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 »
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Ex-inmates regret destruction of Syrian prison
For decades, just mentioning the name Tadmur Prison was enough to send chills down the spine of Syrians. The notorious facility in the desert of central Syria was where thousands of dissidents were reported to have been beaten, humiliated and
At least four killed in fire at Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon
At least four people were killed when dozens of tents at a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley caught fire on Monday, witnesses said. Security sources initially said six people were killed. The witnesses who were in the camp
Kurds push back is in northern Syria border provinces: Monitor
Kurdish militia in Syria wrested control of a dozen villages from the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group either side of the militants’ bastion province of Raqa on Sunday, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human
ISIS pushes back rival Syria insurgents near Turkey
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) advanced against rival insurgents in northern Syria on Sunday, capturing areas close to a border crossing with Turkey, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The fighters captured the town of Soran
ISIS razes notorious Syrian jail in Palmyra
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group Saturday demolished a prison in the Syrian city of Palmyra, a monitor said, eliminating what was for decades one of the country’s most feared detention centers. The jail was “largely destroyed
Insurgents advance in areas around captured Syrian town
Insurgents who captured the last government-held town in Syria’s Idlib province celebrated inside on Friday and made more advances in surrounding areas, in a further blow to the stretched army and allied militia. The “Army of Fatah” alliance which includes
ISIS shoots dead 20 in Palmyra amphitheater
Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) shot dead around 20 men in an ancient amphitheatre in the Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday, accusing them of being government supporters, a group monitoring the conflict said. Reuters
Kurds oust ISIS from Christian villages in Syria
Kurdish forces have driven ISIS from more than a dozen Assyrian Christian villages that the jihadists had captured in northeastern Syria, a monitor said Wednesday. “Following a 10-day offensive, Kurdish fighters took control early this week of 14 Assyrian villages
Syrian air force targets captured Palmyra city
Syrian government aircraft launched at least 15 strikes in and around the ancient city of Palymra on Monday, following its fall to ISIS, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raids were the most intense
Hezbollah vows to expand involvement in Syria’s civil war
The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Sunday that the region is facing “unprecedented danger” from extremist groups and vowed his militants will expand their involvement in Syria’s civil war in support of government forces. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah spoke
Syria says ISIS executes hundreds in Palmyra
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters have executed at least 400 people in Palmyra since capturing the ancient Syrian city four days ago, Syrian state media said on Sunday. It was not immediately possible to verify the account,
Syria regime helicopter comes down in Aleppo province
ISIS group supporters and a monitoring group said jihadists shot down a government helicopter in northern Syria early Sunday, but state media said the aircraft had suffered technical problems. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIS had brought down
Insurgents seize hospital from Syrian army
Islamist insurgents on Friday overran a hospital in northwest Syria where at least 150 regime forces and dozens of civilians were trapped for nearly a month, a monitor said. Al-Nusra Front, which is Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, and other factions
ISIS executes 17 people in Syria’s Palmyra: Monitor
Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group executed at least 17 people, including civilians, after the militants seized Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra on Thursday, a monitor said. “ISIS executed 17 people, including civilians and loyalist
Strikes in Syria kill 170 ISIS militants in 48 hours
Air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in northeastern Syria have killed around 170 militants in the past 48 hours, a monitoring group said Tuesday. “The jihadists were killed in the
Rebels take largest remaining army base in Idlib
A rebel coalition including Al-Qaeda’s local affiliate seized the Syrian regime’s largest remaining military base in northwest Idlib province on Tuesday, after an explosion and heavy clashes, a monitor said. “All regime forces have withdrawn from Al-Mastumah, the largest regime
Lebanese ex-minister Michel Samaha to be retried over Syria plot
A Lebanese judge ordered a retrial of a former minister on Monday who was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison last week for smuggling explosives into Lebanon from Syria and planning terrorist attacks. The sentencing of Michel Samaha, who is
Fighting in Syria’s Palmyra leaves 76 dead
Syrian government troops and militia put up fierce resistance on Sunday to an ISIS assault on one of the jewels of the country’s heritage, ancient Palmyra. At least 47 regime loyalists and 29 jihadists were killed as ISIS overran northern
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