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
Foreigners among 29 Daesh suspects detained in Istanbul for ‘planning attack’
:: Anti-terror officers in Istanbul detained 29 suspected members of Daesh, while UN feared a “significant risk of torture” against senior rights activists including a regional director of Amnesty International who were arrested in Turkey this week. At least 22
A serving of ISIS with salt and vinegar
By : Mshari Al Thaydi :: It is obvious that the strange meal the Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte has offered to eat, has a story that goes beyond an ISIS appetizer dish. It is a strange statement from the eccentric
Baghdadi was here
By : Ghassan Charbel :: The world has remembered three men this week. They come from different continents, different professions, and divergent interests. In the first scene, leaders from around the world gathered at the European Parliament headquarters in Strasbourg,
UN: Battles in Old Mosul damage over 5,000 buildings
:: The offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS has damaged thousands of structures in the historic Old City and destroyed nearly 500 buildings, satellite imagery released by the United Nations on Thursday showed. Iraqi forces backed by the United States
Facing defeat in Mosul, ISIS mounts diversionary attack to the south
:: ISIS militants attacked a village south of Mosul, killing several people including two journalists, even as they were about to lose their last redoubt in the city to an Iraqi military onslaught, security sources said on Friday. The assault
10 killed in blitz car bomb attack in Egypt’s Sinai
:: A car bomb followed by fierce gunfire was unleashed on a military checkpoint in northeastern Sinai Peninsula on Friday, leaving 10 Egyptian security troops including a special forces colonel dead and wounding at least 20, authorities said. The officials
US-led strikes killed 224 civilians since allies entered Raqqa
:: US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered ISIS group bastion Raqqa a month ago, a monitor said on Thursday. But the coalition pushed back against the report, saying its
UN: Up to 20,000 civilians trapped in ISIS-held areas of Mosul
:: Up to 20,000 civilians are trapped in the last ISIS -held areas in Mosul’s Old City, which Iraqi forces are battling to retake, a senior UN official said Thursday. More than eight months since the start of the operation
Tillerson: US ready to work with Russia on Syria ‘no-fly zones’
:: The United States is prepared to work with Russia on establishing “no-fly zones” in Syria as part of a joint effort to stabilize the war-ravaged country, America’s top diplomat said Wednesday, ahead of President Donald Trump’s first face-to-face with
Libyan Army recaptures Benghazi from extremists
:: The Libyan Army announced on Wednesday that it has recaptured the city of Benghazi from extremist groups, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. “Benghazi was conclusively cleared of extremists,” the privately-owned Libya Al-Hadath TV quoted the eastern-based Libyan National Army
Turkey detains 37 ISIS suspects, Syrian carrying explosives at border
:: Turkish police detained 37 ISIS suspects in anti-terror operations in provinces across Turkey, media said on Wednesday, while officials said another suspect was held carrying more than 5 kg (11 lb.) of explosives at the border with Syria. The
Key powers thrash out safe zones plan at Syria talks
:: Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey struggled Wednesday to hammer out details on a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round of peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana. Moscow and Tehran, which back Syrian President Bashar
Lebanese security forces bust ISIS cell fronting as a fake football team
:: Lebanon’s security force arrested an ISIS cell fronting as a fake football team on Wednesday, as well as three Syrian members of the terrorist group in Beirut, Lebanon’s The Daily Star reported. The three members’ were forming a network
Iraq PM fetes ‘victory’ in Mosul, but battle continues
:: Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi congratulated the Iraqi people and security forces on winning a “major victory” over militants in Mosul, but fighting in the city continued on Wednesday. More than eight months since the start of the operation to
Syrian Democratic Forces breach Raqqa’s Old City in ISIS fight
:: US-backed forces in Syria have breached the wall surrounding the Old City of Raqqa as they try to retake the city from ISIS, the US Central Command said Monday night. “Coalition forces supported the SDF advance into the most
Philippine top court upholds martial law in south as fighting drags on
:: The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld as constitutional President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposition of 60 days of military rule on a southern island, a ruling that would reinforce unity in the fight against militancy, his spokesman said. Duterte placed
Militants cling on to hundreds of buildings in besieged Philippine city
:: Gunmen led by one of the world’s most wanted militiants still hold about 1,500 buildings in a southern Philippine city after weeks of ferocious fighting that has left hundreds dead, officials said Monday. The Philippine military has struggled to
Iraq forces retake hospital near Mosul’s Old City
:: Iraqi forces have recaptured a hospital and other medical facilities in west Mosul, further isolating ISIS group holdouts in the Old City, officers said. The country’s security forces are in the final stages of the gruelling battle to retake
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