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: Yemen
Trilateral UAE-Saudi-Yemen committee holds first meeting
:: The trilateral high UAE-Saudi-Yemen committee, chaired by Yemeni Vice President Lt. General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, held its first meeting in Jeddah to discuss its work and recent contacts made between the political leaders of the three member states, Saudi
No room for dialogue with Iran: Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
:: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ruled out any dialogue with Iran because of Tehran’s overarching hegemonistic ambitions in the region. In a wide-ranging interview with prominent Saudi host and journalist, Dawood Al-Shirian, which was aired Tuesday
Saudi forces bomb Houthi and Saleh militia locations in Yemen’s Harad
:: Saudi forces fired sporadic shells at Harad, one of the fort sites of the Houthi militias and the guards of the ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported that after the militias tried to approach the ends
Iran big winner from region’s turmoil: Arab league head
:: Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit warned Monday that Iran and Israel were the main beneficiaries of turmoil across the Arab world, which he described as the worst he has ever seen. “I have never seen anything worse than
Yemen: Tensions between Houthis and Saleh become public
:: The head of the so-called Higher Political Council in Sana’a, Saleh al-Samad, canceled a decision taken by the head of the Houthi militia government to appoint Hisham Sharaf as foreign minister in the militia government to take the authority
In Yemen conflict, a window into deepening US-Gulf ties
When US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis greeted Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister at the Pentagon last month, the first thing he did was joke about the time “the Iranians tried to murder you.” Mattis’ reference to a foiled 2011 plot, denied
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman holds talks on Yemeni conflict with President Hadi
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Yemeni President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi in Jeddah on Saturday and reaffirmed the kingdom’s commitment to Yemen’s legitimate government. According to a statement from the Saudi Press Agency, King Salman reiterated his keenness
Saudi Arabia foils plot to smuggle thousands of bullets and guns from Yemen
A spokesperson for a Saudi patrol force in Jazan, a city on the border with Yemen, told Al Arabiya that an attempt to smuggle weapons and ammunition into Saudi Arabia had been thwarted. Khaled Kozeiz told Al-Arabiya.net that they received
40 UN-linked organizations implicated for supporting Yemen coup, says report
The official newspaper of the Yemeni National Army has revealed that more than 40 local organizations in Sana’a, that have links with the United Nations, have been implicated in the funding of the coup against Yemeni people. The “26 September”
Merkel says she has ‘good relationship’ with Trump despite frosty start
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that she and President Donald Trump have built a “good working relationship” even though the two had frosty exchanges last year that raised fears of damage to the pivotal US-German partnership. “President Trump
Saudi Arabia sending aid to all of Yemen including Houthi areas: Official
Saudi Arabia is distributing life-saving assistance throughout Yemen, including areas held by Iran-allied Houthi rebels, sometimes by donkey or camel, a top Saudi aid official said Thursday. “Our programs have been reaching all regions of Yemen, I want to emphasize
Coalition air strikes kill Saleh forces, Houthi militias in Yemen
Two field commanders and at least eight members belonging to militias loyal to former Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh were killed in raids north of the Khaled bin al-Waleed military camp at al-Mukha northwest of Taiz. According to sources of
Coalition planes drop food, medical supplies in besieged Taiz
Abdullah al-Rabiah, supervisor-general of the King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid and Relief, revealed that Saudi Arabia is distributing aid throughout Yemen, including the areas controlled by Houthi militias. Regarding Taiz that is besieged by Houthi and Saleh militias, Rabiah
UN envoy eyes new Yemen peace talks before Ramadan
A new round of peace talks between Yemen’s warring sides should begin by the end of May, the UN mediator said Wednesday, as alarm grows over the country’s humanitarian crisis. UN special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed told AFP that
Yemen govt calls for change in relief routes after Houthi pillaging
The Yemeni government called on the United Nations to change the relief route to the governorate of Taiz through the safe areas and the port of Aden, to ensure that such assistance continues to reach the beneficiaries without delay or
Two Saudi sergeants killed in explosion in Yemen
The Security Spokesman of the Saudi Interior Ministry stated that a patrol of the border guards in Al-Rdhaa Sector in Jazan Region was exposed to a land mine explosion and projectiles from the Yemeni territories on Thursday, which resulted in
Forces destroy Houthi boat attempting to breach Saudi maritime borders
Saudi Arabia’s border guards were able to destroy a boat belonging to Houthi militias who tried to breach into Saudi territorial waters near Jazan. Saudi forces said the boat was filled with explosives and without a commander and was detonated
Twenty commanders defect from pro-Saleh Yemeni militia
Yemeni General People’s Congress Party leader Essam Shreim, along with 19 other leaders in the party defected from the pro-Saleh Yemeni militia in the city of Hudaydah. According to the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, these leaders, who announced their concurrence to
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