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: Syria
Reports: Islamic State group kills Syria tribesmen
BEIRUT: The extremist Islamic State group shot and beheaded hundreds of tribesmen from eastern Syria over the past two weeks after crushing an uprising they led amid the country’s civil war, activists said Monday. The killing of members of the
Japanese man feared kidnapped by Syrian militants
Japan’s government said Monday it was investigating a video posted online that appears to show a kidnapped Japanese man being roughly interrogated by Syrian militants. The video, which surfaced over the weekend, shows a man who identified himself as Haruna
ISIS closes in on rebel stronghold in north Syria
Syria’s Western-backed opposition called on Saturday for U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria extremist group as the militants captured three northern villages, putting them within striking distance of a mainstream rebel stronghold. ISIS fighters have overrun
ISIS militants seize more territory in Syria
ISIS militants have seized several towns and villages from rival Islamist groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo Reuters News Agency reported, citing a monitoring group. The advances by ISIS, already in control of large areas of northern and eastern
Why did ISIS turn its back on Damascus and Baghdad?
By: Abdulrahman al-Rashed Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were two months ago marching south towards the gates of the Iraqi capital following their capture of the city of Mosul and after they seized control of
ISIS beheads, crucifies in push for Syria’s east
ISIS militants have stormed towns in eastern Syria, crucifying two people and executing 23 others in the past five days, Reuters News Agency reported, quoting a Syrian monitoring group. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring organization, and
Assad reappoints Al-Halaki as Syria PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reappointed Wael al-Halaki as the country’s prime minister on Sunday and asked him to form a cabinet, Reuters news agency reported on Sunday. Assad was sworn in for a new term as president last month, requiring
Stranded Syrian refugees in Arsal begin returning home
Some of the 2,000 Syrian refugees stranded on the border with Lebanon started heading back home to Syria on Friday after clashes between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants ended, The Daily Star Lebanon reported. The refugees were stranded because
ISIS captures key base from Syrian army
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadists captured the key Brigade 93 Syrian army base in Raqa province overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. “The ISIS took Brigade 93 after fierce fighting and a triple
Seven members of Syrian family ‘executed by jihadists’
The jihadist Islamic State group executed seven members of a single family from the Ismaili minority in the central Syrian province of Hama overnight, state media and a monitor said Monday. “An armed terrorist group committed a massacre in the
Thousands flee as Lebanese battle Syrian militants
LABWEH, Lebanon: Thousands of Lebanese civilians and Syrian refugees crammed in cars and pickup trucks fled Monday from a border town overrun by militants from neighboring Syria as more Lebanese soldiers died in the fighting. The exodus came as an
Syrian man suspected of terrorist links arrested in Brussels’ airport
Belgian authorities arrested a Syrian man on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities after videos showing killings linked to a jihadist group were found in his possession, Agence-France Presse reported Saturday. The 25-year-old man, whose name has been withheld, was
Syria troops kill over 50 jihadists near Lebanon
Syrian troops backed by Lebanon’s Hezbollah killed at least 50 jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Al-Qaeda-affiliate Al-Nusra Front late Friday, activists said on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Islamists
U.S. unveils $378 million in new humanitarian aid for Syria
The United States on Wednesday unveiled $378 million in new humanitarian aid for the Syrian people, denouncing “appalling ‘starve or surrender’ tactics” by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. “The regime is asphyxiating half a million Syrians in Aleppo by
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr
Muslims around the world on Monday celebrated Eid al-Fitr, a holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that Eid al-Fitr would begin on July 28, after the crescent moon was spotted,
ISIS jihadist shares human heads pictures as spoils of war
A gruesome photo posted online this week by jihadists from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS ) group shows a grinning fighter posing for the camera – while holding up two severed human heads. The heads originally
IS jihadis kill at least 50 Assad troops in ambush: monitor
BEIRUT: Jihadists from the Islamic State group killed at least 50 Syrian soldiers in an ambush on Friday, summarily executing most of them after their capture, a monitoring group said. The assault in Raqa province, the IS jihadists’ Euphrates valley
Belgian fathers meet their jihadist turned teenage sons in Syria
Two Belgian men, who traveled to Syria to find their jihadist turned teenage sons, were successful in finding their boys but couldn’t persuade them to return home, Al Arabiya News reported Thursday. The teens Lucas and Abdelmalek, who quietly journeyed
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