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: Iran
US drone enters Iran’s airspace, leaves after warning
Iran’s military detected a US drone entering Iranian airspace on Monday and warned it toleave, which it subsequently did, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. “Iran’s army air defence detected and warned an American drone in the eastern airspace of the
Iran arrests nuclear negotiator over spying
Iran has arrested a member of the negotiating team that reached a landmark nuclear deal with world powers on suspicion of spying, a judiciary spokesman said on Sunday. The suspect was released on bail after a few days in jail
Saudi envoy: policies on Iraq will not change
Riyadh’s polices on Baghdad “will not change,” Saudi Ambassador for Iraq told Al Arabiya News Channel on Sunday after Iraq asked the kingdom to change its envoy in its capital. “Saudi policies [towards Iraq] will remain unchanged and are not
Houthis refuse to surrender missiles
The Houthis militias in Yemen have refused to surrender their ballistic missiles in an implicit rejection of the initiative put forward by US Secretary of State, John Kerry, two days ago in Jeddah, according to Anatolia news agency. According to
Iranian commander accuses Western diplomats of spying for ISIS
The commander of the Iranian Basij forces, Major General Mohammad Reza Nagdi, has been accused of fabricating claims that his country’s intelligence officers have arrested two British diplomats and another Frenchman, on charges of “spying on Iranian military centers for
Iranian ships’ actions in Gulf increase risk of miscalculation: White House
Actions by Iranian vessels in several encounters with US warships in the Gulf this week are cause for concern and increase risks of miscalculation, the White House said on Friday. The intentions of the Iranian vessels in the incidents is
Russia: Use of Iran base depends on Syria war’s future
The Russian military said on Monday its aircraft operating from an Iranian air base to conduct strikes in Syria had completed their tasks, but left open the possibility of using the Hamadan base again if circumstances warranted. Iran’s Foreign Ministry
Iran group plots Saudi envoy to Iraq assassination
Sources have told Al Arabiya.net that Iraqi Shiite militias belonging to Iran planned to target the Saudi ambassador in Iraq Thamer Al Sabhan, through the members of “Mourtadha Abboud Ellami” group at the behest of “Abu Mahdi Al Mouhandis” and
US investigating Russia’s use of Iran base
The United States is looking at whether Russia has violated a UN Security Council resolution on military dealings with Tehran by using an Iranian air base to carry out strikes inside Syria, the State Department said. State Department spokesman Mark
Russia strikes Syria from Iran base day 2
Russia launched a second day of air strikes against Syrian militants from an Iranian air base, rejecting US suggestions its co-operation with Tehran might violate a UN resolution as illogical and factually incorrect. State Department spokesman Mark Toner on Tuesday
Iran ‘tortured’ prisoners before executions
A human rights organization said the families of the Sunni-Kurdish prisoners whom Iran executed earlier this month revealed that Iranian intelligence members had tortured their sons prior to executing them by hanging. The Defenders of Human Rights Center in Kurdistan
Iran confesses Houthi rockets ‘made in Tehran’
Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has said that missiles made in Tehran were recently used in Yemen by Houthi militias in cross border attacks against Saudi Arabia. The Zelzal-3 rockets are Iranian-made solid propellant missiles that has been known
Yemen parliament meets under arms threat
Houthi and Ali Abdullah Saleh’s militias failed in a bid Saturday, to gain the legal recognition required to establish an insurgency-administered supreme political council, after too few members attended the session. The Houthis called the meeting in a bid to
Iranian nuclear scientist ‘executed for spying’
Iran executed a nuclear scientist convicted of spying for the United States, an official said Sunday, acknowledging for the first time that the nation secretly detained and tried a man who was once heralded as a hero. Shahram Amiri defected
Minister: No negotiations on Haj with Tehran
Haj and Umrah Minister Mohammad Salih Bentin said the issue of Iranian pilgrims is not one for negotiations with the Iranian government. “We in the Haj Ministry provided all Haj provisions but they didn’t turn up despite the fact that
Canadian Iranian educator Homa Hoodfar jailed in Iran
A Canadian-Iranian anthropologist, Homa Hoodfar, has been arrested and held in Iran since Monday, sources close to the case said Wednesday. Hoodfar, 65, is a professor at Concordia University in Montreal, and also holds Irish nationality. She is being held
Saudi Shoura Council criticizes Iran’s bid to politicize hajj
The Shoura Council on Tuesday strongly denounced the Iranian regime for its attempt to politicize hajj rituals. “Tehran is trying to get this great ritual out of its religious framework and turn it into a means to serve its political
Mystery video edits of Iran talks anger Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday hit out at someone in his department for selectively editing footage of a press briefing on secret talks with Iran, calling it “stupid and inappropriate”. Department lawyers were called to investigate after
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