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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Suspected militants blow up abandoned church in Yemen’s Aden
Suspected militants blew up a deserted Catholic church Wednesday in Yemen’s second city Aden, where Islamist militants have gained ground in recent months, security officials and witnesses said. Four armed men shouting “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest) detonated explosives at
Yemen peace talks to convene this week
United Nations-backed peace talks aimed at ending eight months of civil war in Yemen between an Iranian-allied militia group and the embattled Saudi-backed government will convene on Dec. 15, Saudi-owned TV quoted Yemen’s foreign minister as saying. “Consultations on the
U.N. envoy in Yemen to press for peace talks
The United Nations envoy to Yemen met President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday to discuss prospects for peace talks between his embattled Aden-based government and Houthi forces, a source close to Yemen’s president said. Forces loyal to Hadi backed by
Dozens of Houthis killed in major offensive
Dozens of Yemeni Houthi militias were killed during an assault on the border with Saudi Arabia, residents and Saudi state television said on Tuesday, in what they described as a major push to try to capture territory inside the kingdom.
Iran and Gulf states: Between blindness and hallucination
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed In a recent interview with The Atlantic magazine, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter blamed Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for not confronting Iran regionally. “If you look at where the Iranians are able to wield
Yemen’s vice president visits Marib after its liberation
Yemen’s Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah on Sunday arrived in the province of Marib after a visit to the UAE, the first such trip since forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition regained full control of the city. A
Houthi landmines killing Yemen civilians, HRW report finds
Landmines planted by Yemeni militias in an effort to halt the advance of pro-government forces are exacting a mounting toll on civilians, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Civilians already account for more than half of the 5,000 people killed
Qatar announces its first fatality in Yemen war
Qatar says one of its soldiers fighting with a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen against the Houthi militants there has been killed – Qatar’s first reported casualty in the conflict. Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Mohammed al-Attiyah announced the death Wednesday on
Houthis ‘delay departure’ of Russian aid plane
Iranian-backed Houthi militias delayed on Thursday the departure of a Russian plane from the capital Sanaa that was carrying more than 20 tons of humanitarian aid, the spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed group there said. “The militias
Modern radicalism has ‘no boundaries,’ says Tunisian foreign minister
The foreign minister of Tunisia – which has seen thousands of its youth join extremist groups in Syria and elsewhere – said on Friday that unlike the past, modern terrorism has “no boundaries.” “We did not overcome the threat because
No time to waste on Yemen peace talks, says U.N.
The U.N. special envoy for Yemen said Friday he would begin working immediately with the government and militia leaders to determine an agenda and date for peace talks, but warned a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis loomed. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed told
Sudan sends ground troops to Yemen to boost Saudi-led coalition
A battalion of Sudanese troops arrived in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Saturday, military officials said, bolstering Saudi-led Arab forces trying to keep out the Iran-backed Houthis and curb the growing presence of Islamist militants. Aden, a strategic
Yemen govt agrees to talks with Houthis, Saleh
Yemen’s government will attend U.N.-sponsored talks with the Houthis and supporters of deposed leader Ali Abdullah Saleh, a government spokesperson said on Sunday, in a fresh bid to end months of fighting that has killed more than 5,000 people. “The
UAE soldier and aid worker killed in Yemen attacks
A soldier and an aid worker from the United Arab Emirates have been killed in Yemen where their country is taking part in a Saudi-led military campaign against Iranian-allied Houthi militiamen, Emirati and Yemeni sources said on Saturday. The UAE’s
Yemen govt invited to U.N.-brokered peace talks
The Yemeni government has been invited to take part in a new round of U.N.-brokered talks with rebels to end the country’s seven-month-old conflict, spokesman Rajih Badi said Saturday. “We have received an invitation from U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,
The media war of Yemen’s leaders
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed After being banned by three main Arabic news channels, former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh had to deliver his speech through Al-Mayadeen channel. Similarly, his partner in the insurgency, Abdul-Malak al-Houthi, leader of the Ansar Allah
U.N. hopes Yemen peace talks can start by month-end
U.N. Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson said on Thursday he hoped U.N.-backed peace talks to end the conflict in Yemen could start by the end of October. Eliasson, speaking to a Geneva news conference after talks in Saudi Arabia, the
Hadi to form anti-terrorism brigade in Aden
Yemeni President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi plans to establish a special anti-terrorism brigade in Aden, as part of efforts to form a national security force after cleansing the port city and neighboring provinces of insurgents. The decision comes as part of
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