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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Houthis free 276 Yemeni government’s loyalists
Shiite Houthi militia group in Yemen announced on Sunday the release of 276 government loyalists who had been held captive for months, in a gesture of good will. The Houthis’ sabanews.net website said 200 detainees were set free in Rada,
Yemen’s warring sides swap prisoners
Yemen’s warring sides on Wednesday swapped prisoners, with 19 Houthi militia men exchanged for 16 fighters from the pro-government Popular Resistance fighters, sources told Al Hadath, Al Arabiya News Channel’s sister channel. The prisoner swap took place after Yemeni government
Yemeni factions to form security committees
Yemen’s warring sides discussed on Monday the formation of military committees during the UN-backed peace talks, sources close the two Yemeni delegations told Al Arabiya News Channel. During the latest round of peace talks in Kuwait, that are led by
Yemen FM: We will give talks ‘last chance’
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdulmalik Mikhlafi who is leading the government negotiating team announced Saturday that he received regional and international guarantees to comply with the six points mentioned by the government delegation in Kuwait consultations. He added in a tweet
Yemen leader slams civilian evictions in south
Yemen’s president has criticized the “unacceptable” expulsion of hundreds of civilians from the southern cities of Aden and Taiz. The civilians were expelled by southern forces who claimed that they originated from the north of the country, which is controlled
Yemen foes agree major prisoner swap
Yemeni government officials and rebels agreed on Tuesday to free half of the prisoners and detainees held by both sides within 20 days, officials from the two delegations said. The deal, seen as the first breakthrough in peace talks which
UN to start inspecting shipments to Yemen
The United Nations will start inspecting shipments to militia-held ports in Yemen in a bid to boost commercial imports and enforce an arms embargo, the world body said on Tuesday, some eight months after announcing it would establish such a
UN urges flexibility in Yemen peace talks
The UN Security Council on Monday threw its weight behind fledgling Yemen peace talks in Kuwait, urging all sides in the negotiations to be constructive. The 15-member council stressed the importance of agreeing on a “roadmap” to implement security measures
UN says ‘significant’ differences persist among Yemen foes
Yemen’s warring parties held a fifth day of peace talks in Kuwait on Monday after the UN envoy said “significant differences” still separate them. A UN spokesperson said the talks between the government and the Shiite Huthi rebels had resumed
Yemen peace talks resume in Kuwait
The fourth round of the UN-backed Yemen peace talks resumed on Sunday in Kuwait, with hopes of reaching an agreement after progress was made in yesterday’s meetings, the UAE’s state-run news agency reported. Representatives from the Iran-allied Houthi movement, who
Yemen foes hold new talks under truce pressure
Yemen’s warring parties held a new session of peace talks in Kuwait on Saturday under pressure to firm up a fragile ceasefire that went into effect on April 11. “The meeting has started,” Charbel Raji, spokesman for UN envoy Ismail
UN: Yemen ceasefire ‘largely holding’
A ceasefire between Yemen’s warring parties which began at midnight local time (2100 GMT) on Sunday appears to largely be holding despite reports of clashes, the UN spokesman said. Shortly after the truce began, clashes were reported in the city
Al Qaeda militants execute 17 Yemeni govt soldiers
Suspected Al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen seized and executed 17 soldiers loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday, local officials and residents said. The soldiers were detained while travelling from the southern port of Aden to al-Mahra province
Emirati ambassador says Iran has worsened since deal
In a letter written to US newspaper and website, The Wall Street Journal, the UAE ambassador to the United States – Yousef Al Otaiba has said Iran remains “hostile, expansionist, violent” and added that it was “as dangerous as ever”.
Yemen militias swap prisoners with Arab coalition
Yemen’s Houthi militias, who control the capital Sanaa, have released nine Saudis in exchange for 109 Yemenis, the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday. The move comes ahead of planned peace talks next month. “Nine Saudi prisoners have been recovered and
Five Qaeda suspects in Yemen killed in Saudi-led strikes
Saudi-led coalition warplanes carried out a series of raids in southern Yemen on Sunday targeting Al-Qaeda positions that killed five suspected militants, a Yemeni military official said. The official, who requested anonymity, said the militants were killed in air strikes
Saudi US envoy ‘optimistic’ on Yemeni peace talks
Saudi’s ambassador to the United States has said that he is optimistic that UN-brokered negotiations between Yemen’s warring parties would “result in a breakthrough.” In an opinion published in the Wall Street Journal on the conflict’s first anniversary, Abdullah bin
Arab coalition destroys Houthi arms in Taez
An Arab coalition aircraft destroyed a Houthi weapon arsenal in the southwestern city of Taez, as the Popular Resistance and forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government fight the militias in the city on Friday. The airstrikes, carried by the
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