Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
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 »
Category Archives: Yemen
Saudi forces repel Houthi attacks in Najran, near Yemen borders
:: Saudi forces repelled two Houthi militia attacks in the Najran area on the border with Yemen on Wednesday morning. An Al Arabiya correspondent said the attacks came at two different times; the first in the early hours of the
Consular office for Yemeni affairs opened in Jeddah
:: Saudi ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber announced that the embassy in Sana’a will open a consular affairs office in Jeddah to process visas for Yemenis. King Salman approved the new office. Al-Jaber told News Agency the office will help
Houthi minister quits after she was ‘beaten up by militias’
:: Alia al-Shaabi, the human rights minister of the Houthi cabinet, submitted her resignation after gunmen affiliated with Houthi militias assaulted her. According to well-informed sources, Shaabi and her son were assaulted by Houthi gunmen while she was reviewing the
Yemen: Saleh exposes the Houthis and plans to retake Sanaa
:: Ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Chairman of the General People’s Congress, has given the green light to his media to discredit Houthi militia leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi and expose him to Yemeni citizens. The move came following reports pointed
Arab coalition preparing alternatives to Yemen port for urgent aid
:: The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it was determined to help its government retake all areas held by Houthi militia, including the key port of al-Hudaydah, but would ensure alternative entry routes for badly needed food and medicine.
Houthis ‘kidnap and torture’ 36 civilians on trial in Yemen’s Sanaa
:: Thirty-six Yemeni civilians were tortured by Houthi militias after they forcibly disappeared two years ago, human rights organizations reported on Tuesday. A joint statement issued by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor and the Yemeni SAM Organization for Rights and
Arab coalition launches air strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen’s Taiz
:: Nineteen air strikes launched by Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen killed at least 20 Houthi militias and rebels affiliated with ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh and injured around 3o more. The coalition’s airstrikes targeted Khaled bin al-Walid camp in
Houthis sold Yemen to Iran ‘cheaply,’ says Saleh party official
:: Adel al-Shuja, a member of the General People’s Congress which was the party of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh, accused the Houthis of selling Yemen to Iran for a cheap price. Shuja said on his Facebook page that the
Saudi Arabia hosts 895,175 Yemeni, Syrian refugees as guests: KSRelief chief
:: Royal Court Adviser and General Supervisor of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRelief) Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, underscored the Kingdom’s leading role in humanitarian work and its commitment to the international humanitarian law, which corresponds to the
UN envoy on Yemen in new bid to revive peace talks
:: The UN envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, is on a new regional tour to push Yemen’s peace consultations which are stalled since late last year, even as alarm grows over the humanitarian crisis in the country. According
Yemen army advancing towards Aqaba mountains in Al Jawf governorate
:: The Yemeni national army has made significant progress towards the Aqaba mountains in the border town of Al Jawf, while Houthi militias were hit with heavy artillery fire in Sarawah province. This comes at a time when the soldiers
Coming in from Riyadh, new governor of Aden takes over duties
:: Abdul-Aziz Al-Maflhi the new governor of the Yemeni temporary capital Aden, arrived Saturday amid tight security measures from Riyadh the Saudi capital to take over his duties as head of the local authority in Aden. Al-Maflhi received great public
Saudi aid to Yemen in two years stands at $8.2 billion
:: The Saudi foreign ministry published an infographics that shows the size of aid which the Saudi kingdom has provided to Yemen since April 2015 until April 2017. Saudi Arabia has provided $8.2 billion during this phase. The amount has
Houthis selling Iranian weapons to Al-Qaeda, says Saudi diplomat
:: As Yemen’s war enters its third year, a two-day workshop addressing the military, political and humanitarian challenges of the conflict warned of Houthi ties to Iran and their impact on legitimate institutions in Yemen. Saudi and Yemeni diplomats both
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
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
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
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