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 »
Tag Archives: HOUTHI MILITIAS
Houthi fire kills civilians in Yemen’s Aden
Houthi militia fire on a residential district of Yemen’s battleground second city Aden killed at least 20 civilians and wounded 41 early Wednesday, medical sources said. The Iranian-backed Houthi militias and their allies pounded the city’s loyalist-held Al-Mansura district with
U.N. extends Geneva peace talks on Yemen
The United Nations on Wednesday extended stalled Yemen peace talks taking place in Geneva, with both the exiled government and the Iran-backed Yemeni militias accusing each other of trying to sabotage the process, diplomatic sources told Al Arabiya News channel.
Houthis killed, injured in Yemen clashes
Eight Houthi miltias were killed and 11 others injured during clashes with the Yemeni Popular Resistance – allied to internationally-recognized President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi – in the southwestern city of Taez, Al Arabiya New Channel reported on Wednesday. Three members
Saudi air defense intercepts Houthi Scud missile
The Saudi air defense on Saturday intercepted a scud missile fired by Houthi militias and supporters of deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh toward the southwestern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Kingdom’s air
Coalition strikes on Houthis rock Yemen capital
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed a militia-held military compound and camp in Yemen’s capital on Wednesday, shaking nearby buildings and sending columns of flame shooting into the air. Early dawn airstrikes hit the militia’s First Armoured Brigade camp in Sanaa’s northern
Saudi-led strikes pound Yemen capital
Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded Houthi positions across Sanaa overnight, only hours after the U.N. envoy to Yemen arrived in the militia-held capital, residents said Saturday. Among the air strike targets was a house of deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh in
Coalition hits Houthi militias near Saudi border
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck Houthi militias in Yemen on Thursday after shellfire from the Yemeni side of the border killed two Saudi border guards on Wednesday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The airstrikes targeted Houthis in the towns of Saada
Yemen peace talks to announce binding decisions
The Yemeni embassy in Saudi Arabia held Saturday a press conference announcing a series of measures taken ahead of Yemen peace talks. During the conference, Abdul Aziz Jabari, the head of the committee preparing for the talks, said the dialogue
Al-Qaeda seen assuming policing role in eastern Yemen
A vigilante group linked to al Qaeda in the eastern port city of Mukalla has decreed a ban on trading the mild narcotic leaf qat chewed as a cherished Yemeni pastime, in a sign of the group’s growing territorial hold
U.N. envoy to Yemen urges respect for humanitarian truce
The United Nations envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed wrapped up his first visit to the conflict-hit country Thursday with a plea to warring parties to respect a humanitarian pause. The Mauritanian diplomat said in a statement he was
U.N. seeks to bolster Yemen ceasefire
The U.N. Security Council welcomed the five-day humanitarian pause for Yemen that began late Tuesday and urged all sides to respect it, Agence France Presse reported. In a statement, the 15-member council expressed grave concern for the “severe humanitarian consequences”
Yemen humanitarian ceasefire to begin
Saudi Arabia’s proposed five-day humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen is due to start later on Tuesday after more than six weeks of airstrikes in the Arab country. The truce, which was first announced during a mutual press conference between the Saudi
Yemen’s Saleh declares support for Houthi militias
Yemen’s deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh claimed his support for Houthi militias after aids from the Saudi-led coalition on his house in Sanaa. “I was not an ally of Ansar Allah [the Houthis ] but today I am announcing from
Houthis accept Riyadh’s five-day truce in Yemen
Houthi militias in Yemen accepted on Sunday a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by their adversary Saudi Arabia but said they would respond to any violations, according to Reuters news agency. On Friday, Saudi Arabia had said that the ceasefire could
Malaysian forces join Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
Vanguards of the Malaysian forces have arrived Sunday at Saudi air bases to join Riyadh’s military coalition battling Houthi militias in Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported. With the move, the Asian country became the 12th state in the Saudi-led
Saudi-led forces target Saleh’s house in Sanaa
Saudi-led forces conducted air strikes at dawn on Sunday in the Yemeni capital Sanaa targeting deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s house, sources in his political party and residents said, according to Reuters news agency. Three loud explosions were heard and
Saudi-led strikes target Yemen’s Saada province
Saudi-led warplanes bombed several targets in the Yemeni province of Saada late on Friday, after a deadline the kingdom had given citizens to leave the province expired. The raids targeted command centers for the Houthi leader Abdel Malek al-Houthi in
U.N. envoy heads to France, Saudi Arabia to revive Yemen talks
The UN envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, will travel to Paris later Tuesday on his way to Riyadh to try to re-launch peace talks, UN officials and diplomats said. It will be the Mauritanian diplomat’s first trip to
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