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: BEIRUT
Rowhani says goal of nuclear negotiations is ‘win-win’ outcome
President Hassan Rowhani said on Wednesday the goal of Iran’s negotiations with world powers on its nuclear programme was a “win-win” outcome, a further signal that Tehran could accept a compromise to defuse a stand-off that has raised fears of
New militia battles Islamist rebels near Damascus
Former rebel militiamen who have switched sides and joined Syria’s regime forces are engaged in a fierce battle against Islamist insurgents near Damascus, sources said on Sunday. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, pro-regime Jaysh al-Wafaa launched its
Kurds recapture third of villages around Kobane
Syrian Kurdish forces have recaptured more than a third of the villages around Kobane from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group since routing the jihadists from the town a fortnight ago, a monitor said Sunday. “The (Kurdish)
ISIS punishes cleric who objected to pilot’s killing
An ISIS cleric who objected to the group’s decision to burn to death a captive Jordanian pilot has been removed from his post and will be put on trial, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. The cleric,
U.N. plan for local ceasefires in Syria ‘frozen’: diplomats
A United Nations plan for local ceasefires in Syria is deadlocked, with Damascus feeling it does not need to make concessions to disparate armed groups, Western diplomats familiar with the talks said. Since October, U.N. Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura
Syria air strikes kill at 32 people
style=”text-align: center;”> Syrian government air strikes on opposition-held towns across the country killed at least 32 people on Monday, and wounded dozens more, a monitoring group said. In Jassem in the southern province of Daraa, 15 civilians were killed in
Seven dead, 20 wounded in central Damascus blast
At least seven people were killed and 20 wounded when a blast ripped through a bus in a central district of the Syrian capital on Sunday, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not
Iran seeks ‘best relations’ with Saudi Arabia
An Iranian official said Friday during a visit to Beirut that his country wants good relations with its Middle East neighbors, especially regional rival Saudi Arabia. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who heads the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, told
Syria Kurds kill 22 militants around Kobane
Kurdish fighters killed 22 jihadists around Kobane Thursday, days after recapturing the Syrian town, but the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group still controls hundreds of villages in the area, a monitor said. “Nineteen ISIS members were killed
U.N. peacekeeper from Spain killed in south Lebanon
A U.N. peacekeeper from Spain was killed Wednesday in southern Lebanon, a source at the Spanish embassy said, as the Israeli military shelled border areas after a Hezbollah attack. “I can confirm that a Spanish soldier was killed in southern
Gunmen kill Lebanese soldiers in border attack
At least three gunmen were killed in clashes with Lebanese soldiers close to the border with Syria on Friday, a Lebanese security source said, in an area that has seen regular incursions from Islamist militants fighting in Syria’s war. The
Lebanon judge summons 28 for Tripoli suicide blasts
A Lebanese judge has summoned 28 suspects over a double suicide attack that killed nine people in the northern city of Tripoli earlier this month, the official National News Agency said Tuesday. “Judge Sakr Sakr, the government’s commissioner to the
Syrian Kurds battling ISIS capture strategic Kobane hill top
Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group in Syria’s Kobane have captured a strategic hilltop, giving them line of fire over the town, a monitor said Monday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Deaths mount in Kurdish, Syrian regime clashes
At least 18 people have been killed in unprecedented fighting between Kurdish forces and Syrian government troops in the northeastern city of Hasakeh, a monitoring group said Sunday. The clashes, which erupted in the early hours of Saturday, were continuing
Kurds open front against Assad’s forces: monitor
Syrian Kurds battled on Saturday with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish sources and a monitoring group said, breaking a longstanding tacit agreement between the two sides to focus on other enemies in a complex civil war. In Syria’s
Syrian opposition shuns Russia peace talks
A Russian initiative to host peace talks this month between the Syrian government and its opponents appears to be unraveling as prominent Syrian opposition figures shun the prospective negotiations amid deep distrust of Moscow and concerns the talks hold no
Hezbollah chief says senior member was spying for Israel
The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has confirmed that a senior operative in the organization has been apprehended for spying for Israel. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says the man in question held a senior position in a “sensitive” Hezbollah security
Lebanon says three arrested for planning suicide attacks
The Lebanese army said it had arrested three people suspected of planning suicide attacks in the country, days after two suicide bombers killed at least eight people in a cafe in the northern city of Tripoli. The army said in
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