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
Dozen killed in militant attacks north of Tikrit
Twelve people were killed on Saturday when militants attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city, Iraqi police and military sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility
Push for Iraq’s Mosul to start ‘in a few weeks’: UK
An offensive to encircle Iraq’s second city of Mosul should begin “in the next few weeks”, Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Friday, after a visit to the country. Mosul has been held by ISIS extremists since June 2014 and
Iraq oil fires cast doubt on Mosul mission
A fire at one of Iraq’s major oil fields could hinder military and humanitarian efforts as operations to recapture ISIS stronghold of Mosul get underway. Black smoke continues to billow into the air from the Qayara oil field, damaged by
Iraqi MP: ‘Purging’ Finance Ministry of graft not over
The Iraqi parliamentarian behind grilling the country’s Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari, which saw the sacking of the top official on Wednesday, said in an interview that the “purging” of the ministry is not over. “The course for reforms and the
UK to give Iraq $52 million in aid ahead of Mosul offensive
Britain said on Thursday it will give 40 million pounds ($52 million) in humanitarian aid to Iraq, anticipating a wave of displaced people as government forces prepare to recapture the northern city of Mosul from ISIS. The advance on Mosul,
Morocco detains four ‘dangerous’ ISIS suspects
Moroccan police have arrested four “dangerous” suspected militants linked to the ISIS group who were planning attacks across the country, the government said on Thursday. Investigators apprehended an individual on Wednesday in the northern city of Meknes who had been
Obama: Liberation of Mosul could come quickly
President Barack Obama said Monday that US-backed Iraqi troops could be in a position “fairly rapidly” to liberate the northern city of Mosul from ISIS. But, speaking ahead of talks with Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the US leader warned:
Car bomb attacks near Baghdad mall kill 10
Two car bomb blasts outside a shopping mall in central Baghdad late Friday killed at least 10 people and wounded another 25, police and medical sources said. One explosion came from a parked car and the other was caused by
Saudi has ‘similar stance’ with Turkey on region
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Thursday that Riyadh has “similar stance” with Turkey regarding Syria, Iraq and Yemen. In a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, during his visit to Ankara, Jubeir said stances of Turkey and
CIA head says Iraq, Syria might not ‘be put back together again’
Iraq and Syria have been so thoroughly damaged by warfare, sectarian conflict and killing that it is unclear they “can be put back together again,” CIA Director John Brennan said. In an interview this week with the CTC Sentinel, a
Iraqi police clashes with militia near Baghdad
Several people were wounded Thursday when Iraqi police clashed with members of an Iranian-backed militia near the capital, both sides said. The violence in Zaafaraniya, south of Baghdad, involved exchanges of fire that lasted more than two hours between police
Additional US troops reach Iraq before Mosul push
More than 400 additional US troops have deployed to Iraq in recent days, a defense official said Thursday, as local forces prepare for an assault on Mosul, the ISIS’s last major Iraqi stronghold. Colonel John Dorrian, a spokesman for the
Iraqi militia says sends 1,000 more fighters to Syria’s Aleppo
An Iraqi Shiite militia fighting in Syria on the government’s side has sent more than 1,000 extra fighters to southern parts of Aleppo over the past two days to reinforce its positions, the group’s spokesman Hashim al-Moussawi said on Wednesday.
UK seeks to avoid Iraq mistakes in bid for Syria peace
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday called for the mistakes of the Iraq war to be avoided in finding a solution to the Syrian conflict, ahead of talks with the country’s opposition. Johnson called for the removal from power
First UN food aid in two years reaches over 30,000 Iraqis
The UN said Tuesday it has delivered food supplies to more than 30,000 residents of Qayyara for the first time in two years after Iraqi forces expelled extremists from the northern town. Government forces on August 25 pushed ISIS out
Iraq’s Diyala: More than 30,000 students back to schools in ISIS-free areas
More than 30,000 students, who were internally displaced, have now returned to schools after the areas in which their homes were located were liberated more than a year and a half ago from ISIS in the Iraqi eastern province of
Report: Wife of ISIS head in charge of prisons in Iraq found dead
Wife of a head in charge of ISIS prisons of the militant group in Iraq was found dead in a town north of Salah Al-Din province amid reports saying that she escaped with her lover the day before, local media
ISIS claims deadly bomb attack in central Baghdad
At least nine people were killed in Baghdad late on Monday in a car bomb attack claimed by ISIS near a hospital in a central district, police and hospital sources said. A suicide bomber had targeted a gathering of Shiite
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