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,
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
U.S. asks Iran’s help on Yemen talks
The United States sought Iran’s help to bring Yemen’s warring parties into talks on a political settlement when U.S. and Iranian foreign minister’s met on Monday, Reuters reported a U.S. official as saying Wednesday. Asked whether U.S. Secretary of State
2-pronged strategy to crush Houthis
A coalition of Arab states vowed to coordinate political and military efforts to restore order in Yemen as Saudi-led warplanes Monday launched new airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi Shiite rebels. The raids killed at least 12 Houthi insurgents and allied forces
Houthis abduct coalition backers
Security officials and eyewitnesses say Yemen’s southern port city of Aden has been hit by dozens of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes. The attacks on Saturday come as Shiite Houthi rebels mobilized hundreds of reinforcements in an effort to wrest control of
Kerry urges Houthis, allies to enter talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday urged Houthi rebels in Yemen and those who have “influence over them” to come to the negotiating table and end the unrest in conflict-torn country. “This has to be a two-way street,”
Saleh calls for political dialogue to end war
Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh on Friday urged his rebel allies to implement U.N. Security Council decisions in return for a halt in Saudi-led coalition air strikes. “I call on Ansarullah (the Shiite Huthi rebels) to accept all U.N.
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
15,000 troops pledge loyalty to Hadi govt
The Yemeni commander of a vast military district covering half the country’s border with Saudi Arabia pledged support on Sunday to President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, local officials said. The announcement puts at least 15,000 troops in the desert and
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
U.N chief urges Yemen ceasefire by ‘all parties’
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for an immediate halt to the fighting in Yemen, the first time he has made such an appeal since Saudi-led airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels began three weeks ago. Ban said the poorest
Saleh’s request for safe exit rejected: Source
Deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh has sent envoys to a number of GCC capitals in an effort to gain safe exit for himself and his family out of Yemen by denying his links to Houthi militias, Al Arabiya News Channel
Yemen’s Hadi names new vice president
Yemeni President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi appointed his former prime minister as vice president on Sunday, a move apparently aimed at improving the chances of a peaceful settlement to the civil war that forced Hadi to flee to Saudi Arabia. “The
First Red Cross medical aid plane lands in Sanaa
The first Red Cross plane carrying medical aid into Yemen landed in Sanaa airport on Friday, marking their first delivery of medical supplies since the beginning of the Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi militias. “This is the first ICRC plane
Senior Yemeni leaders abducted by Houthi militias
Yemeni Houthi militias, making an aggressive bid for power in the impoverished Gulf state, arrested more than a hundred members from a rival Islamist Sunni political party, including two leaders, the party said in a statement Sunday. The Islah party,
Saleh ‘has fled Yemen’
Yemeni Foreign Minister Riad Yassine has claimed that the ousted former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh had left Yemen on a Russian airplane sent to Sanaa to evacuate Russian diplomats. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, a sister publication of Arab News,
Yemen’s Saleh may possess chemical weapons
The spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition forces, did not rule out the possibility that former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh may be in possession of chemical weapons, according to the Saudi Press Agency. Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri said that Saleh
GCC in tough U.N. talks with Russia on Yemen
Gulf countries are locked in tough negotiations with Russia on a U.N. draft resolution to impose an arms embargo and sanctions on Yemen, diplomats said Wednesday. The resolution would seek to re-launch a political dialogue that broke down after Yemen’s
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