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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Nasrallah: Hezbollah making gains on Lebanon-Syria border
Hezbollah’s chief said Saturday his Shiite movement had expelled Syrian opposition fighters from most of Syria’s Qalamun region bordering Lebanon but the battle was not over. Hassan Nasrallah, in a televised speech, said the battle in the mountainous area was
ISIS seizes part of Syria’s Palmyra
Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group seized control Saturday of the northern part of Syria’s ancient desert city of Palmyra after fierce clashes with government forces, a monitoring group said. “ISIS advanced and took control
ISIS leader ‘responsible for oil affairs’ killed
The Syrian army has killed an ISIS leader responsible for oil-related affairs along with 40 other militants in an attack in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, Syrian state media reported. A news flash on state TV identified ISIS’s “oil
ISIS issues audio of Baghdadi calling supporters to join him
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) issued an audio recording on Thursday that it said was by its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, calling on supporters around the world to join the fight in Syria and Iraq or to take
Hezbollah, Syrian army make gains in border battle
Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Syria’s army made big advances against insurgents in mountains north of Damascus on Wednesday, Hezbollah and Syrian state media said, shoring up President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on the border zone. The gains in the crucial Qalamoun region
Dozens killed in ISIS attack in central Syria
At least 30 Syrian troops and 20 militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were killed on Wednesday when the militant group launched an attack on government-held areas in central Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Investigators have war crimes case on Syria’s Assad: report
Investigators and lawyers have built war crimes cases against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and key institutions of his regime with documents smuggled out of the country, a report said Wednesday. The Guardian newspaper said the Commission for International Justice and
Syria opposition squabbles over ‘revolutionary’ flag
Syrian anti-regime factions exchanged insults on Tuesday after a news conference that saw the head of the Damascus-tolerated opposition ask for a revolutionary flag to be removed from sight. Louay Hussein, who fled Syria at the end of April after
Regime barrel bomb attack kills 20 in Syria’s Aleppo: Monitor
At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday in a regime barrel bomb attack on a mini-bus stand in a rebel-held part of Syria’s Aleppo city, a monitor said. “Helicopters committed a massacre, dropping a barrel bomb on a mini-bus
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it killed 20 Syrian Al Qaeda militants
The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah said on Sunday it had killed over 20 fighters from Syria’s al Qaeda wing and destroyed several hideouts and training camps the fighters had set up to launch attacks in Lebanon across the rugged border
Syrian rebels storm besieged regime loyalists
Rebels including an Al-Qaeda affiliate stormed a complex in northwestern Syria on Sunday where some 250 regime forces and civilians have been trapped for two weeks, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels had entered
Syrian troops battle to free trapped forces
Syrian government forces advanced Saturday towards the rebel-held town of Jisr al-Shughur, where around 250 regime force members and their families are trapped in a hospital building, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government troops were
Clashes between Syrian regime, ISIS kill 34
Fierce battles between Syrian regime forces and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group in eastern Syria have left 34 fighters dead in 24 hours, a monitor said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 19
Syrian activists report new chlorine attacks
Syrian activists and a doctor reported Thursday of new suspected chemical attacks in the northwestern province of Idlib, leaving several dozens of people suffering from asphyxiation. Mohammed Tennari, a doctor who testified before the U.N. Security Council last month after
ISIS launches offensive in east Syria city
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group launched an offensive Wednesday in Deir Ezzor city in eastern Syria in a bid to seize a major regime airport nearby, a monitor and activist said. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights head
Nasrallah vows to oust militants on Lebanon-Syria border
The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah vowed Tuesday his militant group would oust militants from a region on the border with Syria, but declined to say when the assault might happen. In a televised address, the Shiite group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah
‘Crimes against humanity’ cited in Syria’s Aleppo
Syrian government forces are committing “crimes against humanity” by indiscriminately bombing Aleppo, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, as it also criticized rebels for abuses including “war crimes”. In a new report, the rights watchdog said “relentless” government aerial bombardment of
Former deputy’s graft sentence casts shadow on Iran’s Ahmadinejad
In late January, a former deputy of conservative ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has been jailed for embezzlement raised explosive allegations which have now spurred speculation Ahmadinejad himself could face charges. They were made in a private letter that was published
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