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: UNITED NATIONS
UAE denounces Erdogan’s U.N. attack on Egypt
The UAE denounced on Thursday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s stinging criticism of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi during an address at the U.N. General Assembly. The UAE Foreign Ministry slammed Erdogan’s statement as “irresponsible and blatant interference in the internal
Venezuela leader calls ISIS a Western ‘Frankenstein’
Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday accused Western powers of helping create the jihadist crisis in the Middle East and said that the only solution involved respecting regional governments. In his first speech to the U.N. General Assembly since
UK-Iran meeting first since 1979 revolution
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the first such meeting since the Iranian revolution in 1979. A Cameron spokesman said the two leaders agreed to
Cameron wants UK to join in airstrikes in Iraq
Prime Minister David Cameron said late Wednesday that he wanted the British Parliament to approve joining international airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Iraq after Baghdad requested London’s help. Cameron announced the move in
U.N. resolution to crack down on jihadists
The United Nations Security Council in a session chaired President Barack Obama unanimously approved on Wednesday a binding resolution on stemming the flow of foreign militants to Iraq and Syria. The resolution, which Obama described as “historic,” requires all states
U.N. Golan peacekeepers pull back from Syrian positions amid clashes
U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights are pulling out from four positions and a camp on the Syrian side of the Syrian-Israeli border due to a severe deterioration of security in the region, the United Nations said on Monday. The
Security Council condemns ‘heinous’ murder of British aid worker
The U.N. Security Council on Sunday condemned the “heinous and cowardly murder” of British aid worker David Haines by an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant. “This crime is a tragic reminder of the increasing dangers humanitarian personnel
Hostaged UN peacekeepers released in Golan — Al Jazeera
DUBAI : Al Jazeera television said on Thursday the Al-Qaeda-backed Nusra Front group released UN peacekeepers it seized two weeks ago on the Golan Heights. On Wednesday the group posted a video on its Twitter and YouTube accounts in which
Doubts over release of captive U.N. peacekeepers
Fiji on Wednesday retracted a claim that 45 U.N. peacekeepers being held hostage in the Golan Heights by Syrian Al-Nusra Front rebels were about to be released, blaming a communications mix-up. “I don’t think so… someone has misinterpreted,” government spokesman
UN: ISIS wants to build ‘house of blood’
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militants, who now control swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq, intend to create a “house of blood,” the U.N.’s new human rights chief said on Monday, according to Reuters news agency. In his
UN: Iraq violence claimed 1,420 lives last month
The United Nations on Monday placed August’s death toll of violence in Iraq at more than 1,420, Agence France-Presse reported. The number was revealed as the Human Rights Council convened in a day-long emergency session on Iraq. The U.N.’s top
Golan Heights peacekeepers moved to safe area
All the Philippine U.N. peacekeepers trapped by Islamist militants on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights have been moved to a secure place, the United Nations and the Philippines said. Chief of Filipino armed forces General Gregorio Catapang Jr.
U.N. peacekeepers ‘clash’ with Syria rebels
The Philippine defense chief said Filipino peacekeepers in the Golan Heights were attacked by Syrian rebels who are holding dozens of Fijian troops hostage, the Associated Press reported. Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin told reporters Saturday in a series of text
Prosecuting ISIS poses challenge to international justice
International rights groups have condemned the brutality of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), but how the group will be prosecuted for the alleged crimes it has committed remains unclear. U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay has said
U.N. scales up food supplies for Iraqis fleeing conflict
The U.N. food aid agency said Wednesday that a convoy of supplies had reached 2,000 desperate families, crammed into the Iraqi city of Karbala after fleeing jihadist attacks. It said the delivery brings to 700,000 the total number of Iraqis
Assad, ISIS committing war crimes: U.N.
The Syrian government and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants are both committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in their war against each other, U.N. investigators said on Wednesday. ISIS forces in northern Syria are waging a
U.S. slaps sanctions on al-Qaeda-linked duo
The United States imposed sanctions Friday on two Islamic extremists it accuses of ties to al-Qaeda and the al-Nusra Front, alleging they financed and acted on behalf of the terror groups. Under a designation issued by the U.S. Treasury, any
U.N. Security Council blacklists ISIS militants
The United Nations Security Council took aim at Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday, blacklisting six people including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) spokesman and threatening sanctions against those who finance, recruit or supply weapons
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