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: TERROR
Hundreds march in Quebec in tribute to mosque shooting victims
Several hundred people braved snow and cold Sunday in Quebec City to honor the six men shot to death a week earlier while praying at a local mosque. “No to Islamophobia, Yes to Peace,” “Open Your Heart” and “No to
Syria carried out mass hangings at military prison
The Syrian government has executed thousands of prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Amnesty said the executions took place between 2011 and 2015, but
Amnesty: Up to 13,000 executed at Syria jail in 4 years
The Syrian government has executed thousands of prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Amnesty said the executions took place between 2011 and 2015, but
Turkey detains 400 ISIS suspects in nationwide raids
Turkish police on Sunday detained around 400 suspected members of ISIS in nationwide raids, including foreigners and those suspected of planning attacks, reports said. The operation around the country saw 150 suspects detained in Sanliurfa in the southeast, 60 in
After ‘angry exchange’ reports, Turnbull describes frank call with Trump
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday he had spoken candidly and frankly with US President Donald Trump, but would not confirm a Washington Post report that Trump had berated him over a refugee swap deal and cut the
Is US ‘terror tag’ likely for Muslim Brotherhood?
A debate is under way in the Trump administration about whether the United States should declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization and subject it to US sanctions, according to US officials and people close to President Donald Trump’s transition
UAE court jails three on terror charges
A UAE court on Wednesday sentenced three people to up to five years in prison after convicting them of belonging to a “terrorist organization,” state media said. The Abu Dhabi-based Federal Supreme Court handed two Emiratis jail terms ranging from
Orlando shooter’s wife charged in relation to attack
The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, appeared in court on Tuesday, accused of committing a crime by assisting her husband ahead of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
How a terror tale unfolded in Riyadh
By : Mshari Al Thaydi Elimination of two wanted terrorists – Tayea Salem Yaslam al-Sayari and Talal Samran al-Saadi – in Riyadh few days ago highlighted the story of Saudi struggle against terror groups. Tayea, who prepared explosive belts, was
A unified moral stance is the only path to peace
By : Samar Fatany The whole country is mourning the Saudi martyrs of the barbaric terrorist attack carried out by criminals and the enemies of humanity in Istanbul on New Year’s Eve. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman
Saudi forces carry out operations against militias on Yemen border
Saudi-led coalition forces carried out an advanced operation on the Saudi-Yemen border early on Tuesday targeting strongholds of Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. The operations were carried out in Najran, Jazan and Alab
12 taken to court in Jordan over online abuse of Istanbul attack victims
Amman’s State Security Court (SSC) on Monday referred to Prosecutor General 12 suspected of indulging in online abuse directed against Jordanian victims and their families of Istanbul New Year’s shooting. According to a report published in Petra, Amman Prosecutor General,
Turkey identifies Istanbul nightclub attacker
Turkish authorities have identified the gunman responsible for the attack on an elite nightclub that killed 39 people celebrating New Year, the foreign minister said Wednesday. “The identity of the person responsible for the Istanbul attack has been established,” Mevlut
Suicide attack in Aden kills 43 Yemeni soldiers
A suicide bomber killed at least 43 soldiers in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Sunday, officials there said, a week after an attack by the militant ISIS group killed 50 troops nearby. The officials said the soldiers
Two more Iranians held on terror charges in Saudi Arabia
Saudi security forces recently apprehended two Iranians accused of terrorism and crimes against the State, local daily Al-Watan reported on Wednesday, quoting informed security sources. With the two new suspects, the number of Iranians being held has risen to six.
Thousands flee pitched battles in Afghanistan’s Kunduz
The number of war-displaced civilians in Kunduz has more than doubled to 24,000, the UN said Sunday, as street battles persisted a week after the Taliban stormed into the northern Afghan city. Terrified residents facing a growing humanitarian crisis have
US service member killed on patrol in Afghan bomb blast
A US soldier was killed by a bomb blast Tuesday while on foot patrol during counterterrorism operations in eastern Afghanistan, the US military said. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said it was his “understanding” that no other US personnel or
Three ISIS-related terror cells arrested in Saudi-led
Saudi authorities have arrested three cells linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Following months of monitoring terrorist cells in Saudi Arabia, security forces have arrested three cells which are affiliated with ISIS and which consist of
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