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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Obama ‘ready for Syria ground war’ as Kurds flee
The United States will have to resort to send “some troops on the ground” in Syria should President Barack Obama aim to destroy the Islamic State or Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, a senior U.S. Congressman told this week’s Sunday
Senate pledges $10m bounty for ISIS killers
The United States Senate approved a $10 million award for information leading to the arrest of those involved in the executions of two American journalists, the Telegraph reported Friday. “One way we can honor the memories of James Foley and
Kerry: ‘We must shut borders’ to defeat ISIS
Borders which link up to territory occupied by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants should be closed as part of international efforts to defeat the group, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview with Al
Two Americans killed in Kabul suicide bombing
Two Americans were among those killed in a Taliban suicide bombing Tuesday that targeted a NATO convoy in Kabul near the U.S. embassy, a defense official told AFP. The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not specify
Obama praises France for joining airstrikes in Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday praised France for its decision to join American forces in conducting air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Iraq. “Today the United States continues to build a broad
U.S. House approves arms for Syrian rebels
The Republican-controlled House voted grudgingly to give the U.S. military authority to train and arm Syrian rebels on Wednesday as President Barack Obama emphasized anew that American forces “do not and will not have a combat mission” in the struggle
American indicted for material support to ISIS
An American man from upstate New York was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by recruiting members for the militant group. Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, of Rochester, was also accused
U.S. campaign on ISIS won’t be ‘shock and awe’
The U.S. military campaign against the Islamist of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will not be “shock and awe” where overwhelming power is used to paralyze the enemy, the top U.S. military officer told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
Obama threatens to hit Assad air defenses: report
President Barack Obama told visitors to the White House last week he would not hesitate to retaliate against Syrian government forces should they open fire on U.S. aircraft targeting militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the
U.S. bombs ISIS near Baghdad for ‘first time’
The United States bombed the Islamic State near Baghdad, the first time the U.S. has targeted the militants close to the Iraqi capital, U.S. officials said Monday. A U.S. defense official told Agence France-Presse on condition of anonymity that American
White House makes it official : US ‘at war’ with Islamic State
WASHINGTON : The White House declared on Friday the United States was at war with Islamic State radicals, seeking to rub out another semantic flap over its Syria policy. In a series of television interviews secretary of state John Kerry
Mother of beheaded journalist Foley ‘appalled’ at U.S. government
The mother of James Foley, the U.S. journalist who was beheaded by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has expressed outrage over her government’s handling of her son’s case. In an interview aired on CNN Thursday,
Americans back airstrikes on ISIS, wary of long haul
Americans support President Barack Obama’s campaign of airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants but have a low appetite for a long campaign against the group, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Friday. Sixty-four percent of people
Kerry in Paris to push anti-ISIS campaign
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived to Paris on Saturday after visiting several countries in the Middle East, in a tour aimed at mobilizing support for President Obama’s plan to strike the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
ISIS video shows beheading of UK hostage Haines
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants have released a video on Saturday that purportedly showed the beheading of British aid worker David Haines. Reuters news agency could not immediately verify the footage, but the images were similar to
Kerry lands in Cairo for talks on anti-ISIS coalition
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Saturday in Cairo on the latest leg of a regional tour to forge a coalition against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. Kerry is scheduled to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Family of British hostage sends message to ISIS captors
The family of British aid worker David Haines, threatened with death by militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in a recent video, has appealed to his captors to contact them. In a statement issued by the Foreign
ISIS’s sudden Twitter silence raises questions
Twitter users allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which have trumpeted the group’s violent acts and world view on the social media service, have gone abruptly quiet in past days. Several accounts affiliated with the
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