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: Hezbollah
Israeli defense minister says Syria’s Assad ‘victorious’
:: Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad has been “victorious” in Syria’s civil war and was now being courted by former enemies. “Assad has emerged victorious in the battle,” Avigdor Lieberman told Israeli news
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah says Israel pushing region to war
:: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Sunday that the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was pushing the region to war in Syria, Lebanon and in the Gaza Strip. In a speech to followers, the leader of the Iran-backed group,
Report: Syrian army, allies seize more of Jordanian frontier
:: The Syrian army and its allies seized control of nine positions at Syria’s border with Jordan, expanding their control at the southern frontier, a military news outlet run by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah said on Saturday. The captured border
Lebanese cleric sentenced to death, pop-star to 15 years for clashes with army
:: A Lebanese military tribunal on Thursday sentenced a radical Sunni cleric to death for his role in 2013 clashes that killed 18 soldiers, following a trial that lasted for two years. The firebrand cleric, Ahmed al-Assir, had gained support
Iran magnifies the role of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Geagea responds
:: In an exaggerated statement, Iran spoke of the role Hezbollah played for the sake of Lebanon and its people. This was followed by a response from Samir Geagea, leader of the Christian Lebanese Forces, to the statement by the
Iraqi Shiite cleric accuses parties close to Hezbollah of assassination attempt
:: Iraqi Shiite cleric Fadel al-Budairi accused parties close to Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia of standing behind the recent assassination attempt on him. Budairi survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday night as he left a funeral gathering in Najaf. An armed
Lebanon identifies bodies of soldiers killed while in ISIS hands
:: Lebanon has identified the bodies of 10 of its soldiers found along the Syrian border in an area taken back from ISIS last week, the Lebanese National News Agency reported on Wednesday. The army’s offensive against the ISIS-held enclave
Saudi minister denounces Lebanon’s Hezbollah as ‘Party of Satan’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Arab Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer al-Sabhan slammed Lebanon’s Hezbollah and warned of the consequences of the party’s crimes. “The inhumane crimes which the Party of Satan is committing in our nation will inevitably have consequences on Lebanon,”
Israel army to hold drill simulating war with Hezbollah
:: Israel’s army will begin Tuesday a massive exercise simulating conflict with Lebanese movement Hezbollah in the country’s north, military sources said, in what would be the largest drill in nearly two decades. The drill will last 10 days and
US-led coalition says ISIS Syria convoy split in two
:: An ISIS evacuation convoy trying to reach ISIS territory in east Syria has split in two, with some buses remaining in the open desert after others turned back into government-held areas, a US-led coalition fighting the group said on
ISIS convoy: Hezbollah, Syrian army seek new route
:: Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Syrian army are seeking a new route for a convoy of ISIS fighters and their families bound for the militants’ stronghold in eastern Syria, a commander in the military alliance backing Syria’s government said. The
Hezbollah leader says he met Assad in Syria over ISIS evacuation
:: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday he travelled to Damascus to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to request the evacuation of ISIS fighters from their enclave on the Syria-Lebanon border. The evacuation convoy left the border area
Iraq’s Maliki welcomes Hezbollah-negotiated deal with ISIS
:: Iraqi Vice President and leader of the State of Law coalition Nouri al-Maliki welcomed the recent Hezbollah-negotiated deal with ISIS and said the decision to transfer hundreds of ISIS fighters from Lebanese borders to the Syrian city of Deir
UN renews peacekeeping mission in Lebanon as US warns of war
:: The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for another year amid pressure from the United States for the UN force to take action against Hezbollah militants. The council unanimously backed a French-drafted resolution after
Abadi rejects Hezbollah’s deal to move ISIS to Iraqi borders
:: Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi rejected Hezbollah’s deal to move ISIS elements from the Lebanese borders to the Syrian-Iraqi ones. Hezbollah militias have allowed elements of ISIS to ride buses to get out of Jroud and go to Deir
Reports: ISIS militants begin evacuating Lebanon border area
:: ISIS militants began evacuating a Syrian-Lebanese border region Monday under an unprecedented deal to end three years of their presence there, Syrian state television and Hezbollah said. The evacuation comes a week into a Lebanese army campaign against the
Syrian regime backs evacuation deal for ISIS at Lebanon border
:: The Syrian army has agreed to a deal between ISIS and Hezbollah that allows the transfer of ISIS militants from the Syria-Lebanon border into eastern Syria, state media said on Sunday. “After the successes our armed forces and (Hezbollah)
Syrian army, allies advance against ISIS in central Syria
:: The Syrian army and allied forces have captured one of the last major ISIS enclaves in the central Syrian desert, a monitor and a Hezbollah military media unit said on Saturday. The pocket of territory totals around 2,000 square
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