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 »
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Saudi-led strikes hit airbase in Yemen’s Sanaa
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck Sanaa’s al-Dulaimi military airbase overnight, residents of the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital said on Sunday. The aircraft also targeted a camp of forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally of the Houthis,
U.N. says services on ‘brink of collapse’ in Yemen
The U.N. secretary-general is raising the alarm on Yemen, saying more than 1,200 have been killed and that the country’s health, water and telecommunications systems are “on the brink of collapse.” A statement Thursday from Ban Ki-moon’s office repeats his
Saudi-led warplanes pound Houthis in Yemen
A Saudi-led coalition pressed on with air strikes Thursday against a militia group in south Yemen where fierce clashes raged between the insurgents and southern pro-government fighters, sources said. Warplanes hit Houthi militia positions in the main southern city of
At least 27 killed in south Yemen fighting
At least 27 people were killed in Yemen on Saturday as fighting raged in southern towns between militias and loyalists of exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, local officials said. At least four pro-Hadi forces and six Houthi Shiite militiamen were
Saudi-led coalition launches airstrikes on Houthis
The Saudi-led coalition launched on Thursday airstrikes against Yemeni rebels and militias belonging to former President Ali Abdulllah Saleh for the second day after it announced the stopping of a previous campaign on Tuesday. The airstrikes targeted the militias in
Yemeni FM reiterates Iran’s ‘unacceptable’ proposal
The Yemeni foreign minister late Sunday reiterated his government’s rejection of Tehran’s proposed four-point letter to the U.N., where it outlined a peace plan for the Arab country. “There is no room for us to discuss Iran’s proposal,” Yemeni Foreign
Yemeni defector says 4000 soldiers joined Hadi govt
Approximately 4,000 soldiers have joined the “legitimate” government of Yemeni President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi, head of Brigade 135 in the coastal city of Hadhramaut, said, Al Arabiya News’ sister channel Al Hadath reported Thursday. Lieutenant Yahya Abu Oja, who heads
96 Saudi border villages may be evacuated soon
The Border Guard has reported the authorities are assessing 96 Saudi villages on or near the Kingdom’s border with Yemen to determine if they should be evacuated as a precaution against any potential attacks from Houthi rebels. Al-Dayer Bani Malik
Al-Qaeda frees 300 inmates in Yemen jailbreak
Al-Qaeda militants stormed a prison in southeastern Yemen on Thursday, freeing several hundred inmates including one of their leaders, a security official said. Khalid Batarfi, a senior Al-Qaeda figure who had been held for more than four years, was among
Decisive Storm’ targeting Houthi ‘ballistic missiles’
A military spokesman for the Saudi-led Operation “Decisive Storm” said on Sunday that there would be no safe haven for the Houthi militias in Yemen as the coalition’s air power targeted for a fourth day ballistic missiles that had been
Five killed in clashes at Yemen’s Aden airport
Yemeni special forces opposed to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi battled loyalist militia around Aden airport on Thursday leaving at least five people dead and 13 wounded, security sources said. The clashes, which erupted before dawn, forced the airport to close
First Iran flight lands in Shiite-held Yemen capital
A first Iranian flight landed in the Yemeni capital on Sunday, a day after officials from the Shiite militia-controlled city signed an aviation agreement with Tehran. The Mahan Air plane arrived in Sanaa carrying a team from the Iranian Red
France, Britain suspend embassy work in Yemen
Britain and France have pulled embassy staff out of Yemen and suspended work at their embassies due to fears over the security situation, officials said Wednesday. French nationals were asked Wednesday to leave Yemen as “soon as possible.” “Given the
Houthis set deadline to unravel Yemen crisis
A Shiite militia on Sunday set a three-day deadline for political parties to resolve the power vacuum in Yemen since the president and prime minister offered to resign last month. The Houthis and their allies urged parties “to reach a
Pentagon confirms U.S. talks with Yemen’s Houthis
U.S. officials are holding discussions with representatives of the Shiite militia in Yemen who have forced the resignation of the country’s president, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. But the discussions with the Houthi militiamen do not amount to an agreement
Yemen’s abducted presidential aide will be freed in hours
Yemen’s abducted presidential chief of staff Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak is likely to be “freed within hours,” Reuters reported a Houthi official saying on Tuesday. Bin Mubarak was kidnapped, along with two of his guards, on Jan. 17 in the
Talks to end Yemen’s political crisis falter
Talks aimed at ending Yemen’s political crisis faltered on Sunday when three of the country’s main political parties quit negotiations with the Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi group, raising the prospect of growing chaos. The parties, which are seen as close to
Aden airport reopens as Yemen crisis eases
Authorities in southern Yemen reopened Aden’s air and sea ports on Thursday, officials said, after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accepted some demands from the dominant Houthi group in a move expected to ease days of tension in the capital. Security
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