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: Islamic State
Gunmen kill three Egypt policemen in Cairo gun attack
:: Unidentified gunmen attacked an Egyptian police convoy near the main ring road around Cairo, killing three officers and wounding five others, the interior ministry said early on Tuesday. “Armed elements riding in two vehicles approached a moving security convoy”
Iran big winner from region’s turmoil: Arab league head
:: Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit warned Monday that Iran and Israel were the main beneficiaries of turmoil across the Arab world, which he described as the worst he has ever seen. “I have never seen anything worse than
Details emerge about ISIS cell members involved in the Prophet’s Mosque attack
Further information has been released regarding the identified members of a terrorist cell believed to be responsible for a number of attacks in Saudi Arabia. The group has been named as the “Harazat cell” after the name of the town
Syrian Democratic Forces liberate Tabqa from ISIS
A spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces Brigadier General Talal Sallou confirmed the control of the entire city of Tabqa from the grip of ISIS. The Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of Kurdish and Arab factions backed by Washington, controlled
Kurdish-Arab alliance advances against ISIS near Syria’s Raqqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against ISIS in the key town of Tabqa near the militant bastion of Raqqa in northern Syria, a monitor said Sunday. The Syrian Democratic Forces now control “more than 70 percent of Tabqa,” the
Iraq commander: Mosul battle to take three more weeks
An Iraqi commander expects to dislodge Daesh from Mosul in May despite resistance from militants in the densely populated Old City district. The battle should be completed “in a maximum of three weeks,” Lt. Gen. Othman Al-Ghanmi, the Iraqi army’s
Why Jeddah terrorists slay one of their own?
The spokesman of the Saudi Interior Ministry, Mansour al-Turki, has revealed that terrorists belonging to the Al-Harazat cell who were arrested in Jeddah killed one of their own and buried him in their house. Investigations revealed that they did so
US-backed Syria force advances against ISIS in Tabqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against ISIS in the key town of Tabqa near the militant bastion of Raqa in northern Syria, a monitor said Sunday. The Syrian Democratic Forces now control over half the town of Tabqa, including
‘Unidentified militias’ kidnap around 100 Iraqis fleeing Mosul town
Ali al-Saleh, an official at Al-Hadar district south of Mosul, said on Saturday that around 100 young men were kidnapped after they fled to the town of Hamam al-Alil. Saleh told Al-Hadath television channel that these men were abducted by
Erdogan: Turkey and US can turn Raqa into ‘graveyard’ for ISIS
Turkey and the United States can join forces to turn ISIS’s defacto capital of Raqa in Syria into a “graveyard” for the militants, the Turkish president said on Saturday. “The huge America, the coalition and Turkey can join hands and
US troops monitor situation along Syria-Turkey border
A commander of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Friday US forces would begin monitoring the situation along the Syria-Turkey frontier after cross-border fire between the Turkish military and YPG this week. The monitoring had not yet begun, but
Pope Francis greets people of Egypt with ‘Assalam Alaikum’
Pope Francis greeted the people of Egypt saying “Assalam Alaikum” (the Islamic greeting meaning “peace be with you”) at the Al Azhar institution in Cairo on Friday. The hall of people attending his speech responded with massive applause. “Let us
ISIS claims deadly car bomb attack in Baghdad’s Karrada neighborhood
A suicide car bomb attack on a traffic police compound in central Baghdad Friday killed at least four people and wounded six, security and medical sources said. The blast took place in Karrada, a neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital that
Chemical weapons allegedly used 45 times in Syria: OPCW chief
Experts from the world’s watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons are probing reports that toxic arms have been used 45 times in Syria since late last year, the body’s chief said Friday. Director general Ahmet Uzumcu said there was “a
Turkish army, Syrian Kurdish militia in new clashes
New clashes erupted Friday between the Turkish army and a Syrian Kurdish militia seen as a terror group by Ankara but as a key ally by the United States in the fight against extremist, the Turkish army said. Rockets fired
Iraqi forces retake ancient city of Hatra from ISIS
Iraqi pro-government forces announced Wednesday their recapture of the UNESCO-listed ancient city of Hatra from ISIS. “Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) forces liberated the ancient city of Hatra… after fierce clashes with the enemy,” said the paramilitary group. Hatra, which lies
ISIS developing new weapons despite losses
ISIS militants have developed an improvised explosive device (IED) that can be launched from rifles or dropped from an aerial drone, an arms monitoring group said on Wednesday. Conflict Armament Research (CAR) said the militant group was “promoting the development
Deputy Crown Prince meets US President’s envoy for Coalition to counter ISIS
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met here today with United States President’s Envoy for The Global Coalition To Counter ISIS Brett McGurk. During the meeting, they reviewed the latest events in
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