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 »
Category Archives: Yemen
Malaysia says foiled Houthi attack ahead of Saudi King’s visit
Malaysia on Tuesday said suspected militants from Yemen arrested late last month ahead of a visit by Saudi King Salman were planning an attack on “Arab royalties.” A senior police source said the four Yemenis belonged to a Houthi insurgency
Sanaa schools on indefinite strike protesting Houthis
A number of Yemeni schools in the capital Sanaa have begun an indefinite strike on Sunday, escalating their protests and aiming to get their salaries paid in the cities that are under the Houthi militia’s control. Sources said that the
US warns of underwater mines planted by Houthis in Bab al-Mandeb
The US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) warned merchant ships from the dangers of mines that were set by Houthis and militias allied to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Bab al-Mandeb near the Mokha port entrance. A report
Suspected Al Qaeda militants kill 6 Yemeni troops, civilian
Suspected Al Qaeda militants opened fired on a Yemeni military checkpoint in the southern province of Abyan on Sunday, a security official and residents said, killing six troops and a civilian. The attack comes after the United States launched several
Yemen forces shoot down drone belonging to Houthi militias in east Sanaa
A drone belonging to Houthi militias has been shot down in Sanaa, sources from Yemen armed forces have announced. On a different front, Yemeni forces were able to find and destroy a weapons facility near Qarn Nehm mountain which included
US launches 30 airstrikes in two days against al-Qaeda in Yemen
The United States carried out a second day of air strikes against al-Qaeda in Yemen on Friday, US officials said, in the latest sign of increasing US military focus on a group whose strength has grown during Yemen’s civil war.
Saudi Arabia: Houthis using children in armed conflict
Saudi Arabia’s delegation to the United Nations held a press conference on Thursday that was attended by delegation from the Arab coalition. The press conference discussed the coalition’s efforts in Yemen and the seven truces violation broken by the Houthi
Witnesses: Aircraft launch attacks on suspected Qaeda targets in Yemen
Military helicopters and drones launched a series of attacks on suspected al-Qaeda targets in southern Yemen early on Friday, witnesses said. The unidentified aircraft, believed to be American, also deployed troops on the ground in the al-Saeed area in Shabwa
US drones target militant suspects in Yemen, Pakistan
US drone strikes targeting al-Qaeda positions in Yemen and members of the Taliban in Pakistan killed in total nine militants, officials reported on Thursday. Four separate US drone strikes killed at least seven suspected al-Qaeda members in Yemen. A dawn
Yemen: 40 Houthi militants killed and injured in al Jouf Province
More than 40 Houthi-Saleh alliance militia were killed and injured during fierce clashes on various fronts at al-Mazweyiah and al Masloub Directorates Wednesday. Militia attempts to attack posts for the Yemeni military in al Jaouf province were repelled after being
French Foreign Ministry condemns the use of children by Houthis
France condemns the use of child soldiers by the Houthi militia, a practice documented by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. France urges the parties involved in the conflict in Yemen to abide by international law, which prohibits the
Official: Yemen raid yields data on al-Qaida explosives
US special operations forces gathered valuable intelligence on the al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen in a raid last month, including data on the explosives they’re manufacturing and the types of threats they’re developing, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday. President Donald
Houthi leader killed in coalition airstrike
A senior officer of the Houthi militia, Yahya al-Eryani and five of his bodyguards were killed in an Arab coalition air raid in Yemen on Wednesday. The airstrike struck his car in the southern Khalid ibn al-Walid camp east of
Houthis block UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien access to Taiz
Reports suggest Houthi militias have blocked UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien’s motorcade access to besieged areas of Taiz. O’Brien and his entourage were scheduled to visit Taiz, which has been besieged by Houthi militias and forces belonging to the ousted
45,000 displaced by battles around Yemen’s Mokha: UN
Fighting around Yemen’s port of Mokha has forced some 45,000 people from their homes, a UN official said Wednesday, with many facing continued uncertainty and the threat of further displacement. Shabia Mantoo, the Yemen spokeswoman for refugee agency UNHCR, told
UN coordinator in Yemen accused of siding with rebels
The Yemeni recognized government has accused the United Nation’s humanitarian coordinator, Jamie McGoldrick, of siding with the Houthi rebels and ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh. According to the government, McGoldrick seems to be supporting the Houthi coup, which does not
‘Big Ben of the East’ to start ticking again in Aden
After decades of silence, the iconic “Aden’s Big Ben” in the Yemeni port city, will be put back into use Monday after undergoing intensive restoration works. The overhaul works were done by a team of specialized engineers, according to local
Houthi rocket kills several civilians in Marib restaurant
Several Yemeni civilians were killed and injured in Marib after a rocket fired by Houthi militias struck a restaurant near a mosque in the center of the city, local sources reported. It is still unsure the exact number of people
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