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
UN envoy to Yemen meets G18 envoys
United Nations envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Chiekh Ahmed, met with the ambassadors of the group of states sponsoring the Gulf initiative to resolve the crisis in Yemen on Wednesday. The meeting was held at the headquarters of the General
Saudi forces carry out operations against militias on Yemen border
Saudi-led coalition forces carried out an advanced operation on the Saudi-Yemen border early on Tuesday targeting strongholds of Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. The operations were carried out in Najran, Jazan and Alab
Tensions between Houthis, Saleh escalate over ministerial positions
Tensions between Yemen’s Houthi militia and their ally, ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh, have openly escalated, according to a report by the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday. Both parties have attempted to share ministerial positions in what they named the
Arab coalition intercepts two Houthi ballistic missiles near Bab al-Mandab
Two ballistic missiles fired by Houthi militias north of Bab al-Mandab were intercepted by Arab coalition forces on Sunday. The operation comes as fierce clashes continue on three fronts surrounding the strategic area of Bab al-Mandab as coalition air strikes
Sanaa University faculty go on strike over unpaid salaries
Staff and faculty at Sanaa University in Yemen have begun a general strike on Saturday after their salaries have been held by Houthi militias for several months now. They said they would enter a full general strike until all their
Houthi militias killed as areas of Taiz liberated
At least 16 Houthi militias were killed as Yemen’s army and Popular Resistance forces advance to liberate several strategic areas in Taiz. Clashes were centered around the small coastal town of Dhubab in Taiz while the areas of al-Mansoura and
Arab coalition airstrikes pound Houthis
Arab coalition airstrikes pounded scores of positions of Houthi militias and their ally, former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, while the Yemeni government army and Popular Resistance forces steadily score remarkable advances by pushing forward on all fronts. During the
Yemen’s ousted Saleh voices anger at peace efforts
Ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh responded to UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed’s preparations for a draft resolution on the conflict by making statements that reject the agreement’s basic points. Saleh said he rejects the Gulf initiative, the outcome
Arab coalition strikes kill Houthi chiefs in Yemen
Saudi-led coalition forces killed two of the most high-profile Houthi militia commanders in Yemen’s Harad and Midi fronts in the city of Hajjah. The two commanders have been identified as Abu Marwan and Abu Ayman. Both men were tasked with
Yemeni govt approves adjusted UN road map
Sources from the Yemeni government revealed that the legitimate government agreed in principle to a new version of the revised roadmap presented by UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and will announce an official endorsement upon receiving the document. The
Yemen’s President Hadi makes appearance in Mukalla
Yemen’s President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi visited Mukalla on the southeast coast on Sunday, an official said, his first trip there since loyalist forces retook it from al-Qaeda in April. Hadi and Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher met political and military
30 Houthis killed near Saudi-Yemen border
Saudi forces carried out a night-time military operation on the regions of Jizan and Najran, after spotting Houthi and Saleh’s militias near the Saudi border, which led to 30 Houthis getting killed. Al Arabiya correspondent said that the Saudi forces
Yemen forces recapture Nihm district in Sanaa
Yemen’s armed and resistance forces were able to recapture several key areas within a district in the capital Sanaa. Several areas including Telti al-Hamra, al-Madfoun and al-Talal from the Nihm district of Sanaa were liberated after more than a year
Huge losses for Houthi militias in Taiz and Al Bayda
The losses of the Houthi and Saleh militias are still on the rise on various fronts in Yemen. In Taiz, 7 militiamen were killed during violent clashes with the national army while the resistance forces repulsed a military campaign waged
Suicide attack in Aden kills 43 Yemeni soldiers
A suicide bomber killed at least 43 soldiers in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Sunday, officials there said, a week after an attack by the militant ISIS group killed 50 troops nearby. The officials said the soldiers
Yemeni government requests new road map for peace
Yemeni foreign minister and head of the government’s peace talks delegation, Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi, met on Saturday in Riyadh with UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. During the meeting, Mekhlafi explained that the government is expecting the UN
Houthi militias carry out heavy shelling on Taez
Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh heavily shelled residential neighborhoods in Taez on Wednesday night, Al-Arabiya’s correspondent has reported. There have also been violent clashes between the national army and rebels in the areas surrounding
Houthis starve Taiz, take hold of 64 aid trucks
Yemen’s Minister of Local Administration and the Chairman of the Higher Committee for Relief Abdul-Raqib Saif Fath accuse Houthi militias of starving children in Taiz, due to the detention of 64 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid in both al-Rabihi area
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