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 »
Tag Archives: TAEZ
Houthi militias carry out heavy shelling on Taez
Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh heavily shelled residential neighborhoods in Taez on Wednesday night, Al-Arabiya’s correspondent has reported. There have also been violent clashes between the national army and rebels in the areas surrounding
Cholera outbreak hits war-torn Yemen: UNICEF
War-torn Yemen is suffering from a cholera outbreak, the UN’s children agency said Friday, posing a further threat to infants in the impoverished nation. “This outbreak adds to the misery of millions of children in Yemen,” UNICEF Yemen representative Julien
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
WHO delivers medical aid to Yemen’s Taez
The World Health Organisation said Wednesday it has managed to deliver desperately needed medical supplies to Yemen’s Taez city which has been besieged for months by Shiite Huthi rebels. The WHO has “successfully delivered more than 20 tonnes of life-saving
Amnesty: Houthis blocking vital hospital supplies in Taez
Amnesty International warned on Tuesday that the Iran-backed Houthi militia group and its allied forces are endangering “the lives of thousands of civilians” in the southern Yemeni city of Taez after its stopping entry of necessary medical and food supplies
U.N. urges regular aid access to Yemen’s Taez
The U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Yemen called Saturday for regular humanitarian access to parts of the battleground city of Taez that are besieged by Iran-backed militias. Jamie McGoldrick said he saw some food, cooking gas and other commodities being brought
MSF delivers medical aid to Yemen’s besieged Taez
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said said it delivered medical supplies on Sunday to areas besieged by Houthi militias in Yemen’s flashpoint Taez city for the first time in months. The group also known as Doctors without Borders said two trucks
Security officer for Aden’s airport killed in front of his home
An investigative officer working for Aden’s airport was killed by unknown gunmen late Tuesday in front of his house in the war-torn country’s second city, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Wednesday. Two other policemen were also killed by gunmen
Saudi aid to Taez arrives to besieged Yemeni city
A Saudi aid dispatch consisting of 40 tons of medicine and food has arrived on Wednesday in the besieged Yemeni city of Taez, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Wednesday. The aid was granted from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid
Yemen peace talks reach deal on aid for Taez
A deal to immediately resume humanitarian aid to the flashpoint Yemeni city of Taez has been agreed at peace talks between the warring sides in Switzerland, the U.N. said on Thursday. The U.N. envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed,
Yemen leader reshuffles cabinet to smooth differences
Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi reshuffled his cabinet Tuesday, naming new foreign and interior ministers after signs of discord within the government of the war-torn country. The shake-up comes as anti-militia forces struggle to push Iran-backed Houthi militia group out
U.N. accuses Yemen’s Houthis of blocking aid
The U.N. aid chief on Tuesday accused Yemen’s Houthi militias of blocking and diverting deliveries of aid to the country’s third city of Taez where some 200,000 people are living under siege. Government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition have
Saudi-led forces advance towards Yemen’s besieged Taez
Saudi-led coalition forces advanced on Monday towards Yemen’s third city Taez after sending major reinforcements in a bid to break a months-long siege by Iran-backed militias, military officials said. The move comes ahead of an expected offensive to retake the
Loyalists in Taez city get armored vehicles
The Arab coalition battling Iran-backed rebels in Yemen has provided pro-government forces in the besieged city of Taez with dozens of armored vehicles, military sources and Emirati media reported Monday. The coalition has sent 30 military vehicles, including tanks, to
Yemeni resistance makes gains against Houthis
Yemen’s Southern Popular Resistance took control of the main street in the city of Taez as clashes with Houthi militiamen continued, a day after the Iran-backed militia breached a U.N.-brokered humanitarian ceasefire, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Several people were
Car bomb kills 12 militants in south Yemen
A bomb-laden vehicle parked near an arms depot exploded killing 12 Iran-backed members of Houthi militia and wounding eight others in southern Yemen’s Abyan province on Saturday, a local official told AFP. The official said the attack in the coastal
Fierce fighting engulfs Yemen’s Taez and Daleh
Fierce fighting on Monday between Houthi militias and pro-government forces in Yemen’s third city Taez killed and wounded dozens of people, residents and an official said. The clashes came a day after a U.N. official said a proposed peace conference
Rules on illegal Yemenis soon
Thousands of Yemeni citizens who have problems with their residence permits rushed to Passport Department offices across the Kingdom to correct their situations following a royal order to grant them concessions. The Yemenis were told to wait until detailed instructions
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