed in the near
Russia claims 380 ‘ISIS targets’ in Syria since start of bombing
Russia has hit more than 380 “ISIS targets” since launching its bombing campaign in Syria on September 30, a senior military official said on Friday. “Since the start of the operation we conducted more than 600 sorties and bombed more
U.S. airdrops ammunition to Syrian Arabs
U.S. forces have carried out an air drop of small arms ammunition to Syrian Arab rebels in northern Syria, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes by intervening in the war on the side of President Bashar al-Assad. A
Hezbollah mourns senior commander killed in Syria
Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Monday buried a commander described as the group’s most important military figure to be killed in the four-year-long Syrian war. Hassan al-Haj was killed in Idlib province in northwestern Syria, where the Iranian-backed group is fighting Syrian
Russia sees progress with U.S., Saudi on Syria
Moscow, Washington and Riyadh did not agree in full “as yet” on the final solution for the Syria crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday but said there was clear progress in talks between the countries on the
Obama vows to not engage in Syria ‘proxy war’
U.S. President Barack Obama stressed Friday that Russia and the United States would not engage in a “proxy war” due to their different positions on the brutal Syrian civil war. “We’re going to continue to have tensions. And we’re going
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
New Russian airstrikes hit ISIS in Syria
Russia carried out new airstrikes on four Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets overnight, the Russian military said on Thursday marking its second day of aerial bombardment in Syria. The airstrikes hit “terrorist facilities” in Idlib, Hama and
Putin calls for fresh anti-ISIS coalition at U.N.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the formation of a “broader, general” coalition to fight Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Monday at the 70th United Nations General Assembly – his first address since a decade. “We can
Turkey’s Davutoglu sees no transition period for Syria’s Assad
Turkey remains opposed to any political transition in Syria involving President Bashar al-Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying on Monday in an apparent clarification of its policy. Turkey has been Assad’s most outspoken critic since Syria
Cameron: Assad could stay for the short-term
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can be part of a transitional government as the West scrambles to find a political solution to end the Syrian conflict on the backdrop of Russia increasing its influence in
U.S. support for Syria rebels illegal, Putin says ahead of Obama meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying U.S.-trained rebels were leaving to join Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) with weapons supplied by Washington. In an interview
British FM: Russia’s build-up in Syria strengthens Assad
Britain has said Russia’s military build-up in Syria reinforces President Bashar al-Assad and increases Moscow’s “moral responsibility in the crimes committed by the regime.” “Russia’s military build-up complicates the situation,” Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told the French daily Le Monde
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