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 »
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Al-Sudais backs decisive campaign
Head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais has lauded the stand taken by the Kingdom and other nations against the Houthis in Yemen. “Yemen has been ravaged by the Houthi militias supported by foreign
King Salman arrives in Egypt for Arab League summit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed Saudi King Salman as he arrived to the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh to attend the 26th Arab League Summit. Arab heads of states have headed to Egypt over the weekend to kick
Saudi navy rescues diplomats from Aden
The Saudi navy has evacuated 86 Saudi, Arab and Western diplomats from the southern Yemeni port city Aden, reported Al Arabiya News Channel on Saturday. The evacuation mission involved two navy ships, planes and commandos, Al Arabiya reported. Earlier on
Egypt calls for joint Arab military force at summit
Egypt’s president has renewed calls for the creation of a joint Arab military force as it and other countries launch airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi made the comment Saturday while addressing a summit of
‘Decisive Storm’ destroys Houthi missile stockpile
As the Saudi-led “Operation Decisive Storm,” continues into its third day, sources to Al Arabiya News Channel confirmed that coalition strikes destroyed a large Houthi ballistic missile stockpile in the capital Sanaa. Meanwhile, rxplosions rocked Aden’s largest arms depot on
Obama calls Saudi king on ‘collective Yemen goal’
President Barack Obama offered U.S. support for air strikes led by Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies on Houthi militia camps in Yemen during a phone call with King Salman, the White House said Friday. “The President and King Salman agreed
U.N. holds Libya arms embargo in place
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday to step up the fight against Islamic extremists in Libya but without lifting the arms embargo. Libya, backed by Egypt, had asked for an end to the arms embargo to
Saudi-led Yemen offensive targets Houthi militias, missiles: spokesman
The Saudi Arabia-led offensive in Yemen on Friday targeted Houthi militia movements and ballistic missile platforms, and multiple positions of the Iranian-backed rebels across the north and south of the country, a military spokesman said on Friday. Operation “Decisive Storm,”
‘Decisive Storm’ targets Houthi camps in Sanaa
Fighter jets of Saudi-led coalition forces pounded a Republican Guard camp in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa as Operation “Decisive Storm” continues for the second day targeting Houthi strongholds and their camps on Friday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The
King Salman holds phone talks with regional leaders
King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Thursday evening made a series of phone calls to regional leaders amid an ongoing military campaign against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported. King Salman made the phone calls to
Decisive Storm to continue ‘as long as needed:’ spokesman
A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia against Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed on Thursday to press on with its campaign until goals are reached. Speaking to reporters in the Saudi capital, spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Assiri vowed that the coalition
Scholars, Shoura Council support action in Yemen
The Council of Senior Scholars and Shoura Council have backed the decision by the Kingdom, other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and several Arab countries to launch military operations against Houthi forces in Yemen. The operation, known as Asifat
OIC supports military action in Yemen
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has backed the military action in Yemen and slammed the Houthis for undermining the country’s legitimate government. Iyad Ameen Madani, secretary general of the OIC, said here Thursday that military action was inevitable to
Houthis hit hard
Saudi Arabia waged early Thursday “Operation Decisive Storm” against the Houthi coup in Yemen and in support of legitimate President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. The Saudi-led military coalition declared Yemen’s airspace as a “restricted area” after Custodian of the Two
Riyadh, Khartoum take stock of regional crises
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held wide-ranging talks with Sudanese President Omar Bashir to assess the progress of bilateral relations and to take stock of the crisis situations in the region, especially the conflict in Yemen. The
Hadi ‘in high spirits’ as Saudi targets Houthis
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who remained based in Aden, is in high spirits after ally Saudi Arabia launched its “Decisive Storm” operation against the Houthi rebel group opposed to his rule, an aide said. “This operation has restored people’s
Egypt, Pakistan join military campaign against Houthis
Pakistan and Egypt announced their participation in the ongoing Saudi-led military campaign against with air and naval forces, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Al Arabiya said Egypt, Pakistan and Sudan have also expressed their readiness to contribute ground troops in
U.N.: Palestinian death toll highest since 1967
The long-running conflict with Israel claimed the lives of more Palestinian civilians in 2014 than any year since 1967, the United Nations said Thursday, in a damning report on the humanitarian situation. Meanwhile, rights group Amnesty International criticized the “flagrant
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