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
Turkey vows to cleanse ISIS from border after attack
Turkey vowed on Monday to “completely cleanse” ISIS militants from its border region after a suicide bomber suspected of links to the group killed 54 people, including 22 children, at a Kurdish wedding. Saturday’s attack in the southeastern city of
Turkey PM urges world powers to turn ‘new page’ on Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Monday urged world powers including Iran, Russia and the United States to join together to rapidly open a “new page” in the Syria crisis. “It is vital that without losing more time a new
Washington and UN condemn Turkey wedding bombing
The United States on Sunday blasted the “heinous” suicide bombing that killed 51 people in Turkey, and offered its assistance to Ankara in the fight against “the scourge of terrorism.” “The United States strongly condemns yesterday’s heinous attack,” State Department
Kurds launch Hasaka assault to evict Syrian army
The Kurdish YPG militia launched a major assault on Monday to seize the last government-controlled parts of the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka after calling on pro-government militias to surrender, Kurdish forces and residents said. They said Kurdish forces began
Mosque and prison captured from ISIS in Sirte
Libyan forces renewed their push to oust ISIS from its former North African stronghold of Sirte on Sunday, saying they had seized the city’s main mosque and a jail run by the militants’ morality police. The forces, mainly brigades from
Syria regime, Kurds agree on truce after Russia mediation
Regime forces and Kurdish fighters agreed to a truce in the flashpoint Syrian city of Hasakeh on Sunday after two days of Russian mediation efforts, a military source told AFP. The northeastern city has been rocked by deadly clashes between
Syrian rebels prepare to attack ISIS town from Turkey
Syrian rebels are preparing to launch an attack to seize a town from ISIS on the border with Turkey, a senior rebel said on Sunday, in a move that would frustrate Kurdish hopes to expand in the area. The rebels,
Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 ‘Speicher’ massacre
Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by extremists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials said. They had been found guilty of involvement in the “Speicher” massacre, named after a base near Tikrit
Civilians flee as deadly Hasaka battle rages on
Civilians fled a city in northeastern Syria where government warplanes bombed Kurdish-held areas for a second day on Friday, as the Syrian army accused Kurdish forces of igniting the conflict by trying to take over the area. The fighting this
German minister: No regrets about calling Turkey a ‘hub for Islamists’
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Wednesday defended a leaked government report alleging Turkey was a ‘hub for Islamists’, a charge that has further strained tensions with Ankara, a key partner in efforts to stem mass migration. Turkey and
Russia strikes Syria from Iran base day 2
Russia launched a second day of air strikes against Syrian militants from an Iranian air base, rejecting US suggestions its co-operation with Tehran might violate a UN resolution as illogical and factually incorrect. State Department spokesman Mark Toner on Tuesday
ISIS targets fleeing Iraqi families with explosives: reported
Reports by local Iraqi media on Monday said deadly ISIS explosives have targeted civilians in two separate incidents in two areas held by the militant group. Two civilians were killed and 25 others were wounded after ISIS targeted families with
ISIS ‘on the ropes’ in northern Syria: Pentagon
Coalition-supported local forces fighting ISIS in northern Syria have recaptured large areas around the city of Manbij and put the extremists “on the ropes,” a Pentagon official said Friday. Since the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began an operation to capture
Ten Yemeni soldiers killed in Lahij suicide attack
A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a large group of army reinforcements in south Yemen on Sunday, killing at least 10 soldiers, an Al Arabiya News Channel correspondent reported. Another seven soldiers were wounded in the attack targeting troops
US-backed forces control 40% of Syria’s Manbij
US-backed forces now control 40 percent of the ISIS held Syrian city of Manbij after new advances in the last day that secured them key areas inside the strategic city near the Turkish border, a monitor said on Sunday. The
ISIS attacks two energy plants in north Iraq
ISIS militants stormed two energy facilities in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least five workers and shutting down a major oil pumping station, security and oil sources said. The first attack, on the AB2 gas compressor station, about 15
ISIS leaders trying to flee to Syria
Many ISIS leaders have fled Mosul with their families towards Syria ahead of a planned offensive by US-backed Iraqi forces on the city, Iraq’s defence minister said on Saturday. Khaled al-Obeidi said he had intelligence of increasing conflict, especially over
Afghan troops press offensive against ISIS
When Afghan troops pushed into Kot, a district close to the border with Pakistan, this week, they found many of the houses empty, with posters plastered on the walls and black flags left by departing ISIS fighters. Backed by US
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