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
Yemen army captures Houthi militias in Marib
Yemen’s national army and popular resistance forces captured a number of Houthi militias and forces loyal to former ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in west Marib, Al Arabiya News Channel sources confirmed. Among those captured were Houthi militia leaders
US condemns Houthi militia’s unprovoked attack
The United States has strongly condemned the Houthi militias’ unprovoked attack against a UAE vessel operating near the Bab al-Mandeb on Sunday, adding that the United States “remains committed to upholding freedom of navigation” through the strait. “These provocative actions
Last Houthi stronghold in Jawf liberated
Yemen’s national army and the pro-government Popular Resistance Committees have liberated on Saturday Al-Gail village in the northern governorate of Al-Jawf, the last key stronghold for the Iran-backed Houthi militias and their allied forces loyal to the deposed president Ali
Kuwait ‘ready to receive’ Yemenis for more talks
Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al Jarallah has confirmed his country’s willingness to receive delegations from all Yemeni sides in the future if and when peace talks are agreed on. Jarrallah also spoke against allegations made by Iranian FARS news
Iraq denies recognition to Houthi ‘council’
Iraq’s government does not recognize the recently formed political council made up of Houthis and supporters of ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, according to Iraqi foreign minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Al-Jaafari met with his Yemeni counterpart Abdul Malik al-Mekhlafi in
3 Al-Qaeda suspects killed in drone strike in Yemen
Yemeni security officials say a suspected US drone has struck a car traveling in eastern Yemen, killing three suspected Al-Qaeda fighters. They said the car targeted in the Friday attack was traveling in the province of Marib. The officials spoke
Drone strike kills three Qaeda suspects in Yemen
An apparent US drone strike killed three suspected al-Qaeda members Thursday in Yemen, including a mid-ranking commander, security officials said. A missile destroyed a vehicle which the three suspects were using in the region of Sawmaa in central Baida province,
Houthis accuse detained American of spying
Yemeni militias and their allies charged Thursday that an American detained in the capital this week had provided target coordinates for air strikes by their foes in a Saudi-led coalition. Masked gunmen wearing the uniform of the militias’ national security
Photo emerges of kidnapped US teacher in Yemen
The first purported photo of a kidnapped American principal living and working in Yemen by militiamen has emerged. Masked gunmen donning civilian clothes – reportedly belonging to Houthi militia security apparatus – stormed English-language school Exceed Language Center in the
Hadi: Houthis recruit refugee children to fight
Yemen’s internationally recognized President Abedrabu Mansour Hadi at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has warned on Monday that the Iran-backed Houthi militia group has recruited refugee children hailing from Somalia. Hadi, who urged the international community and aid agencies
Coalition forces strike multiple Houthi militia strongholds in Yemen
Saudi-led Arab-backed coalition have launched a series of air raids on Houthi militias and forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh across several cities. The focus of the bombardment took place in the capital Sanaa and Houthi-stronghold Saada
Pro-Hadi forces control key posts in Yemen’s Sirwah
Yemen’s national army and pro-government Popular Resistance committees have claimed control over a number of strategic locations in Marib governorate’s Sirwah, Al Arabiya News Channel reported a spokesman as saying on Wednesday. Abdullah al-Shandqi, a spokesman for Popular Resistance committees,
US strikes in Yemen kill 13 al-Qaeda militants
The United States killed 13 al-Qaeda operatives in three counterterrorism strikes in Yemen from Aug. 24 to Sept. 4, the US military said on Tuesday. All three of the strikes against the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula targets were conducted
Brazil prosecutors filed charges in May against Taurus over Yemen arms deal
Brazilian prosecutors said on Tuesday they had charged Forjas Taurus SA, Latin America’s largest gunmaker, in May for allegedly dealing with a known Yemeni arms trafficker in violation of international sanctions. Prosecutors in the southern city of Porto Alegre, near
Blast kills 20 Yemeni government troops
At least 20 Yemeni soldiers loyal to exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government were killed in a bomb blast east of the capital Sanaa on Monday, officials said. Two officials said the bomb went off at the entrance of a
Fighting in Yemen oil region kills 26
At least 26 fighters were killed in clashes on Monday between pro-government troops and rebels over control of an oil-rich region east of the Yemeni capital, military sources said. “Pro-government forces launched a military operation today to retake Sarwah,” a
Yemeni forces near route leading to Sanaa
The Yemeni army and its allies in the Popular Resistance committees on Saturday reached the outskirts ona route linking the capital Sanaa and Marib city after taking control of the mountains and highlands overlooking the region, military sources said. The
Houthi delegation meets Iraq’s foreign minister
Iraq’s foreign ministry said a delegation of Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis arrived on Monday in Baghdad to discuss the possibility of recognition to the recently-established political council, the ministry said on its website. The delegation – headed by the Houthis’ spokesman,
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