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: ATTACK
Bahrain jails 36, strips them of citizenship
A court in Bahrain Tuesday jailed 36 people convicted of forming a “terrorist” group to attack police, and stripped them of their citizenship, a judicial source told AFP. Three of those sentenced received life terms, while the rest were jailed
Two held over attack plot days ahead of French vote
French police on Tuesday arrested two men suspected of preparing an “imminent” attack, sources close to the probe said just days ahead of the first round of France’s presidential vote. The suspects, aged 23 and 29, were arrested by French
British woman stabbed to death in Jerusalem: police
Old British female tourist was stabbed to death in Jerusalem on Friday and her attacker arrested, police said. The attack took place on the tram close to the Old City, where Christian commemorations were under way for Good Friday as
The Westminster attack and the Western dilemma
By : Mashari Althaydi The ISIS terrorist who drove at pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London and stabbed the policeman at the gate of the British parliament, to be then shot by British policemen, showcased the depth of the Islamist
Tennessee man convicted of planning to attack NY mosque
A federal jury Thursday convicted a Tennessee man of planning to attack a mosque in New York. Media outlets report that 65-year-old Robert Doggart was found guilty of solicitation to commit a civil rights violation, solicitation to commit arson of
3 Syrians aid German police in alleged bomb plot suspect
A Syrian man wanted for allegedly preparing a bombing attack was apprehended by three of his countrymen, who overpowered him, tied him up in their apartment, and then alerted police, authorities said Monday. The overnight arrest of Jaber Albakr ended
Woman’s hijab pulled down on London street in racial assault
A man pulled down the hijab of a woman walking on a London street in a racially motivated assault, British daily The Guardian reported on Sunday. The victim who was in her 20s was walking with a female friend in
US cousins draw long prison terms over conspiring to help ISIS
An American soldier and his cousin were sentenced to jail terms of up to 30 years over a plot to attack a suburban Chicago military base and cause mass fatalities. The men pleaded guilty in December 2015 to conspiring to
Saudi foils attack on mosque in al-Qatif
Saudi Arabia has foiled an attack on a mosque in Um Al-Hamam village in the Shiite-dominated enclave of Al-Qatif in the kingdom’s Eastern province, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The man, who attempted the attack on Al-Rasoul Al-A’dham mosque, was
Armed Kurdish group claims Turkey airport blast
An armed Kurdish group on Saturday claimed an explosion near a plane at Istanbul’s second international airport which killed a female cleaner and wounded another. “We … claim the attack carried by mortar bombs at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport,” on
Egypt prosecutor contradicts police version of Luxor attack
Egyptian prosecutors contradicted Thursday police claims they had foiled a suicide and gun attack at the ancient Karnak temple by preventing assailants from entering the site. Police said Wednesday the attempted attack was foiled after policemen asked to search bags
ISIS claims suicide attack on Iraq police that killed 47
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed a suicide attack on an Iraqi police base north of Baghdad that officials said Tuesday had killed at least 47 people. A Somali man detonated an explosives-rigged armored vehicle inside the
Fighters battle Houthis in Yemen’s Aden
Heavy fighting erupted in southern Yemen near Aden airport on Friday when a Sunni Muslim militia attacked Shi’ite Houthi rebels in a push to drive Houthis from the district, residents and fighters said. Saudi-led forces also made four air strikes
Son of Pakistan’s president escapes bomb attack
Police say the son of Pakistan’s president has escaped a roadside bomb attack unharmed after the blast killed three people and wounded 15. The attack happened late Sunday in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, long home to a low-intensity insurgency. Police
Italy arrests Tunisia museum attack suspect: police
Italian police have arrested a Moroccan man on suspicion he helped organize and execute the March 18 attack on Tunisia’s Bardo Museum that left 22 people dead, authorities said Wednesday. Abdelmajid Touil was arrested Tuesday night on a Tunisian arrest
Taliban attack in Kabul killed 14, including 9 foreigners
The Taliban attack on a Kabul guesthouse left 14 people dead, including nine foreigners, in the most audacious assault by the insurgents in the Afghan capital since the start of their spring offensive, a government official confirmed Thursday. Among the
Roadside bomb kills three civilians in Egypt’s Sinai
A roadside bomb killed three civilians Wednesday in the Sinai Peninsula where Egyptian forces are fighting an Islamist insurgency, police and medics said. Jihadists regularly attack security forces in the region in retaliation for a bloody crackdown on supporters of
Radical Marxist group claims Istanbul palace attack bid
An outlawed Turkish Marxist group on Friday said it was behind an attempted attack on an Ottoman-era Istanbul palace that formerly held the offices of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) said one of its members
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