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 »

 

Tag Archives: CRISIS IN YEMEN

Egypt, Pakistan join military campaign against Houthis

Pakistan and Egypt announced their participation in the ongoing Saudi-led military campaign against with air and naval forces, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Al Arabiya said Egypt, Pakistan and Sudan have also expressed their readiness to contribute ground troops in

UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan deploy warplanes against Houthis

The UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan have deployed fighter jets to join the Saudi air force in the ongoing air campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Al Arabiya News Chanel reported. The UAE has deployed 30 fighter jets, Bahrain 15,

Houthis replace air force chief in power struggle: military sources

The Shi’ite Muslim Houthis, who control much of Yemen, have removed the air force chief for refusing to provide them with air support and replaced him with a general who is closer to their group, military officials said. The move

Houthis turn down Hadi’s call for moving talks to Riyadh

Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the General People’s Congress (GPC) of ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh turned down a call by President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to hold U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Saudi Arabia, the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported on

U.S. says Iran helped Houthis seize Yemen

Iran has “contributed” to the Houthi militia’s takeover of Yemen and the collapse of the government there, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. Speaking to U.S. lawmakers, Kerry agreed that Tehran’s support for the Houthi militia was

Yemeni president slips Houthi house arrest

Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi left the capital Sanaa for Aden on Saturday following weeks of house arrest imposed by Houthi militants since he submitted his resignation in January, the Al Arabiya News channel reported. Members of the country’s Houthi

GCC to meet in Riyadh on Yemen crisis

Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are expected to gather in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Saturday for an extraordinary meeting. The meet is likely to focus on the latest developments in Yemen. The GCC has rejected

U.N. to resume tense crisis talks in Yemen

Negotiations aimed at resolving the crisis in Yemen are set to resume on Monday and will be brokered by the U.N. envoy to the country, Jamal Benomar, the United Nations said. The Gulf Cooperation Council on Saturday accused Shiite Houthi

Blast hits Republican Palace in Yemen capital

An explosion outside the presidential palace in Yemen’s Sanaa on Saturday wounded three Houthi militiamen guarding the residence, Reuters news agency reported. The explosion followed an announcement on Saturday in which the Houthis formed a “security commission,” including former ministers,

Gulf Arab states urge bigger international role in Yemen

Gulf Arab states have expressed concern about the Iranian influence in Yemen and called for growing international role, a U.S. official said on Friday, hours after the Houthi rebels seized power in Yemen, dissolving the parliament and setting up a

Houthi rebels say they will begin forming new Yemeni government

Houthi rebels said Wednesday they will begin forming a new Yemeni government after the country’s political parties failed to meet a three-day deadline set by the Shiite militia to resolve the power vacuum, Al Arabiya News channel reported. The rebels

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