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 »
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Three militants, girl killed during Kashmir firefight
A 7-year-old girl and three militants were killed in a shootout with government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Soldiers and police surrounded a village in Kupwara district at dawn on the de-facto border that divides the disputed
3 killed during 15-hour firefight in Indian Kashmir
A police officer and two suspected militants were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir during a fierce 15-hour gunfight overnight, an official said Sunday, triggering clashes between protesters and government forces. The firefight erupted late Saturday when Indian soldiers and counter-insurgency police,
Four killed as Indian Kashmir militants ambush army convoy
A woman and three soldiers were killed Thursday when militants ambushed an army convoy in Indian Kashmir, police said. The soldiers were returning from a search operation when the militants attacked their convoy, injuring six, three of whom later died.
Clashes in Kashmir after two militants killed
Thousands of protesters clashed with police in Indian Kashmir on Thursday after two militants were killed in a gun battle with government forces, the army and witnesses said. Protesters torched a police armored vehicle as masked militants fired automatic rifles
Attack on Indian Army convoy kills two in Kashmir
Gunmen attacked a paramilitary convoy in restive Indian Kashmir Saturday, killing two soldiers before entering a government-run training institute with 100 people inside, police said, with firing still ongoing. The militants, believed to be rebels opposed to Indian rule, assaulted
2 Indian soldiers, 5 rebels killed in Kashmir fighting
A fierce gun battle killed two soldiers and five suspected militants Saturday in Indian-administered Kashmir near the de facto border with Pakistan, army officials said. The seven died during a heavy exchange of fire in the border village of Marsari,
11 dead as bus falls into gorge in Kashmir
A bus fell from a mountainous road into a deep gorge in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 20 others, police said. Police officer Viplav Kumar said the driver lost control of
Four dead as attackers storm Indian army camp in Kashmir
The Indian army killed three suspected rebels and another person was shot dead during a six-hour gun battle Wednesday at a military camp in Indian Kashmir near the border with Pakistan, a military spokesman said. Heavily armed fighters stormed the
Modi woos Kashmiris with $12b grant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced $12 billion in financial assistance to Indian-administered Kashmir, more than a year after deadly floods devastated parts of the disputed Himalayan region. Speaking in the main city of Srinagar amid intense security, the
2 soldiers killed in Kashmir, says India
Two Indian army soldiers were killed by Pakistani firing on Monday along the heavily militarized de facto border dividing Kashmir between the two countries, an Indian army officer said. Pakistani troops fired machine guns and grenades at Indian positions in
India says top rebel leader killed in Kashmir fighting
A top rebel leader was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, police said. Abu Qasim was a Pakistani national and operations chief of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, which India blames for
Cow row: Kashmiris strike in protest against teen’s lynching by Hindu mob
A general strike and curfew shut Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday following the death of a Muslim teenager attacked by a Hindu mob over rumors of cows being slaughtered. Hindus consider cows to be sacred, and slaughtering the animals is banned
Kashmir never merged with India, says Srinagar court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled that the state never merged with India. “Article 370 of Indian constitution that deals with the status of Jammu and Kashmir is beyond abrogation, repeal or even amendment,” the high court said
Indian Army kills 3 militants in Kashmir
Indian soldiers have killed three armed militants in Kashmir in a gunbattle that lasted more than 24 hours, foiling an attack on a military base near the de facto border with Pakistan, officials said Monday. Firing erupted early Sunday morning
Modi to appoint Kashmiri leader to executive council
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to expand his council of ministers to include a key leader from the restive Kashmir region, sources said, as he looks to win the support of allies to push economic reforms through Parliament.
India, Pakistan extend helping hand as floods ravage Kashmir
SRINAGAR/MUZAFFARABAD : The prime ministers of India and Pakistan have offered to help each other in efforts to alleviate flood havoc in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, lowering tension between the rival nations after weeks of army clashes and
More deaths, homes lost in India and Pakistan as floods persist
SRINAGAR, India: Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed nearly 300 people in large swaths of northern India and Pakistan, officials said Sunday. Five days of incessant rain in Indian-controlled Kashmir has killed at least 120
India, Pakistan trade gunfire in Kashmir; 4 dead
SRINAGAR, India — India and Pakistan traded gunfire in the disputed Kashmir region on Saturday, killing two villagers on each side and wounding several others, officials said. Dharmendra Pareek, a top official with India’s paramilitary force, said Indian forces retaliated
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