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: IS
Video: ISIS parades half-naked Syrian soldiers
Militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) released a video on Thursday showing the capture of dozens of Syrian regime fighters. In the video, the men are walking with their hands behind their head alongside ISIS militants yielding
US intelligence: 300 Americans fighting alongside Islamic State
The United States government is tracking as many as 300 Americans supposedly fighting with Islamic State, the jihadist group with a heavy presence in parts of Syria and Iraq, according to senior US officials. Washington is worried that radicalized foreign
American man suspected of fighting with ISIS in Syria is killed
An American man suspected of fighting with Islamic State militants operating in Iraq and Syria has been killed in the region, a U.S. security official said on Monday. The official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters that the
15 Australian fighters ‘killed’ in Iraq and Syria
Fifteen Australians, including two young suicide bombers, are believed to have died fighting in Syria and Iraq, intelligence chief David Irvine said Wednesday, warning that espionage and foreign intervention threats were increasing. Canberra has expressed alarm that around 60 Australians
U.S. hostage by Islamic State is female aid worker
Family members and U.S. officials say the Islamic State militant group has been holding a young American woman hostage in Syria since last year. The woman had been working for several humanitarian aid groups when she was kidnapped. The U.S.
Has ISIS eclipsed al-Qaeda?
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which controls a large swath of territory stretching over the borders of Iraq and Syria, has surpassed the power and influence of Al-Qaeda, the group from which it traces its origins, experts
Islamic authority: Extremists no ‘Islamic State’
The top Islamic authority in Egypt, revered by many Muslims worldwide, launched an Internet-based campaign Sunday challenging an extremist group in Syria and Iraq by saying it should not be called an “Islamic State.” The campaign by the Dar el-Ifta,
UK says is close to identifying Briton suspected of beheading
Britain is close to identifying a man, thought to be British, who was shown beheading U.S. journalist James Foley in a video released by the Islamic State militant group last week, its ambassador to the United States, Peter Westmacott, told
Republicans pressure Obama to step up action against ISIS
Republicans on Sunday called for more aggressive U.S. action to defeat Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, accusing President Barack Obama of policies that have failed to thwart potential new threats on U.S. soil. Representative Mike Rogers, Republican chairman
Baghdad warns buyers of “ISIS oil”
Crude sold by extremist group finding its way to Pakistan, says source Baghdad : Iraq has warned buyers of crude oil that any unauthorized oil purchases made from its territory could be used to fund activities by the extremist militant
Imam receives death threat, says ISIS recruiting in Canada
A Canadian imam known for his pacifist sermons warned Friday that Islamist militant group ISIS was actively recruiting in Canada and said one member issued him a death threat. Syed Soharwardy, founder of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada (ISCC),
U.S. ready to ‘take action’ against ISIS in Syria
The White House said it was ready to “take action” against any threat to America as it indicated serious consideration of U.S. military strikes against militants of the Islamic State militants in Syria. The Pentagon has warned of the dangers
Video shows ISIS ‘converting’ Yazidis to Islam
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has released a video showing the mass conversion of dozens of members of the Yazidi religious minority to Islam. In the 11 minute video released by the group, an ISIS fighter tells
Pentagon: ISIS threat ‘beyond anything we’ve seen’
The sophistication, wealth and military might of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants pose a major threat to the United States that may surpass that from al Qaeda, U.S. military leaders said on Thursday. “They are an imminent
Iraqi, Kurdish forces try to rout ISIS in two towns
Iraqi government forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters attempted on Friday to recapture two towns in the north from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, Reuters reported security sources as saying. The Kurdish forces, backed by U.S. airpower, took
Mother mourns U.S. journalist ‘beheaded’ by ISIS
Mother of allegedly slain photojournalist James Foley released a statement Wednesday appealing to her son’s “kidnappers to spare the lives of the remaining hostages.” Diana Foley posted the statement after the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) released a
U.S. blacklists Islamist militants in Iraq, Syria
The United States on Monday targeted two Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria, including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) spokesman, following similar actions by the U.N. Security Council last week. The move aims to weaken ISIS –
ISIS fighters aim to wed captured Yazidi women
Over 1,000 Iraqi women captured by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) may be being coerced into marrying the radical fighters, UK-based The Independent reported on Sunday. The captured women, who are the Yazidi ethnic group,
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