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: Damascus
Iran’s support to Syria ‘firm and eternal:’ official
Iran’s military and financial support to Syria’s regime is unwavering, a high-ranking Iranian official said in Damascus Thursday, calling a U.S. program to train Syrian rebels “a strategic mistake.” “We came to Syria to announce that our support for the
Lost battles do not mean Syria war lost: Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that setbacks are a normal part of any war and do not mean the conflict is lost, in his first comments after several regime defeats. “Today we are fighting a war, not a battle.
Palestinian officials in Syria over Yarmouk camp
Palestinian officials visited Syria for the second time in less than a month on Tuesday to discuss efforts to protect the Yarmouk refugee camp and its residents from the conflict. A delegation led by Palestine Liberation Organization official Zakaria al-Agha
Suicide blast strikes North Damascus
Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility on Monday for a suicide attack hours earlier on a regime-controlled neighbourhood in Damascus, the group said via Twitter. A monitor said three regime forces were killed in the blast, along with three
Syrian army ‘tightens siege’ of rebel bastion near Damascus
Syria’s army cut the last main supply route for a rebel bastion east of Damascus Sunday, further tightening a crippling siege on the area, a monitor and state media said. “The regime has cut off the last main road for
Syria changes passport rules for citizens abroad
Syrian authorities will allow citizens abroad, including refugees who fled the war, to obtain passports without an intelligence service review for the first time, Syria’s Al-Watan newspaper said on Sunday. The daily, which is close to the government, said the
Syria bans domestic activist from attending Moscow talks
A key activist in Syria’s “tolerated” opposition said Saturday he cannot attend peace talks in Moscow next week because Damascus refuses to lift his travel ban. “Neither I nor my movement will take part in the meeting in Moscow because
Syria claims to shoot down U.S. drone
Syrian state media said the country’s air defenses shot down a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft Tuesday in a northwestern province along the Mediterranean coast. U.S. officials said they were looking into the reports. The SANA state news agency said the aircraft
U.N. body to blame for Syria’s worst year: rights groups
As the Syrian conflict reaches its fifth year, aid agencies said on Thursday that 2014 was the worst of the Syrian conflict so far and that three United Nations Security Council resolutions aimed at alleviating the suffering had failed. In
U.N. delegation meets Aleppo governor on ‘freeze’ plan
A United Nations delegation in Syria met the governor of Aleppo on Tuesday as the U.N. pushes a plan to freeze fighting in the divided northern city, officials said. U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura has made the Aleppo plan the
U.N. envoy in Damascus to seek quick Aleppo truce
U.N. peace envoy Staffan de Mistura hopes to finalize a deal to freeze fighting in war-ravaged second city Aleppo during talks Saturday with the Syrian government, an official said. De Mistura is due in Damascus in the afternoon and “hopes
Scores dead in intensified fighting in southern Syria: monitor
Intense clashes in southern Syria have killed scores of pro-government and insurgent fighters in the past week, a group monitoring Syria’s war said on Sunday, forecasting even fiercer violence as the weather clears. Syria’s army and allied combatants from Lebanon’s
U.N. envoy to report to Security Council on Syria mission
U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said Wednesday he will discuss his peace efforts with the Security Council, following a visit to Syria where he met President Bashar al-Assad. State news agency SANA said the talks between the envoy and Syria’s
Syria rejects foreign ground troops to fight ISIS
Syria will not allow foreign ground troops on its territory to fight the Islamic State group, Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Monday, according to Agence France-Presse. Speaking at a news conference in Damascus, Muallem also said Jordan had not
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
Assad says Moscow talks must focus on fighting ‘terror’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said hoped-for talks in Moscow with opponents must focus on the fight against “terrorism”, while adding that he is unsure the meeting will reap any results. “We are going to Russia not to start a
Syrian regime denies report of secret nuclear plant
Syria on Monday denied a report that President Bashar al-Assad’s regime was building a secret underground plant with the aim of developing nuclear weapons, state news agency SANA said. “Syria denies these allegations,” said SANA. It accused German news magazine
For war-weary Syrians, Damascus Opera brings respite
DAMASCUS: After years of war forced it into near silence, Damascus’ once-thriving Opera House is slowly coming back to life, bringing respite and a little culture to residents of Syria’s capital. Recent weeks have seen a sharp increase in the
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