Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 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 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 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 »

 

Category Archives: Yemen

Iran’s IRGC giving assistance to Houthis: Iranian army chief of staff

:: Yemen’s Houthi militia is receiving assistance from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said the chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. “We are giving [the Houthis]

Yemeni FM slams Iran, Houthi militia during UN General Assembly address

:: In just a few years, the Houthi militia group has destroyed the dreams of all Yemenis for freedom, Yemeni Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadrami said during his address to the UN General Assembly. “Today we are gravely wounded as a

Coalition intercepts, downs two Houthi missiles launched from Yemen’s Sanaa

:: The Arab Coalition supporting the legitimate government in Yemen intercepted and downed on Tuesday evening two Houthi ballistic missiles launched from Sanaa. The Arab Coalition air defenses destroyed the two missiles inside the Yemeni territories of Amran and Saada.

Saudi authorities free citizen held for four years by Houthi militia

:: Saudi Arabia’s authorities freed a Saudi citizen from a Houthi militia detention center after being held for four years. The family of the freed national Nasser al-Zarwi had a tearful reunion with him on Tuesday night at Jeddah International

Houthi leaders say they covered for Iran for Saudi Aramco attacks: Report

:: Leaders of the Iran-backed Houthi militia have told Saudi Arabian officials that they did not carry out the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities and covered for Iran by claiming responsibility, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted two Saudi

Trump calls Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after drones attack Saudi Aramco plants

:: Drone attacks caused fires in two major Saudi Aramco facilities in the kingdom, the Saudi interior ministry said on Saturday. The attacks hit the world’s largest oil processing plant at Abqaiq near Damman in Eastern Province and the country’s

Arab Coalition says it downed Houthi drone heading toward Najran

:: The Arab Coalition said on Wednesday that it downed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia, which was headed toward Saudi Arabia’s city of Najran. In a statement, the coalition said that the drone was targeting civilian areas in

Coalition forces intercept, down Houthi drone in Yemeni air space

Colonel Turki al-Maliki

:: The Arab Coalition said that its forces intercepted and downed an armed drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia from Sanaa towards Saudi Arabia. Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the spokesman for the coalition, said that its forces shot down the

Arab Coalition: Houthis launch missile from Yemen’s Saada

:: The Arab Coalition said on Wednesday that the Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile from Yemen’s Saada, which landed within the governorate. The coalition’s spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki said the Houthis continue to violate international humanitarian law by

Arab Coalition: Saudi-UAE committee working to de-escalate in Yemen

Turki al-Maliki.

:: The Saudi-UAE committee has worked to de-escalate the situation in multiple Yemeni regions, the Arab Coalition’s spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said on Monday. In a press conference, al-Maliki added that Saudi forces have arrived in the Shabwah governorate and are

Gargash: Yemeni govt, STC must engage in Saudi initiative to reduce tension

Anwar Gargash

:: It is important that the Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) engage in the Saudi initiative aimed at avoiding escalation and reducing tension, the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said on Sunday. In

Houthis have smuggled various weapons from Iran: Arab coalition

:: The Arab coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government said on Monday that the Houthi militia has received various types of weapons smuggled from Iran. Speaking at a weekly press conference in Riyadh, spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said the militia

Coalition jets destroy two Houthi drones in Yemeni air space

:: The fighter jets of the Arab Coalition backing the legitimate government in Yemen on Saturday intercepted and destroyed two drones in the Yemeni air space. The Coalition said the drones were launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia from the

Brian Hook: If Iran is not countered in Yemen, conflict risk will increase

Brian Hook

:: The United States envoy on Iran, Brian Hook, said on Friday that if Iran was not countered in Yemen, the risk of a regional conflict in the Middle East will increase. “Iran’s efforts to use surrogates to attack Saudi

Arab coalition highlights humanitarian efforts in Yemen

Col. Turki Al-Maliki

:: The Arab coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government conducts humanitarian work as well as military operations, its spokesman said on Monday. Turki Al-Maliki cited the launch of an air bridge from Riyadh to Aden to provide emergency relief for

Saudi air defense forces intercept 2 Houthi drones

:: Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces shot down two weaponized drones launched by Houthis from Yemen toward the city of Khamis Mushayt, a spokesman for the Arab Coalition supporting Yemen’s legitimate government said early Tuesday. In a statement carried by

Yemeni foreign minister quits

Khaled Al-Yemani.

:: Yemen’s Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Yamani has submitted his resignation to President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi. Okaz has learned that Yemen’s ambassador to Washington Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, the leader of the Congress party and former foreign minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi

UN says grains stored in Yemen’s Hodeidah ‘at risk of rotting’

:: The UN special envoy to Yemen on Monday said the urgency of accessing grain stores trapped in a frontline position in the port city of Hodeidah was increasing as the food was “at risk of rotting”. The World Food

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