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: SYRIAN REBELS
Assad offers amnesty to rebels who surrender
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has offered an amnesty to rebels who lay down their arms and surrender to authorities over the next three months. The amnesty offer was issued through a decree on Thursday and urged that all detainees be
Syrian rebels launch attack on ISIS-held town
Syrian rebel fighters began an operation on Tuesday to capture a town held by ISIS near the Iraqi border, a senior rebel commander said, opening a new front against the militants who are also being attacked by US-backed forces in
Rockets fired from Syria land near Turkish airport
Two rockets fired Saturday from inside Syria landed near the international airport of Gaziantep, a major Turkish border city, although nobody was hurt, the Turkish news agency Dogan reported. One of the projectiles landed in a residential complex for employees
Syria ceasefire withers as ‘Russia plans offensive’
The United States expressed concern over threats to the ceasefire in Syria on Monday, amid reports that Russian-backed government troops are planning an offensive. Fighting has increased around the northern city of Aleppo, where a variety of rebel factions are
Syrian rebels seize Iraq border crossing from ISIS
A border crossing with Iraq was seized by Syrian rebel fighters from ISIS militants on Friday. According to the Britain-based war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the al-Tanf border crossing has been controlled by ISIS since May last
Syrian Kurds capture military air base from rebels
Kurdish fighters aided by Russian bombing and their allies have captured a former military air base in northern Syria near the border with Turkey, a monitor and rebels said on Thursday. Abdul-Jabbar Abu Thabet, a local rebel commander in the
Syrian army advances towards Turkish border town
Syrian government troops advanced Sunday toward a rebel town near the Turkish border as they pressed a Russian-backed offensive that has prompted tens of thousands to flee, a monitor said. The town of Tal Rifaat is around 20 kilometers (12.5
Merging to build fighting force, Syrian rebels say
A Syrian insurgent group said on Friday it had merged with a number of other rebel groups around Aleppo province to become a stronger fighting force in the country’s five-year-old civil war. The group Failaq al-Sham, or Sham Legion, said
Syrian regime forces capture key southern town
Syrian pro-government forces captured a strategic southern rebel town close to the Jordanian border after weeks of fighting, a monitor said on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said regime troops and allied militia including fighters from Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Syrian rebel group casts new doubt on peace process, wants missiles
A big Syrian rebel group said it was unacceptable to talk about a political solution to the war as people die of hunger and bombardment and the best way to force Damascus towards a settlement was to give insurgents anti-aircraft
Air strike kills dozens in Syria rebel-held town
An air strike reportedly killed dozens of people in a rebel-held town in Syria on Saturday as a U.N. envoy visited Damascus to advance preparations for peace talks planned this month despite opposition misgivings. Agreement was also reached for aid
Up to 26 dead as Syria regime, rebels trade fire
Government and rebel bombardment killed up to 26 civilians and wounded dozens in the Syrian capital and a nearby opposition bastion on Wednesday, state media and a monitoring group said. Mortar rounds fired from the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region onto
Strike that killed Syrian rebel chief ‘complicates peace talks push’
Russian air strikes like the one that killed a top Syrian rebel leader last week send the wrong message to groups engaged in a political dialogue to end the conflict and complicate efforts to begin negotiations, the U.S. State Department
Evacuation of three Syrian towns begins
The evacuation of more than 450 fighters and civilians including wounded started Monday from three Syrian towns under a rare deal between the regime and rebels, a monitor said. In September, both sides reached an agreement for a six-month truce
Deadly raid hits leadership of key Syrian rebel group
Zahran Aloush, head of the powerful Jaysh al-Islam Syrian rebel group, was killed on Friday east of Damascus, a monitoring group and Syria’s opposition said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said Aloush and five other commanders were killed
Dozens of civilians killed in Syrian rebel stronghold
At least 45 civilians were killed Sunday in heavy bombardment of a Syrian rebel stronghold east of Damascus that also struck a school, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rockets fired by regime forces rained
Deal reached over last Syria rebel exit from Homs city
A deal has been reached for the evacuation of Syrian opposition fighters from the last district under their control in the central city of Homs, the provincial governor told AFP Tuesday. “We will implement the agreed deal in stages, with
A new Cold War in the Middle East?
By : Dr. Azeem Ibrahim When Russia attacked Georgia in 2008, commentators gingerly raised the prospect of a new Cold War between Russia and the West. In 2014, when Russia’s client in Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, was toppled from power by
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