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 8 in Iraqi city of Baiji
A suicide bomber killed eight people including six soldiers on Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji where government forces are trying to reassert control to break an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) siege of the country’s
Pentagon: 50 U.S. troops arrive in western Iraq
U.S. troops have deployed to Iraq’s frontline western province of Anbar for the first time in the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, with 50 preparing the way for a larger contingent, the Pentagon said Monday. “I can
ISIS says British suicide bomber killed Iraq police general
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group said on Sunday that a British national carried out a suicide bombing that killed a senior Iraqi police officer. ISIS said in a statement posted online that “Abu Sumayyah al-Britani”
Life under ISIS in Iraq’s Falluja: danger, rage and profit
After Islamic State seized Falluja in January it persuaded a man making covers for cars to sell suicide vests instead, one of many changes in the Iraqi city as it adapts to life under the ultra-hardline Sunni militants. Islamic State
IS halts Iraq offensive to retake Tikrit
UN launches major aid operation by air and land BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces halted a short-lived offensive on Tuesday to recapture Tikrit, home town of executed leader Saddam Hussein, due to fierce resistance from Islamic state fighters who have also
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IS threatens to kill 300 Yazidi families BAGHDAD/ WASHINGTON — Islamic State militants have threatened to kill more than 300 families from Iraq’s Yazidi ethnic minority unless they convert to Islam, witnesses and a Yazidi lawmaker told Reuters on
French Foreign Minister arrives in Baghdad
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius arrived Sunday in Baghdad to meet his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari before flying to Erbil where he will hold talks with Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani, Reuters news agency reported. Fabius will oversee the delivery
IS fighters repairing Mosul dam as Kurds gear up for defense
BAGHDAD: Islamic State insurgents who seized Iraq’s biggest dam in an offensive that has caused international consternation have brought in engineers for repairs, witnesses said on Saturday, as nervous Kurds stocked up on arms to defend their enclave nearby. The
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Iran seeking successor to Maliki: Official DUBAI — Iran is trying to work with Iraqi factions for a replacement for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to form a new government in Baghdad but there are few suitable candidates, a senior
Jihadists kill 23 in fighting south of Baghdad
Jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) killed at least 23 Iraqi soldiers and members of allied Shiite militia in a flashpoint area south of Baghdad, army sources said Saturday, according to Agence France-Presse. ISIS militants firing
ISIS destroys shrines, Shiite mosques in Iraq
BAGHDAD : Jihadists who overran Mosul last month have demolished ancient shrines and mosques in and around the historic northern Iraqi city, residents and social media posts said Saturday. At least four shrines to Sunni Arab or Sufi figures have
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