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
Five explosions rock Yemeni capital
Two militants were killed after five bombs exploded on Tuesday in Sanaa’s old quarter, where many supporters of the Houthi group live, according to a Yemeni security official, Agence France-Presse reported. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but
Yemen’s parliament approves new Cabinet
Yemen’s parliament on Thursday approved a new government despite months of violence and political wrangling that has shaken the country. Parliament’s approval could ease tensions but it is unlikely to resolve the power struggle between President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi
Yemeni Houthi rebels take over state-run newspaper
Yemen’s official news agency says the country’s powerful Shiite rebels who control the capital, Sanaa, have stormed the building of the nation’s main state newspaper and ousted the chief editor. SABA quotes the Information Ministry as saying al-Thawra’s headquarters was
Top separatist shot dead in South Yemen
A separatist activist was shot dead in southern Yemen Monday as secessionists staged a day of civil disobedience, witnesses and activists said of a killing Amnesty International called an “execution.” Khaled al-Junaidi, a prominent figure in the Southern Movement, was
Yemen troops kill Saudi-bound Qaeda suspects dressed as women
Yemeni troops on Saturday shot dead five Al-Qaeda suspects disguised as women who fired at a soldier during a checkpoint inspection of their Saudi-bound bus, officials said. Another suspect was wounded along with the driver in the shooting at Harad,
Yemeni Guantanamo prisoner told he can be released
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who was accused of being a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden is now eligible for release from the prison on the U.S. Navy base in Cuba, a Pentagon review board said Tuesday. The Periodic Review Board,
Yemeni president fires army chief of staff
Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has fired his armed forces chief of staff as Houthi rebels continue to occupy the capital Sanaa they seized since last September, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Sunday President Hadi issued a decree replacing
American captive in Yemen killed in rescue attempt
Outgoing Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel confirmed on Saturday the death of al-Qaeda-held photojournalist Luke Somers during a rescue operation in Yemen. A relief group said al-Qaeda militants killed another hostage during the operation, reported to be South African teacher
Yemen’s rivals hold rare meeting
Yemen’s main Sunni Islamist party says its top leaders have met with the powerful Shiite Houthi rebels who have been battling it for months and control the capital, in a rare meeting that might help ease the country’s political deadlock.
Yemen rescuers sought U.S., British, S.Africa hostages in raid
An American, a Briton and a South African were among several hostages Yemeni forces sought to free from al-Qaeda this week, the defense ministry said on its website, describing a raid that a U.S. defense official said also involved U.S.
Yemeni forces free hostages, kill kidnappers
Yemeni security forces freed seven Yemeni hostages and one foreigner in a special operation in which seven Al-Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country’s supreme security committee said. The committee, in a statement published by state news agency Saba, did
Al-Qaeda in Yemen denounces ‘expansionist’ ISIS
Yemen’s al-Qaeda branch on Friday denounced the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group for declaring a caliphate on territory it seized and for aggressively seeking to expand its area of influence, the Associated Press reported. Al-Qaeda in the
Al-Qaeda vows fierce attacks on Yemen Shiite militiamen
The Al-Qaeda military chief in Yemen has vowed to launch fierce attacks against Shiite Huthi militiamen sweeping across the country, in an audio message posted Friday on jihadist websites. “To the Huthis we say: brace yourselves for horrors that will
Blast kills senior Islamist politician in Yemen
A car bombing on Tuesday killed a leading member of Yemen’s powerful Sunni Al-Islah party whose supporters have been battling Shiite militias, a security official said. Al-Islah assistant secretary general Sadeq Mansur died “immediately” when a device inside the door
Yemen: 25 Houthi rebels killed in ambush
At least 25 members of Houthi rebels were killed in an ambush by tribesmen near the town of Radaa, which is 100 miles south east of the capital Sanaa, Al Arabiya correspondent reported, in a fresh wave of violence in
Yemeni president’s dismissal from party disputed
Senior figures in southern Yemen of the General People’s Congress rejected Thursday a move to dismiss President Abdrabuh Mansur from the party. The political bureau of the GNC, headed by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, had announced Hadi’s sacking on
‘Dozens’ killed in bomb attack on Yemen rebel fighters
A bomb attack on a gathering of Shiite Houthi fighters in central Yemen on Wednesday killed dozens of people, military and tribal sources said, according to Agence France-Presse. The blast targeted the residence of a local tribal chief in the
Yemen rebels clash with airport security; 4 killed
Yemeni security officials say Shiite rebels who overtook the capital, Sanaa, tried to impose their authority at the city’s international airport, setting off clashes with security personnel that left four dead. The officials said Tuesday that three security guards and
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