Middle East

Saudi Arabia's KSRelief distributes assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Jeddah, Apr 21: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) distributed humanitarian aid including birth kits, personal bags and baby blankets to Syrian female refugees staying in Osman Hospital and Central Hospital in Kattermaya, Kharoub province of Lebanon...

Saudi air force intercepts Houthi ballistic missile fired towards Jazan

Saudi air defense forces managed to intercept a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias from Yemen headed in the direction of Saudi Arabia’s border province of Jazan on Friday.

Earlier this week, Saudi air defenses shot down a previous...

Lights, camera, action: Gala heralds rebirth of Saudi cinema

Riyadh, Apr 19: It was a night to remember: Cinema returned to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday with the first major movie screening in 35 years in a spectacular new theater in King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh.

The gala...

Saudi Arabia ready to send troops to Syria

Riyadh, Apr 18: Saudi Arabia is ready, willing and able to deploy troops in support of any US-led effort to stabilize Syria, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir reaffirmed on Tuesday.

“We are in discussions with the US, and have been...

UAE concerned over military escalation in Syria

Abu Dhabi, Apr 15: The United Arab Emirates, UAE, has voiced its deep concern at the escalating developments in the Syrian arena and expressed its condemnation of the use of chemical weapons against civilians.

The UAE also expressed its...

India calls for restraint after joint air strikes on Syria

New Delhi, Apr 15: India has called for restraint after the United States, the United Kingdom and France launched air strikes on Syria, accusing President Basher al-Assad's government of using chemical weapons against civilians in a rebel stronghold near Damascus....

Iran warns of 'regional consequences' of Syria strikes

Tehran, Apr 14: Iran warned of "regional consequences" today following a wave of punitive strikes in Syria by the United States, Britain and France.

"The United States and its allies have no proof and, without even waiting for the...

US, allies fire over 100 missiles at Syria, many intercepted

The US and its allies fired more than 100 cruise missiles at Syria, a significant number of which were intercepted by Syrian air defences, the Russian defence ministry said Saturday.

"More than 100 cruise missiles and air-to-land missiles were...