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
Three suspected Qaeda militants killed in U.S. drone strike in Yemen
style=”text-align: center;”> At least three suspected al-Qaeda militants were killed on Monday in a U.S. drone strike on a car in southeastern Yemen, local residents said, the third such strike in a week. The attacks show there has been no
Houthis set deadline to unravel Yemen crisis
A Shiite militia on Sunday set a three-day deadline for political parties to resolve the power vacuum in Yemen since the president and prime minister offered to resign last month. The Houthis and their allies urged parties “to reach a
Yemen Shiite militia holds widely boycotted meeting on crisis
Yemen’s Shiite militia and ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s party held a meeting boycotted by other parties Friday to discuss ending the country’s political crisis, as protests hit several cities, including the capital. The militia, which overran Sanaa in September, seized
Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain student protestors
Armed members of Yemen’s Houthi rebels were holding a number of student protestors at Sanaa University on Thursday, an Al Arabiya News Channel correspondent has reported. The armed men also beat the students as demonstrations against the militia group continued
Pentagon confirms U.S. talks with Yemen’s Houthis
U.S. officials are holding discussions with representatives of the Shiite militia in Yemen who have forced the resignation of the country’s president, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. But the discussions with the Houthi militiamen do not amount to an agreement
Pentagon confirms U.S. talks with Yemen’s Houthis
U.S. officials are holding discussions with representatives of the Shiite militia in Yemen who have forced the resignation of the country’s president, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. But the discussions with the Houthi militiamen do not amount to an agreement
Yemen’s abducted presidential aide will be freed in hours
Yemen’s abducted presidential chief of staff Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak is likely to be “freed within hours,” Reuters reported a Houthi official saying on Tuesday. Bin Mubarak was kidnapped, along with two of his guards, on Jan. 17 in the
Yemen rivals sign deal to form salvation government
Yemeni rivals agreed on Monday to form a salvation national government, according to reports coming from Sanaa, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. U.N. envoy Jamel Benomar had earlier met with leaders of Shiite Houthi militia who seized the presidential palace
Yemen’s Houthis ‘similar’ to Lebanon’s Hezbollah: Iran official
The Shiite Houthi group, currently dominating Yemen, is “similar” to the Shiite movement in Lebanon, Hezbollah, a representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the Qods Force of the Revolutionary Guards has said. “The Houthi group is a similar
U.S. closing embassy in Yemen amid turmoil
The United States is closing its embassy in Yemen to the public until further notice amid political turmoil after the government resigned under pressure from the Houthi rebel movement. The decision was made “out of an abundance of caution and
Talks to end Yemen’s political crisis falter
Talks aimed at ending Yemen’s political crisis faltered on Sunday when three of the country’s main political parties quit negotiations with the Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi group, raising the prospect of growing chaos. The parties, which are seen as close to
Thousands of Yemenis stage biggest anti-Houthi protest in Sanaa
Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets on Saturday in the biggest demonstration yet against the Houthi group that dominates Yemen, two days after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s resignation left the country in political limbo. Witnesses said a crowd estimated
Some U.S. counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen frozen for now
The United States has halted some counter-terrorism operations against al-Qaeda militants in Yemen following a takeover of the country by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, U.S. officials said on Friday. The collapse of the U.S.-backed government of Yemen on Thursday has left
Yemeni President Hadi resigns from office
Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi resigned from his office on Thursday after Houthi rebels stormed his residence and clashed with government forces in recent days, the Al Arabiya News Channel reported After refusing Hadi’s resignation, the country’s parliament called for
Aden airport reopens as Yemen crisis eases
Authorities in southern Yemen reopened Aden’s air and sea ports on Thursday, officials said, after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accepted some demands from the dominant Houthi group in a move expected to ease days of tension in the capital. Security
Kerry: Yemen president agrees to Houthi demands
Besieged Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi is accepting many demands of the Shiite Houthi rebel militia for constitutional change and wider power sharing after they took over his palace and replaced guards outside his private residence in Sanaa, top U.S.
Aden airport shut in solidarity with Yemen president
Authorities in Yemen’s second city Aden shut its international airport on Wednesday in protest against attacks by Shiite militiamen on the president and other state figures. Aden’s main security body said in a statement that it was closing its airport,
Two Yemenis charged in U.S. court over alleged Al-Qaeda link
Two Yemeni nationals were charged in the United States with conspiring to murder Americans abroad and providing material support to al Qaeda, according to a complaint and arrest warrant unsealed on Tuesday. Saddiq Al-Abbadi and Ali Alvi were arrested in
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