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
Iraq’s Ramadi falls to ISIS after army deserts city
The western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday fell to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), after the militants relentlessly bombarded the capital of the Anbar province with suicide bombers, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Ramadi fell after
Fighting in Iraq’s Ramadi displaces thousands
Fighting in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, where the Islamic State group is threatening to take full control, has displaced around 8,000 people in two days, the International Organisation for Migration said Sunday. A renewed ISIS assault, which began late
ISIS leaves govt building in Iraq’s Ramadi: mayor
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants withdrew from the main government building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Saturday, the mayor and a tribal leader said, a day after the jihadist group raised its black flag over
Izzat Al-Duri refuses to die, yet again
The TV channel of Iraq’s former ruling Baath party on Friday released an audio recording purportedly of the elusive Saddam Hussein deputy some officials said had been killed last month. Several officials and leaders of Shiite militia groups had claimed
Baath party TV releases recording of Saddam deputy
The TV channel of Iraq’s former ruling Baath party on Friday released an audio recording purportedly of the elusive Saddam Hussein deputy some officials said had been killed last month. Several officials and leaders of Shiite militia groups had claimed
ISIS raises flag over govt building in Iraq’s Ramadi
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants raised their black flag over the local government compound in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday and claimed victory through mosque loudspeakers after overrunning most of the western provincial capital. The
ISIS on the offensive in Iraq’s Anbar region
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has launched attacks on multiple fronts in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, in its latest attempt to retake the initiative on the ground, sources on both sides said. Islamist fighters gained
Unified prayer held in Baghdad after violence
Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obaidi attended a unified prayer session held between Sunnis and Shiites in the capital Baghdad after unknown assailants attacked the Sunni endowment building in the Sunni district area of Adhamiyah. The violence on Thursday killed four
U.N. envoy criticizes international response to Iraq crisis
The U.N. envoy to Iraq says the international response to Iraq’s security and humanitarian crisis “is grossly insufficient” and warns that the lack of support could damage the country’s current opportunities to successfully fight the Islamic State of Iraq and
Number of displaced in Iraq hits 2.8 mln people
The number of people displaced by conflict in Iraq since the start of 2014 has reached a new high of 2.8 million, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday. The IOM put the number at exactly 2,834,676 and said a
Attacks in Iraqi capital kill at least 19 Shiite pilgrims
Attacks on Shiite pilgrims commemorating the death of revered 8th century Shiite Imam Moussa al-Kazim killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 50 across the Iraqi capital, police officials said. The largest of the attacks happened in central
Iraq: ISIS demolishes ruins to cover up looting operations
The videos of ISIS militants destroying ancient artifacts in Iraq’s museums and blowing up 3,000-year-old temples are chilling enough, but one of Iraq’s top antiquities officials is now saying the destruction is a cover for an even more sinister activity
Ten Iraqi policemen, eight prisoners killed in Baghdad jail break
Ten Iraqi policemen and eight prisoners were killed late on Friday as dozens of inmates escaped from a prison holding 300 people charged with acts of terrorism, a security official and a police source said on Saturday. It was not
Iraq: Suicide attacks on Shiite mosques kill 22 worshippers
Militants carried out a series of suicide attacks on Friday against Shiite mosques in northeastern Iraq killing at least 22 worshippers, including a senior police officer, officials said. In the town of Balad Ruz, a suicide car bomber attacked the
Iraq sends troops to key refinery amid heavy clashes with ISIS
Reinforcements are being rushed to the key Beiji refinery in northern Iraq amid heavy fighting with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants who have been trying to capture the facility for months, Iraqi officials said Tuesday. But Brig. Gen.
Iraqi forces plead for help as ISIS closes in on refinery
Iraqi forces besieged inside the country’s largest oil refinery are running low on food and pleading for reinforcements to save them from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants who have advanced deep into the compound in the past
Deadly blasts rock Iraq’s Anbar and Baghdad
At least 12 Iraqi soldiers and paramilitary forces were killed on Saturday by suicide car bombs targeting an outpost in western Anbar province, while attacks in the capital killed at least 14 civilians, security and medical sources said. The fighters
Iraq offers amnesty to security personnel who fled ISIS
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday offered an amnesty covering security forces members who fled the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group, provided they return to their units within 30 days. Multiple Iraqi divisions collapsed when
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