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: Baghdad
Suicide bomber kills at least eight at Iraq Shiite mosque
A suicide bomber targeted Shiite worshippers at a Baghdad mosque after Friday prayers, killing at least six people, security and medical officials said. The attack in southwest Baghdad also wounded at least 25 people, the officials said. There was no
Iraqi PM orders halt on unauthorized protests, Sadr calls for more demos
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi ordered a halt on unauthorized protests and said that that violators would be arrested, Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent reported on Wednesday. Abadi, who emphasized that the authorities will continue their tasks of enforcing security,
Iraq’s parliament meets over PM’s cabinet plans, protesters block streets
Iraq’s parliament began an emergency session on Wednesday at the request of lawmakers who are protesting after plans by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to introduce a cabinet of independent technocrats to curb corruption were blocked. Several dozen members of parliament
Iraqi MPs fight after stalled Cabinet vote
Iraqi lawmakers have resorted to throwing water bottles and punching each other a day after a vote on a new Cabinet was postponed. Wednesday’s chaotic scenes reflect a growing political crisis in Iraq, even as the country wages war against
French defence minister in Iraq for talks on anti-ISIS war
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Baghdad Monday on an unannounced visit for talks with Iraqi officials on the war against ISIS. Le Drian discussed the campaign against ISIS, in which France is playing a major role, with
Political blocs aim to scrap Iraq PM cabinet nominees
Iraqi political blocs want to replace some or all of the premier’s cabinet nominees, a move likely to continue the system of party-affiliated ministers he called to change, officials said on Sunday. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said that
ISIS driven out, thousands return to Iraq’s Ramadi
Thousands of Iraqis have returned to the western city of Ramadi three months after Iraqi troops backed by US-led airstrikes drove ISIS out of the provincial capital, the city’s mayor said Sunday. The returning families must go through security checks
Kerry in Baghdad to meet Iraqi leaders, discuss ISIS fight
US Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced stop in Baghdad on Friday to meet Iraq’s prime minister and other top officials at a time of increased military momentum against the ISIS but deep political uncertainty in the unstable
Iraqi paramilitaries ‘will join offensive’ to retake Mosul
An Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group said it will join government forces preparing to fight ISIS for Mosul despite objections of politicians who fear this could instigate sectarian bloodshed in the mostly Sunni Muslim city. A much-touted government offensive to retake
Abadi’s pick as finance minister rejects candidacy
Ali Allawi, who Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi nominated last week to serve as finance minister in a new technocrat government, withdrew his candidacy on Wednesday, citing “political interventions and partisan bickering.” A letter dated April 6, which a source
Suicide bombings against Iraqi forces kill at least 20
More than 20 people were killed on Monday in Iraq, most in suicide attacks targeting members of Shiite militias and military forces, security officials said. One bomber targeted a joint police and army checkpoint in north Baghdad, while two others
US firm to de-mine Iraq’s Ramadi retaken from ISIS
A US de-mining company is removing explosives and training Iraqis to dismantle the devices planted by ISIS in the largest Iraqi city retaken from the militants, a diplomat and two US officials said on Monday. Hundreds of improvised explosive devices
Iraq forces free prisoners from ISIS jail
Iraqi forces freed a large number of prisoners from an underground ISIS jail during a battle to retake a western town from the militants, officials said on Saturday. Security forces have recaptured parts of Heet, which was one of the
Violence kills at least 1,119 Iraqis in March: UN
The United Nations says violence killed at least 1,119 Iraqis in March, a sharp increase from the previous month, as ISIS stepped up attacks on civilians despite suffering battlefield setbacks. Another 1,561 Iraqis were wounded last month, the U.N. mission
Trapped civilians stall Iraqi forces battling ISIS
Tens of thousands of trapped civilians have stalled Iraqi forces fighting ISIS in the country’s western Anbar province, the spokesman for Iraq’s elite counterterrorism forces told the Associated Press Friday. Iraqi forces re-launched an offensive on the town of Hit,
Iraqi PM to present new cabinet lineup to parliament
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he would present to parliament on Thursday his new cabinet lineup aimed at fighting corruption, in keeping with a deadline set by the legislature earlier in the week. Abadi announced more than six weeks
Suicide bomber kills at least 7 civilians in Iraqi capital
Iraqi officials say a suicide bombing in the capital has killed at least seven civilians and wounded 23. A police officer says the suicide bomber set off his payload among a group of day laborers in Baghdad’s Tayaran Square on
Iraqi PM given deadline to reshuffle cabinet
Iraq’s parliament gave embattled Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi until Thursday to present a cabinet of technocrats as Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr expanded his protest movement for reform. Sadr himself spent the night camping in the Green Zone while thousands of
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