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: Russia
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
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
Will the Gorbachev-Reagan era be repeated by Putin and Trump?
By : Jonathan Power :: Here I am in Moscow standing in front of a statue of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, to celebrate its unveiling. The statue is the work of master sculptor Alexander Bourganov. On the visit
Russia may deploy military in Syrian buffer zones within weeks
:: Russia may deploy its military to police the borders of planned de-escalation zones in Syria within two to three weeks after finalizing an agreement with Turkey and Iran, Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said on Tuesday. Moscow hopes to sign
A Russian-American dialogue at the G-20 Summit is ‘necessary’
By : Raghida Dergham :: On the eve of the G-20 Summit in Germany’s Hamburg next week, the US and Russia are undergoing a bilateral, as well as international reconfiguration. There is consideration for ongoing conflict and the strategic implications
Putin discusses Qatar dispute with Bahrain king: Kremlin
:: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the dispute between Qatar and several other Arab states with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa in a telephone call, the Kremlin said on Saturday. Putin stressed the need for direct dialogue between all
Trump and Putin to hold first meeting next week
:: US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at a summit in Germany that brings two world leaders whose political fortunes have become intertwined face-to-face for the first time. Both the Kremlin and the
UAE official: ‘Is it unreasonable to ask Qataris to stop funding terrorism?’
:: UAE ambassador to Russia, Omar Ghobash, answered several significant queries that pertains to the Qatar crisis on the American CNN program “Connect the World.” Show host Becky Anderson asked Ghobash about the concerns of the international community with regard
Russia: Will respond ‘in proportion’ if US mounts Syria strike
:: Russia will respond “in proportion” if the United States takes military action to prevent what it says could be a chemical attack by Syrian government forces, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. “We will react with dignity,
Saudi Arabia: Media outlets publishing incorrect reports on ties with Russia
:: An official source has said that there are media outlets trying to publish false and incorrect reports about the distinguished relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation, with the aim of damaging relations between the
UAE envoy to Russia threatens ‘goodbye Qatar’ sanctions
:: UAE ambassador to Russia Omar Ghobash has threatened further sanctions against Qatar amid a deepening rift among Gulf States. In an interview with the Guardian published on Wednesday, Ghobash said that a list of 13 demands conveyed to Qatar
US says it saw preparations for possible Syria chemical attack
:: A US warning to Syria’s leadership against staging a chemical weapons attack was based on intelligence about what appeared to be active preparations at a Syrian airfield used for such an attack in April, US officials said on Tuesday.
Syria’s Assad visits Russian air base
:: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a Russian air base at Hmeymim in western Syria on Tuesday, his first visit to the base from which Russian jets have played a crucial role in support of his war effort. Photos circulated
Russia’s Lavrov, US Sec of State Tillerson discuss Syrian conflict
:: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed by telephone on Monday the need to cement the ceasefire regime in Syria, in particular on the basis of peace talks conducted in the Kazakh capital
Russia certain on Baghdadi death, US-led coalition unsure
:: The US-led coalition battling ISIS said on Friday it had no concrete evidence on whether the militant group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead or alive but played down any significance he might have on the battlefields of Iraq
Russia says ‘highly likely’ ISIS leader Baghdadi is killed
:: There is a high degree that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed by an airstrike carried out by the Russian Air Force in Syria in late May, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. “It is highly likely
Australia says to resume air strikes in Syria after Russia threat
:: Australia said on Thursday it would resume air strikes into Syria, ending a two-day suspension implemented after the downing of a Syrian military aircraft triggered a Russian threat against Washington-led coalition planes. Russia said on Monday it would treat
Russian diplomat to become new UN counterterror chief
:: The United Nations on Wednesday announced the appointment of its first counter terrorism chief, Russian diplomat Vladimir Voronkov. The new high-level position was created by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to strengthen counter terrorism efforts that had been dispersed among
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