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: ISIS
ISIS fighters start to quit Lebanon border zone
:: A convoy of ISIS fighters and their family members began to leave the Lebanon-Syria border zone on Monday for an area in eastern Syria held by the jihadist group, under the terms of a truce, Syrian state television cameras
Iraqi troops ‘liberate’ Tal Afar town center
:: The Iraqi military says it has “fully liberated” Tal Afar’s town center from the Daesh group. Pockets of resistance remain but the announcement brings Iraqi forces a step closer to taking full control of one of the extremists’ last
Syrian regime backs evacuation deal for ISIS at Lebanon border
:: The Syrian army has agreed to a deal between ISIS and Hezbollah that allows the transfer of ISIS militants from the Syria-Lebanon border into eastern Syria, state media said on Sunday. “After the successes our armed forces and (Hezbollah)
Lebanon finds remains believed to be of soldiers kidnapped by ISIS
:: A top Lebanese security official said Sunday that authorities had located human remains believed to belong to troops kidnapped by ISIS three years ago. The announcement came hours after the Lebanese army declared a ceasefire deal with ISIS along
Iraqi forces retake 95% of Tal Afar from ISIS
:: Iraq’s Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that Iraqi forces recovered 95 percent of Tal Afar from ISIS, the militant group’s stronghold in the country’s northwest. After just eight days of fighting, all 29 neighborhoods in Tal Afar city
Lebanese army declares ceasefire in ISIS offensive near Ras Baalbek
:: The Lebanese army on Sunday announced a ceasefire in its offensive against ISIS to allow for negotiations over the release of nine soldiers kidnapped by the militant group three years ago. The ceasefire went into effect at 7 a.m.
Syrian army, allies advance against ISIS in central Syria
:: The Syrian army and allied forces have captured one of the last major ISIS enclaves in the central Syrian desert, a monitor and a Hezbollah military media unit said on Saturday. The pocket of territory totals around 2,000 square
Iraq forces recapture city of Tal Afar from ISIS
:: Iraqi forces have captured 90 percent of the city of Tal Afar and are clearing it from ISIS militiants. Iraqi military units, who have been battling in the last 7 days to drive ISIS from its bastion, said Saturday
France to loan $512 mln to Iraq: foreign ministry
:: France is to grant a $512-million loan to Iraq whose economy has been weakened by low oil prices and its fight against militants, a French foreign ministry official said on Saturday. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made the announcement
Iraqi military finds grave sites of ISIS victims
:: Iraqi military investigators said Friday they have discovered two mass graves near a former ISIS group prison outside Mosul that contain the bodies of 500 ISIS victims. The Media Cell Security Investigation team said in a statement that one
Iraqi forces battling in the center of Tal Afar
:: Iraqi military officials say forces have advanced into the center of the ISIS held town of Tal Afar. Iraqi spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Rasool told the Associated Press that Iraqi forces took control of several neighborhoods Friday as they
Saudi minister: Nations can be protected only by legitimate institutions
:: The Minister of State for Arab Gulf Affairs in Saudi Arabia, Thamer Al-Sabhan confirmed that the efforts of the Lebanese military prove that only legitimate institutions can protect the state. Al-Sabhan on his Twitter account on Friday lauded the
20 killed, 50 injured as ISIS gunmen storm, attack Kabul mosque
:: Gunmen stormed a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital while worshippers were at Friday prayers, setting off an explosion that killed a security guard outside and pushing into the two-story building, officials said. A cleric who was leading the
ISIS counterattack kills 34 Syria regime forces in Raqqa
:: At least 34 Syrian soldiers and allied fighters have been killed in an ISIS counterattack in the east of Raqqa province, rolling back regime gains, a monitor said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the militant group
Iraqi forces seize five more villages in Tal Afar offensive
:: Iraqi forces made further gains in their offensive to dislodge ISIS from Tal Afar, seizing five more villages on the eastern and southern outskirts of the city, the military said on Thursday. In the fifth day of their onslaught,
Amnesty: Civilians under greater threat as Raqqa fight intensifies
:: Amnesty International said on Thursday a US-led coalition campaign to oust ISIS from Syria’s Raqqa had killed hundreds of civilians, and those remaining face greater risk as the fight intensifies in its final stages. The rights group also said
Lebanese Army nears victory over Daesh
:: The Lebanese Army needs to liberate Martbia, Siraj Hiqab Al-Shir and Al-Shahut in the barrens of Ras Baalbek and Al-Qaa to declare victory over Daesh, a Lebanese military source told Arab News. The Lebanese military command said in a
Sources: ISIS slaughters 14 Libyan army soldiers
:: Security sources in the Libyan army have told Al Arabiya that members of ISIS organization on Wednesday morning slaughtered 14 soldiers belonging to the Haftar unit in the Libyan army. Mohammed al-Zawi from the Libyan army’s information office told
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