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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Syria activists: Russians expanding 2nd air base in country
Russian troops are expanding a military base in central Syria, adding fortifications and developing its runways in a sign they intend to use it as their second air base in the country, Syrian activists said Thursday. The work underway in
EU pushes for anti-terror rules on collecting passenger data-autosnapshot
EU states led by France pushed Friday for the urgent sharing of air passenger name information in a bid to trace potential extremists and prevent a repeat of the Paris attacks. The European Parliament is showing increasing support for the
U.S. congress mulls visa program changes after Paris attacks
Lawmakers were introducing legislation this week tightening the program that allows millions to travel to the United States without a visa, as Congress moves to enhance security following the deadly Paris attacks. “Now we’re looking at the Visa Waiver Program,
All U.S. military positions to open to women, ‘no exceptions’
The U.S. military will open up all its positions — including frontline combat roles — to women, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced Thursday in a sweeping move that ends centuries of tradition. “I am announcing my decision … to proceed
Russia ‘expands air base’ near Homs in Syria
Russian troops are expanding a military base in central Syria, adding fortifications and developing its runways in a sign they intend to use it as their second air base in the country, Syrian activists said Thursday. The work underway in
California police hunt gunmen after shooting
Police were hunting Wednesday for multiple gunmen who opened fire inside a social services building in San Bernardino in California, with reports of at least 14 dead and 14 injured. Although only 3 have so far been confirmed dead, a
Sources: Syria conference will move to New York on Dec. 18
A conference that was meant to take place in Vienna grouping Syria’s warring sides will instead take place in New York on Dec. 18, sources told Al Arabiya’s sister channel al-Hadath on Wednesday. Before the meeting in the U.S. city,
U.S. to deploy special operations forces in Iraq
The United States will deploy special operations forces to fight ISIS jihadists in Iraq, with the ability to conduct raids over the border in Syria, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday. Speaking to the House Armed Services Committee, the Pentagon
Obama says Russia may finally come around on Assad’s future
President Barack Obama says he believes Russia will ultimately recognize that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group poses a bigger threat to Russia than opposition groups fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad. Obama is speaking at a news
Russia ‘intensifies strikes’ on ISIS in Syria
The White House said on Monday it has seen “some intensification” of Russian air strikes against ISIS in Syria during the past several weeks. Previously, Russia had infrequently targeted ISIS in its campaign in Syria, said White House deputy national
NATO to keep 12,000 troops in Afghanistan next year
NATO will keep some 12,000 troops in Afghanistan for an extra year in 2016 to prevent the country again becoming a terrorist safe haven, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. NATO’s Resolute Support advice and training mission was supposed to
Defiant Trump refuses to take back 9/11 Muslims cheering claim
Republican U.S. presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday refused to take back claims that he saw Muslims cheering in New Jersey after the September 11, 2001 attacks, despite a lack of proof. “It was 14 years ago but I saw
U.S. senators want 100,000 foreign troops to fight ISIS in Syria
U.S. senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham called Sunday for 100,000 foreign soldiers, most from Sunni regional states but also including Americans, to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria. Both McCain, the chair of the
Senior lawmaker worried about Americans returning from ISIS combat
Hundreds of Americans have traveled to Iraq and Syria to fight for ISIS and around 50 have returned to America, a senior U.S. lawmaker said Sunday. That’s the kind of scenario that led to the Paris terror attacks of November
Why is ISIS so resilient?
By : Dr. Azeem Ibrahim When I visited Syria in 2013 for a report for the U.S. Army War College on the Resurgence of al-Qaeda in Syria and Iraq, ISIS was one of the new insignificant groups. My main focus
Defeating ISIS requires a shift in international policy
By : Lina Khatib The Paris attacks were the most audacious act in Europe by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), signaling the dawn of a new era in which nowhere is immune from terrorist threats. However, they
Donald Trump’s Republican support drops
U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s support among Republicans has dropped 12 points in less than a week, marking the real estate mogul’s biggest decline since he vaulted to the top of the field in July, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Russia didn’t give downed jet’s flight plan to U.S.
Russia did not inform the U.S. military of its jet’s flight plan before Turkey shot it down on Tuesday, despite assertions to the contrary by Russian President Vladimir Putin, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, speaking on condition of
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