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
Iraqi army frees Musheirefa area northwest of Mosul
:: Iraqi army forces of the Ninth Armored Division managed on Thursday to liberate the second district of Musheirefa to the right side of the city of Mosul, and taking control of the water purification project in the area. In
Mosul offensive gains fresh momentum as army attacks ISIS from northwest
:: The US-backed Iraqi offensive to take back Mosul from ISIS gained fresh momentum Thursday, with an armored division trying to advance into the city from the northern side. The militants are now besieged in the northwestern corner of Mosul
ISIS stationed in the last 10 neighborhoods west of Mosul
:: More than two-and-a-half months have passed since the start of the operation to restore the west of the Mosul and liberate it from the grips of ISIS, to this day, 10 districts west of the city are still under
Probe: US firm ignored sex trafficking, smuggling for F-16s in Iraqi
:: An American company that was paid nearly $700 million to secure an Iraqi base for F-16 fighter jets turned a blind eye to alcohol smuggling, theft, security violations, and allegations of sex trafficking – then terminated investigators who uncovered
Five years, billions of dollars needed to rebuild Mosul
:: Mosul’s wrecked roads, bridges and broader economy will take at least five years to repair and need billions of dollars of development that Iraq’s government will struggle to afford, officials returning to the battle-scarred city said. The airport, railway
Iraqi state gas firm official shot dead in Kirkuk city
:: Gunmen shot dead a senior official of Iraq’s state-run North Gas Company (NGC) on Tuesday as he was heading to his office in the northern oil city of Kirkuk, police and company sources said. Deputy NGC manager Mohammed Younis,
Major attack likely to regain control over old Mosul
:: Iraqi forces resumed battle on Monday to try to regain control over parts of Mosul amid expectations that the battle to reclaim the city’s old area would be completed soon, sources on the ground have said. According to Major
Syrian Democratic Forces liberate Tabqa from ISIS
A spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces Brigadier General Talal Sallou confirmed the control of the entire city of Tabqa from the grip of ISIS. The Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of Kurdish and Arab factions backed by Washington, controlled
Iraq commander: Mosul battle to take three more weeks
An Iraqi commander expects to dislodge Daesh from Mosul in May despite resistance from militants in the densely populated Old City district. The battle should be completed “in a maximum of three weeks,” Lt. Gen. Othman Al-Ghanmi, the Iraqi army’s
US-backed Syria force advances against ISIS in Tabqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against ISIS in the key town of Tabqa near the militant bastion of Raqa in northern Syria, a monitor said Sunday. The Syrian Democratic Forces now control over half the town of Tabqa, including
‘Unidentified militias’ kidnap around 100 Iraqis fleeing Mosul town
Ali al-Saleh, an official at Al-Hadar district south of Mosul, said on Saturday that around 100 young men were kidnapped after they fled to the town of Hamam al-Alil. Saleh told Al-Hadath television channel that these men were abducted by
Not being convinced means voting no confidence for the electoral commission
By : Adnan Hussein :: The secret voting might have blemished the credibility of Iraq’s High Electoral Commission during the parliamentary meeting that was held several days ago. The council decided that it was not convinced by the Commission’s answers
US troops monitor situation along Syria-Turkey border
A commander of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Friday US forces would begin monitoring the situation along the Syria-Turkey frontier after cross-border fire between the Turkish military and YPG this week. The monitoring had not yet begun, but
ISIS claims deadly car bomb attack in Baghdad’s Karrada neighborhood
A suicide car bomb attack on a traffic police compound in central Baghdad Friday killed at least four people and wounded six, security and medical sources said. The blast took place in Karrada, a neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital that
Qataris’ abduction and the defeat of Iraq’s sovereignty
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: Former Iraqi finance and foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari said the abduction of Qataris in Iraq defeated the country’s sovereignty. This was not the first abduction of its kind. Before that, Turkish construction company workers were
Return the money if you don’t need it: Qatari Minister to Abadi
The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi said on Tuesday that Baghdad is holding the ransom paid for the people who kidnapped Qatari hunters, adding that he did not agree on granting the hunters the visas in the first place. In
Turkish army, Kurdish militia exchange fire across Syria border
Turkey’s military outposts on the border with Syria came under fire from Kurdish militia across the frontier, the army said on Wednesday, a day after Turkish warplanes bombed groups in northeastern Syria and Iraq affiliated to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers
Iraqi forces retake ancient city of Hatra from ISIS
Iraqi pro-government forces announced Wednesday their recapture of the UNESCO-listed ancient city of Hatra from ISIS. “Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) forces liberated the ancient city of Hatra… after fierce clashes with the enemy,” said the paramilitary group. Hatra, which lies
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