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: MOGADISHU
Humanitarian TV program to raise funds during Ramadan
Al-Margab Saudi TV will broadcast a program, “Al-Khair Yagmana” (Gathering for Happiness), beginning Sunday to raise funds for charity during the holy month of Ramadan. “Prominent individuals will discuss various topics on Ramadan. They’re also expected to encourage individuals to
Leading al-Shabab figure dies in Somalia
A leading figure in the Somali-based al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabab movement has died in Somalia, the Islamic militant group said Thursday. In a death announcement and obituary carried by jihadist media, the Shabab said Sheikh Hassan Abdulahi Turki, known as Hassan Turki,
Al-Shabaab’s ‘White Widow’ commands 200-strong spy squad: report
Samantha Lewthwaite, a British convert to Islam and commander with Somali militant group al-Shabaab known as the “White Widow,” is in charge of a 200-strong army of female spies, UK newspaper The Daily Mail reported on Wednesday. Lewthwaite, who is
Kerry visits Somalia in first such trip for a secretary of state
Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced trip to Somalia Tuesday in a show of solidarity with a government trying to defeat al-Qaida-allied militants and end decades of war in the African country. He is first top U.S. diplomat
Somalia’s al-Shabab militants ‘execute informers’
Somalia’s al-Shabab militants have executed four people accused of spying for the United States, Ethiopia and the country’s internationally-backed government, officials and witnesses said. The executions by firing squad took place at a square in the town of Bardhere, an
Car bomb targeting security forces explodes in Somali capital
A car bomb targeting security officials exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, and was followed by shooting, police and residents said. “The national forces who have a base nearby got the information that there was a car bomb
At least 7 killed in al-Shabaab attack at Somali military base
Somalian al-Shabaab militants attacked a military base in the outskirts of the town of Baidoa on Friday morning, killing at least seven soldiers, a Somali military official said. The attack came two days after the United States said it had
Seven Somali women killed in ‘barbaric’ attacks
At least seven women have been killed in “barbaric” attacks in Somalia after Shebab insurgents beheaded a soldier’s wife, prompting revenge executions of women close to the Islamists, elders said Thursday. The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab earlier this week snatched two women
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