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
Syria claims it destroyed jets seized by ISIS
The Syrian air force has destroyed two of three jets seized and reportedly test flown over Aleppo by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group last week, according to the country’s information minister. Omran al-Zoubi told Syrian TV late
Third ISIS fighter from UK city killed in Syria
A third British citizen fighting for the the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militant group has been killed during fighting in Syria, a newspaper in his UK hometown of Portsmouth reported. Committee chairman of the Portsmouth’s Jami Mosque Abdul
Kobani defenders hold out as Iraq Kurds vote on reinforcements
MURSITPINAR, Turkey: Kurdish fighters defending Syria’s border town of Kobani held out against the Islamic State group Wednesday, anxious for relief as Iraq’s Kurdish parliament was set to vote on sending reinforcements. Backed by air strikes from a US-led coalition,
IS wins ground from Assad govt in east
BEIRUT: Islamic State won territory from Syrian government forces in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor on Tuesday, its first gain there in about two months, a group that tracks the civil war reported. Fighters from both sides were killed
Syria’s Assad exploiting U.S.-led war against ISIS
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is taking advantage of the U.S.-led coalition’s war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to pursue a withering air and ground campaign against more mainstream rebels elsewhere in the country, trying to recapture
India says Islamic State not yet a threat
NEW DELHI: The Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda do not yet pose a threat to India, the national security adviser said on Tuesday, despite attempts by some groups to enlist support from among India’s huge population. Flags of the IS
Iraq’s Peshmerga sending fighters to Kobane
Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government will be sending Peshmerga fighters to the embattled Syrian city of Kobane to help their brethren fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the secretary-general of the Ministry of Peshmerga, Jabbar Yawar, told reporters
ISIS fighters seize weapons airdrop meant for Kurds
Syrian activists claim militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized earlier this week a cache of weapons airdropped by U.S.-led coalition forces that were meant to supply Kurdish fighters battling the extremist group. The Britain-based Syrian
Egypt PM says no plan for military action against ISIS
Egypt has no plans to provide the United States with direct military assistance in its war against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) even though American aerial bombardment may not be enough to defeat the group, the country’s prime
Video shows ISIS stoning woman in front of her father
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Tuesday that it received a video showing fighters believed to be ISIS militants stoning a woman to death in the presence of her father after accusing her of adultery. The video, which the
U.S. hails Turkish move against ISIS in Kobane
The United States welcomed on Tuesday Turkey’s policy shift allowing Iraqi Peshmerga fighters to enter into Syria to support their brethren fighting militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the city of Kobane. “We welcome those
ISIS recruited ‘former Egyptian police officer’ for suicide attack
Websites allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed that an ex-Egyptian police officer had died in a suicide attack in Iraq earlier this year, al-Ahram Online reported. Another website made similar allegations claiming that Ahmed
Israeli Arab doctor killed fighting for ISIS: Shin Bet
An Arab Israeli doctor has been killed fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Syria, Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service said on Sunday. The agency said Othman Abu al-Qiyan, who studied medicine in Jordan
U.S. bombings near Kobane target own supply drop
U.S. warplanes bombed a bundle of supplies that went astray near the Syrian border town of Kobane after they had air dropped it for besieged Kurdish defenders, the military said Monday. U.S. Central Command said the bundle was targeted by
EU urges Turkey to open border to help Kobane
European Union foreign ministers called on Turkey Monday to open its border so as to help the Syrian town of Kobane, under attack from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). “The situation in Kobane and in other areas
Lebanon pulled into war with ISIS
With all eyes on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group’s onslaught in Iraq and Syria, a less conspicuous but potentially just as explosive front line with the extremists is emerging in Lebanon, where Lebanese soldiers and Shiite Hezbollah
Kerry seeks Asia support in fight against ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday visited Indonesia, home to the world’s biggest Muslim population, to press Southeast Asian nations to step up efforts in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. Kerry
Kurdish fighters in Kobane get weapon airdrops
Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants near the Syrian border town of Kobane received weapons, ammunition and medical supplies in airdrops conducted by U.S. military aircraft, Reuters news agency reported. The supplies, delivered in several
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