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: Iraq
Iranian Revolutionary Guards general killed in Mosul battle
:: A general in Iranian Revolutionary Guards was killed in western Mosul on Saturday following armed clashes between Popular Mobilization Forces and ISIS. Security sources told Al Arabiya that General Shaaban Nasiri was killed during a military operation carried out
Iraq forces launch broad attack on ISIS holdouts in Mosul
:: Iraqi forces have launched a broad assault on parts of battleground second city Mosul still held by the ISIS group, the military announced on Saturday. Multiple security forces are attacking “what remains of the unliberated areas” on the west
US admits over 100 civilians killed in Mosul strike in March
:: A US strike targeting ISIS fighters in a Mosul building in Iraq in March killed at least 105 civilians when the blast caused ISIS weapons to explode, a US general said Thursday. “The secondary explosion triggered a rapid failure
New bridge reunites Mosul as Iraqi forces gear up for final assault
:: Iraqi military engineers installed a new floating bridge across the Tigris river on Wednesday, reconnecting the two halves of Mosul to facilitate troop deployments ahead of a final assault to dislodge ISIS. All five bridges connecting the two sides
Iraqi forces recapture Najjar district in western Mosul
:: Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Forces on Monday has recaptured al-Najjar neighborhood in the western side of Mosul, state TV – Iraqia News channel – reported, quoting the military commander of the anti-ISIS operation in Nineveh Province. Joint Iraqi forces retook the
Iraqi forces begin manhunt inside ISIS pockets of Anbar
:: The Iraqi joint forces announced on Monday the start of a military operation in the western province of Anbar to search for ISIS pockets, which are posing security threats despite the country’s army declaring their mission to liberate the
ISIS claims suicide bombings which kill 35 in Baghdad, Basra
:: Suicide bombings at checkpoints in Baghdad and south Iraq claimed by the ISIS group killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens more, officials said on Saturday. The bombings, which hit Iraq the previous night, came as Iraqi forces
The Destination is Riyadh
By : Faisal Al-Shammeri :: With the arrival of President Trump to Riyadh, there are things we know and there are things that of a historical magnitude unfolding before all of us that we have yet to realize. It is
Car bombings in Baghdad kill 11 people, says officials
:: Two car bombs in southwestern Baghdad killed 11 people, including four police officers, and wounded at least 20 late on Friday night, according to Iraqi police and hospital officials. The first attack targeted a police checkpoint in the neighborhood
Saudi Arabia prepares for Trump’s historic visit
:: Saudi Arabia is making every effort to dazzle and impress President Donald Trump on his first overseas trip, seizing on the visit to cement itself as a major player on the world stage and shove aside rival Iran. The
US: Coalition to encircle ISIS militants before starting military campaign
:: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday the U.S.-led coalition was now encircling ISIS fighters in their strongholds in a tactical shift before starting a military campaign to destroy them. Also speaking at the Pentagon on Friday, the
Suicide car bomb explodes on highway near oilfields in southern Iraq
:: A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint on a highway near oilfields in Iraq’s southern province of Basra on Friday, police sources said. Several people were killed in the blast at the Rumeila checkpoint, including two
UN says it is struggling to cope with massive Mosul exodus
:: The exodus of civilians from the battleground city of Mosul has reached an unprecedented level, leaving aid agencies struggling to cope, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Iraq said on Thursday. “The numbers of people fleeing their homes in western
ISIS attacks Iraqi forces in Mosul with five suicide car bombs
:: ISIS militants launched an attack on Iraqi forces in the al-Rafaei neighborhood in Mosul on Wednesday morning using five suicide car bombs. Iraqi forces have recaptured nearly 90 percent of west Mosul from ISIS after retaking the city’s eastern
Iraqi military spokesman says only 12 sq km of Mosul held by ISIS
:: Iraqi forces have reduced the area of Mosul controlled by ISIS to 12 square km, military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Rasool told a news conference on Tuesday. US Air Force Colonel John Dorrian, a spokesman for the coalition backing
Qatar emir urges political solution to refugee problem
:: Millions of refugees have fled their countries and homes to escape oppression, persecution and natural disasters in search of a better life, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said at the opening of the 17th Doha Forum. Attendants
Iraqi forces storm Mosul neighborhoods, killing 173 ISIS militants
:: Iraqi forces have stormed four neighborhoods in the city of Mosul on Monday, killing about 173 ISIS militants including one high-rank leader. Iraq’s anti-terrorism units on Monday have stormed Al-Oraibi and Al-Rifa’i neighborhoods where heavy clashes are still taking
Syrian army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq, Jordan
:: The Syrian army aided by Iranian-backed militias was moving troops to a desert region near its border with Iraq and Jordan just as US backed rebels are consolidating control in an area from which ISIS militants had recently pulled
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