TEHRAN (Tasnim) A prominent Lebanese political analyst said Saudi Arabias veteran intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan has been sidelined due to the failure of his Syria mission. Director of Lebanons Center for Arab and International Studies Ghalib Qandil told Tasnim on Tuesday that Bandar was replaced as the leader of Saudi Arabias ...

Saudi Arabia has sidelined its intelligence chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, by transferring key aspects of the Syrian dossier to Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, diplomatic sources said. A Western diplomat in the Persian Gulf region told AFP on Thursday that Prince Bandar is no longer in charge of the Syrian dossier, leaving Prince Nayef ...

[caption id="attachment_59283" align="alignright" width="180"] Foreign-backed militants operating in Syria (file photo)[/caption] RIYADH, Saudi Arabia On his eighth trip to fight with the rebels in Syria, in August, Abu Khattab saw something that troubled him: two dead children, their blood-soaked bodies sprawled on the street of a rural village ...

A French reporter has provided details on how the US, Saudi Arabia and Jordan have been supplying tons of weapons to the militants operating inside Syria,Press TVreports. Georges Malbrunot ofLe Figaronewspaper revealed how the CIA is leading massive arms deliveries to the militants in Syria. The Americans hold the key to these arms deliveries. ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Ankara plans to shut Saudi intelligence offices in Turkey following a series of diplomatic disputes over the conflicts in Syria and Egypt, a well-placed Turkish source said. The Saudi intelligence presence in Turkey is mainly there to provide support and training for armed groups fighting in Syria. According to the source, Turkish ...