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: WAR ON ISIS
Italy: ISIS poses ‘evident risk’ in Libya
Italy on Wednesday issued its strongest warning yet about the danger of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) establishing a stronghold in Libya that would threaten Europe’s security and the stability of neighboring states. Addressing parliament, Foreign Minister
Egypt urges U.N. mandate for Libya coalition
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday urged the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution allowing for an international military intervention in troubled Libya, Agence France Presse reported. “There is no other choice. Taking into account that the Libyan
Egypt asks anti-ISIS coalition to intervene in Libya
Egypt asked the international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to extend their operations to Libya, a day after the group released a video claiming to show the execution of 21 Egyptian Copts there. “Egypt renews
Egypt unleashes strikes on ISIS targets in Libya
Egypt’s military said it bombed ISIS targets in Libya at dawn on Monday, following a video showing the execution of a group of Egyptian Copts by the militant group. “Your armed forces on Monday carried out focused air strikes in
Anti-ISIS coalition hits key targets in Iraq, Syria
The United States and its allies have destroyed key targets of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in their latest series of airstrikes against the militant group, the U.S. military said Sunday, according to Reuters news agency. Three
Egypt church ‘confident’ ISIS will be punished
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church said Sunday it was “confident” that those who purportedly beheaded a group of Egyptian Copts in Libya will be punished. “The Orthodox church … is confident its homeland would not rest until the evil perpetrators get
Iran commander Suleimani says ISIS ‘nearing end’
An influential Iranian general who has reportedly been near the front line against the Islamic State group was quoted Thursday saying the jihadists are “nearing the end of their lives”. General Qassem Suleimani, the once rarely seen commander of the
Jordan planes launch fresh air strikes on ISIS
Jordan said on Friday it had carried out a second straight day of air strikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants to avenge a captive Jordanian pilot burnt to death by the group. “Sorties of air force
Iraqi PM: Iraq will retake Mosul ‘soon’
The Iraqi army is coordinating with the Peshmerga forces and the U.S.-led coalition to regain control over Mosul, a stronghold of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), said Iraqi PM Haidar Abadi on Friday in a joint press
Jordan vows to step up fight against ISIS
Jordan vowed on Wednesday to boost its role in the international coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) following the group’s horrific execution of a captive Jordanian pilot. “We are talking about a collaborative effort between coalition
Turkey arrests ‘first Turkish ISIS suspect’
Authorities in Turkey arrested a man suspected of working for the Islamic State (IS), in what local media said was the first arrest of a Turkish citizen linked to the jihadist group. The man, identified as Musa Goktas from Ankara,
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