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
ISIS militant ranks are at ‘lowest level since 2014’
ISIS’s ranks have been pared back by international and local military action in Iraq and Syria to their lowest level since Washington began monitoring the group, a senior official said Tuesday. The comments from deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Turkey strikes at ISIS targets after rockets hit border town
Turkish artillery units on Tuesday shelled ISIS targets across the border in Syria, officials said, hours after rockets fired from Syria struck a Turkish border town, wounding eight people. Two rockets hit the town of Kilis early in the day
US military says using cyber capabilities against ISIS
The US military is dropping “cyber bombs” on ISIS for the first time as part of a stepped-up coordinated effort that has put increasing pressure on the militant group, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said on Tuesday. “Those guys are
French defence minister in Iraq for talks on anti-ISIS war
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Baghdad Monday on an unannounced visit for talks with Iraqi officials on the war against ISIS. Le Drian discussed the campaign against ISIS, in which France is playing a major role, with
G7 backs intensified fight against ISIS
Group of Seven foreign ministers on Monday pledged support for the US-led coalition to “intensify and accelerate” its fight against the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria. “Terrorism is an urgent global security threat that requires international collaboration and unified
ISIS retakes Syrian town, militants threaten truce
ISIS has retaken a northern town along Syria’s border with Turkey just days after losing it to rebel forces and allied militants, Syrian activists said Monday as UN envoy to Syria stressed on the importance of maintaining cessation of hostilities
Swede arrested in Brussels ‘brainwashed’ by militants
Osama Krayem lived a delinquent lifestyle in Rosengard, an immigrant neighborhood in the Swedish city of Malmo, before he was “brainwashed” and joined militants in Syria, community activists and his aunt say. The 23-year-old is now under arrest in Belgium
German spy chief warns ISIS wants to attack
ISIS wants to carry out attacks in Germany and the security situation is “very serious,” the head of the country’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) told a Sunday newspaper, adding that he knew of no concrete plot to strike. The militant
ISIS driven out, thousands return to Iraq’s Ramadi
Thousands of Iraqis have returned to the western city of Ramadi three months after Iraqi troops backed by US-led airstrikes drove ISIS out of the provincial capital, the city’s mayor said Sunday. The returning families must go through security checks
Iraqi government approves aid to Fallujah ‘in principle’
Iraq has approved aid to be delivered to people in the ISIS-held city of Fallujah, west of Anbar province after months-long siege from its forces, head of a relief delegation said. Fallujah, seized by ISIS in early 2014 with an
Clashes in Syria, ISIS captures two villages
Clashes around Syria’s second city Aleppo have killed at least 16 pro-regime fighters and 19 members of al-Qaeda’s affiliate and allied rebel groups within a 24-hour period, a monitor said Sunday. “Fierce fighting raged past midnight (Sunday) on several fronts
Freed Italian hostage leaves Philippines hospital
A retired Italian priest held hostage for six months by suspected extremist militants left a Philippines hospital Saturday a day after his release, looking frail though officials said he was in good health. A thin Rolando Del Torchio waved to
Three wounded in Istanbul blast
Three people were wounded on Saturday when a percussion bomb exploded near a bus stop in Istanbul, the Dogan news agency reported. The blast went off in the busy district of Mecidiyekoy in the European side of the city. The
ISIS ‘to release’ 300 Syrian cement workers
Syrian mediators reached an agreement Friday for the release of some 300 cement workers kidnapped by the ISIS, a monitor said, but it was unclear exactly how many were freed. ISIS abducted the employees on Monday from Al-Badia cement factory
US deploys B-52s to Qatar to fight ISIS
The US Air Force deployed B-52 bombers to Qatar on Saturday to join the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the first time they have been based in the Middle East since the end of the Gulf War in
Al Qaeda militants execute 17 Yemeni govt soldiers
Suspected Al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen seized and executed 17 soldiers loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday, local officials and residents said. The soldiers were detained while travelling from the southern port of Aden to al-Mahra province
Denmark moves to toughen anti-terrorism laws
The Danish government said on Friday it will seek to toughen laws on affiliation with terrorist organizations and stop its citizens from entering areas where such groups are in armed conflict. The proposed bill follows the arrest on Thursday of
Key countries back unity government in stabilizing Libya
Britain, France and Russia on Thursday backed the new UN-brokered unity government in Libya and called for international support for its efforts to reunite and stabilize the deeply divided country. Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said creating a central authority
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