Riyadh- In a statement issued on the terrorist attack that targeted worshipers in Emergency Forces Command mosque in Asir region on 6 August last year, which resulted in the martyrdom of 11 security personnel and 4 Bangladeshi workers in addition to injuring 33 people, the Security Spokesman of the
Despite losses endured after the Russian air force attacks, with the latest being at the cost of the southern Syrian town of Al-Shaykh Maskin, the Syrian Opposition’s delegation seems to be ever more firm. Seventeen Syrian Opposition members led by Riyad Hijab all arrived at Geneva. Hijab is a renow
Yemen’s Houthi movement militants managed to detain a local journalist and five activists after a raid on an apartment in the capital Sana’a on Saturday, according to activists, Reuters reported. The gunmen stomped the apartment at dawn and took journalist Nabil al-Sharabi and the activists to
Facebook Inc (FB.O) prohibited global users from coordinating person-to-person private deals of arms on its online social network, and its Instagram photo-sharing service on Friday, Reuters reported. Moreover, Facebook’s prohibition came in a countering effort against rising concerns that its servic
London- Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, expressed his deep concern regarding the aftermath of the new Western approach Iran is taking upon itself. He considered that cultural obstacles, more than reasons of security and def
Once again, terrorism goes back to Ahsa, from which it formerly initiated a series of bloody operations that targeted places of worship, and gatherings of innocent civilians. For yesterday, Mahasen neighborhood in Ahsa witnessed a terrorist attack that was carefully planned and implemented through t
Oil prices rose on Friday, recovering more than 25 percent from 12-year slumps hit last week and paring losses for the month, forecasting a deal between major exporters to cut production and curb one of the biggest supply gluts in history. Also, oil drew support from steadier stock markets, boosted
Cairo- Authoritative forces in Egypt raised the bar on security measures for the upcoming days, to ward off any possible clashes between Salafists, Shiites, and Sufis during the cultural celebrations of the “Mawlid Al-Hussein”. The festivity commemorates the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammad’s (
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he expects Canada to state in the coming weeks what role it will play in an international coalition fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq. After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to withdraw six fighter jets from a U.S.-led coalition attackin
Al-Ahsa- Four people were martyred, and 36 injured, among which were security men, after two suicide bombers attacked Imam Rida Mosque in Mahasen neighborhood in the al-Ahsa region during Friday prayers on Jan. 29. Major General Mansour Al-Turki, Saudi Arabian Ministry of Interior Spokesman, told As
Beirut- The current President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, Khaled Khoja, accused the UN special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura of endorsing an “Iranian agenda”. Khoja ensured that the Syrian Opposition will not be participating at the third peace talk
After months of European and international sympathy for the immigrants who arrived via Turkey, especially those fleeing from the war in Syria, things have started to take a turn for the worse especially after some of these immigrants committed crimes including those that took place on New Year’s Eve
ISTANBUL – Hundreds of mostly Turkmen refugees fearing intensifying clashes between Syrian pro-government forces and the opposition in coastal Latakia province have fled to Turkey, footage from Reuters TV showed and Turkmen officials said on Friday. Around 400 Turkmens left the Syrian village
GENEVA – More people died crossing the eastern Mediterranean in January than in the first eight months of last year, the International Organization for Migration said on Friday, blaming increased ruthlessness by people-traffickers. As of Jan. 28, 218 had died in the Aegean Sea – a tally
PARIS – The French Football Federation announced on Friday its formal backing for Swiss candidate Gianni Infantino’s bid for the FIFA presidency in a snub for French hopeful Jerome Champagne. “Noel Le Graet, in the name of the French Football Federation and his executive committee,
GENEVA/BEIRUT – The first Syria peace talks for two years were a “complete failure” before they started on Friday, a Western diplomat said, after the United Nations announced it would press ahead with them despite an opposition boycott. Opponents of President Bashar al-Assad said t
With the seasons of primaries in the US presidential election starting next week, all attention is on Donald Trump, the front-runner in the Republican Party camp. The real estate tycoon and TV celebrity benefits from the fact that most commentators believe the Democrats have already chosen Hillary C
THE HAGUE – The Dutch government on Friday agreed to extend its role in the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS to include the bombing of targets in Syria, it said in a statement. A Dutch squadron of six F-16 warplanes is already stationed in the region, but has been limited to striking Islamic St
London- Iran has taken advantage of the freedom powered by the Lebanese media and the absence of effective supervision over the content of Radio-TV broadcasting to establish a wide-ranging network of media space and ground stations, in addition to the printed and electronic media. The campaign that
There have been many contradictions in the past few hours with regards to the meetings aimed at finding a solution to the Syrian crisis which were supposed to begin in Geneva this evening. The Syrian opposition does not seem ready, technically and politically, to participate at this point in time an
