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
Security officer for Aden’s airport killed in front of his home
An investigative officer working for Aden’s airport was killed by unknown gunmen late Tuesday in front of his house in the war-torn country’s second city, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Wednesday. Two other policemen were also killed by gunmen
Yemen peace talks postponed: U.N.
Yemen peace talks originally slated for Jan. 14 will not happen on that date but may be held a week or more later, U.N. spokesman Ahmad Fawzi told a regular U.N. briefing in Geneva on Tuesday. “The 14th was mentioned
Yemen ISIS-linked militants kill senior officer in Aden
Yemen’s ISIS-linked militants say they have killed a senior security officer in the southern port city of Aden. The militants on Monday said in an online statement that they killed Col. Ali Saleh al-Yafie and posted photographs purported to show
Houthis accused of arbitrary detentions: HRW
Human Rights Watch on Sunday accused Yemen’s Houthi militias of arbitrarily detaining dozens of opponents in the capital Sanaa, where they have ruled for more than 15 months. The Iran-backed militias detained 35 people between August 2014 and October 2015,
Next round of Yemen peace talks postponed: minister
The next round of peace talks between Yemen’s government and Iran-backed Houthi militia scheduled for next week have been postponed, Foreign Minister Abdel Malak al-Mekhlafi said Saturday. “The negotiations will not take place on the announced date of Jan. 14,”
Houthis, Saleh blamed for peace talks delay
Yemen’s government said on Saturday that peace talks due to be held on Jan. 14 would most probably be postponed beyond that date. Spokesman Rajeh Badi said the announcement by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh that he would not take
Yemen rescinds expulsion of U.N. rights official
Yemen told the United Nations on Friday that it has rescinded its decision to expel the leading U.N. rights official in the country, diplomats said. The Yemeni foreign ministry announced a day earlier that it had declared George Abu al-Zulof
Saudi deputy crown prince: Houthi games uncovered
While Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince’s statements on Iran made headlines on Friday, Prince Mohammed bin Salman took time to update on coalition efforts in Yemen during an interview with the Economist. Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that “the first
Saudi coalition to probe Iran embassy claim
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen will investigate an accusation by Iran that coalition jets targeted the Islamic republic’s embassy in Sanaa on Wednesday night, coalition spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri said. Coalition jets carried out heavy strikes in Sanaa
Saudi Arabia says it shot down missile fired from Yemen
Saudi Arabia says it has shot down a missile fired into the kingdom from nearby Yemen, which is engulfed in a civil war. The Saudi military says it intercepted the missile Thursday morning in Jizan province and later attacked and
South Yemen officials survive bombing
Three senior south Yemeni officials survived a car bombing that targeted their convoy in the port city of Aden on Tuesday and killed two of their guards, security sources said. Seven other guards were wounded when the bomb-laden vehicle exploded
Qaeda in Yemen stones woman to death for adultery
Al-Qaeda militants have stoned a woman to death in a southeastern Yemeni city they control after accusing her of adultery and prostitution, several witnesses said on Monday. The militants on Sunday “placed the woman in a hole in the middle
Yemen declares Aden curfew after deadly fighting
Authorities in Yemen’s southern city of Aden imposed a curfew on Monday after violence blamed on suspected militants killed at least 17 people, pro-government media and security sources said. The curfew will come into force at 8:00 pm (1700 GMT)
Thousands of Yemenis get visitor cards by post
Saudi Post in the Makkah region has distributed 120,000 visitor cards to Yemenis directly through the “national address” system in one year. “Saudi Post determines the address through a special icon or with the help of the nearest post office
Saudi-led coalition ends Yemen ceasefire
The Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting Houthi militias in Yemen for nine months announced on Saturday the end to a ceasefire that began on Dec. 15, the Saudi state news agency SPA said. “The leadership of the coalition supporting
Saudi Arabia intercepts missile from Yemen
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Scud ballistic missile fired from Yemen on Saturday, according to a statement on the Saudi state news agency SPA. “Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted at about 11 P.M. (2000 GMT) yesterday a Scud missile
Yemen peace talks end without agreement, to resume Jan. 14
Yemeni peace talks in Switzerland ended on Sunday without an agreement to end nine months of civil war and foreign intervention but rival factions will resume negotiation on Jan. 14, a government delegation source told Reuters. “The first round of
Yemen rivals urged to respect ceasefire
U.S. President Barack Obama called on Yemen’s warring parties to respect a ceasefire that lay in tatters Friday, amid fighting between government and rebel forces. The White House said that Obama, in a call with Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, stressed
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