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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Al-Qaeda says tried to kill U.S. envoy to Yemen
Al-Qaeda said Saturday it had tried to assassinate the U.S. ambassador to Yemen with two bombs that were discovered minutes before they were due to explode. The explosives were planted Thursday outside the house of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, the
Yemen’s President Hadi sacked from party leadership
Yemen’s General People’s Congress dismissed the country’s President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi from his Secretary General party role on Saturday. The move was taken after he was accused of soliciting U.N. sanctions against his predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh. In a statement
U.N. sanctions Yemen’s Saleh, two rebel leaders
Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and two senior Houthi rebels were blacklisted on Friday by the U.N. Security Council for their role in Yemen’s unrest, threatening peace and stability in the country’s transition after an Arab Spring inspired uprising.
Backers of Yemen’s Saleh protest against U.S.
Thousands of supporters of Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and Shiite Houthi rebels took to the streets on Friday to protest possible U.N. sanctions against the ousted strongman and rebel chiefs. Saleh, who was forced to resign in early
Yemen protest at ex-strongman sanctions threat
Thousands of supporters of Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh and Shiite rebels took to the streets Friday to protest threatened U.N. sanctions against the ousted strongman and insurgent chiefs. Saleh, who stepped down in early 2012 after a year of
U.S. denies pressing Saleh to leave Yemen
Washington on Wednesday denied reports that it was pressuring Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been threatened with U.N. sanctions for obstructing peace, to leave the country. Saleh’s party, the General People’s Congress, said the ex-leader, who stepped
Algerian killed, Frenchman wounded in scuffle at Sanaa Houthi checkpoint
An Algerian national was shot dead and a Frenchman was wounded on Wednesday during a scuffle at a checkpoint operated by fighters of the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi group in the southern part of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a police source
Senior al-Qaeda operative ‘killed’ in U.S. strike in Yemen
A senior al Qaeda official wanted by the United States and a local leader of the militant group’s affiliate, Ansar al-Sharia, were killed in a drone strike in central Yemen overnight, tribal sources said on Wednesday. Nabil al-Dahab, leader of
Yemen: Over 30 killed as Shiites battle Al-Qaeda
Yemeni security officials say more than 30 people have been killed in clashes between Shiite Houthi rebels and tribal fighters backed by Al-Qaeda militants in the embattled town of Radda south of the capital Sanaa. The officials said the two
Yemen liberal party head killed
A gunman shot dead Sunday the head of a Yemeni liberal political party in Sanaa, his family said, as Al-Qaeda suspects killed 18 troops and captured 15 others further west. Secretary general of the Union of Popular Forces party Mohammed
Yemen rivals agree on government of technocrats
Yemen’s main political factions, including the Houthi rebels, signed a deal on Saturday tasking the president and prime minister to form a new government in an effort to defuse political tensions that have crippled the impoverished state. The accord was
Yemenis protest against Houthi takeover of Sanaa
Demonstrators and activists in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa protested on Saturday against the Houthi rebel takeover of the city, demanding President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi put an end to the insurgency. Protestors chanted slogans against the Houthi rebels and Iran,
Yemen’s Houthi rebels give president ultimatum
Yemen’s Shiite rebels, who are in control of the capital, are giving the president 10 days to form a government, hinting at a takeover attempt if their demands are not met. The Shiite group, also known as Houthis, on Friday
‘Qaeda’ gunmen kill Yemen police officer, soldier
Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed a Yemeni police officer and a soldier in two separate attacks in the south of the strife-torn country, security sources said Friday. “Two Al-Qaeda gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed commander Fadl al-Majidi on Thursday
Officials: Clash in Yemen town kills 250 in 3 days
Fighting in central Yemen between Shiite Houthi rebels and an influential tribe in the town of Radda killed at least 250 people over three days of clashes, security officials said Monday. The violence in Yemen’s central Bayda province saw fighters
Yemen restarts main oil export pipeline after repairs
Yemen resumed exports from its main oil pipeline on Saturday, one day after an attack by tribesmen temporarily halted flows, industry sources said. Yemen’s oil and gas pipelines have been repeatedly sabotaged, often by tribesmen who have feuds with the
Clashes, drone strike ‘kill dozens’ in Yemen
Fighting between Shiite rebels and Sunni tribesmen allied to al-Qaeda has left dozens dead in central Yemen, while a suspected U.S. drone strike killed 10 militants, tribal sources said Saturday. The rebels, known as Houthis, have been facing fierce resistance
Drone strike kills three al Qaeda-linked militants-tribal sources
A U.S. drone strike killed three suspected members of the al Qaeda-linked group near their battlefront with arch-rivals from the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi group, tribal sources said. The sources said the drone was used in the al-Manasseh area against Ansar
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