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
Yemen president agrees to 72-hour ceasefire
A 72-hour cease fire was agreed to by Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on Monday night, with the possibility of an extension. “The President agreed to a 72 hrs ceasefire to be extended if the other party adheres to it,”
Yemeni army investigate cause of Sanaa strike
After the Arab coalition’s confirmation and acceptance of the results of the Sanaa funeral strike investigation, Major General Mohammed Almgdashy revealed “the Yemeni Army started to hold meetings on the level of leaders in order to investigate and discuss the
Yemen army’s wrong intel led to funeral strike
The coalition battling Yemeni rebels said Saturday that one of its warplanes had “wrongly targeted” a funeral in the capital Sanaa after receiving false information from a party within the Yemeni army The coalition added that the directing operations center
Dozens of Houthis killed following attempt to control Saudi checkpoints
Dozens of Iran-backed Houthi militias were killed after Saudi forces foiled their attempt to claim control over the kingdom’s checkpoints near the border, Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent reported. The Saudi forces were able to target the militias before they
Saudi Arabia urges UN Security Council to condemn Houthi terror
Saudi Arabia has urged the United Nations Security Council to condemn the terrorist acts committed by the Houthi militias and their allies and has called for appropriate measures against the countries supporting them. In a letter written by the Permanent
US ‘to retaliate’ attack on warships off Yemen coast
The United States threatened Tuesday to retaliate for a missile attack that missed a pair of US warships in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. “Counterstrike, retaliatory strike: I can tell you that those things are things that
Houthis attempt to clean up funeral blasts site
Tribal leaders and family members of the funeral home attack have stopped Houthi militias from lifting up debris of the strike that killed more than 80 people. Yemeni sources confirmed that Houthi militias issued directives to quickly remove the debris
UN envoy, France urge restarting Yemen peace talks
Yemen’s UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault urged on Monday to reinstate dialogue and restart peace efforts between Yemen’s warring sides during a joint press conference in Paris. Ayrault called on the Yemeni sides
Arab coalition operations kill 50 Houthis in Yemen
Saudi special forces along with the Arab coalition carried out a military operation in Yemen’s mountain tops to combat Houthi militias near the Saudi border, Al Arabiya correspondent reported on Monday. Sources said that the targeted attacks on the mountain
Yemeni boy in Saudi Arabia wounded in cross-border shelling
A “military projectile” fired from the Yemeni side of the border hit a house in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan province on Sunday, wounding a 14-year-old boy. The house belonged to a Yemeni resident and the wounded boy was his son, the
Yemen tribe calls strike on funeral a ‘conspiracy’
The family and tribe whose members were killed when two missiles hit their funeral gathering days earlier have released a statement calling the bombing a “conspiracy.” The statement released on behalf of al-Roweishan family and Kholan al-Tayel tribes by Sheikh
US Navy ship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen
A US Navy destroyer came under on Monday after an attempted missile was fired at in international waters off Yemen. The ship was reportedly not hit by the missiles, a US military spokesman told Reuters. The spokesman also added that
Saudi Arabia intercepts two Houthi missiles
Saudi Arabia has intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Houthi militias from Yemen, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The Saudi military said early on Monday that it stopped one missile fired toward Marib in Yemen and a second targeting
New Yemeni Haj minister vows to streamline operations
The new Yemeni minister of endowments, Ahmed Attia, vowed to punish owners of Yemeni Haj and Umrah companies, who have violated Haj and Umrah regulations. “I confirm that the coming phase will be a corrective one to address the corruption
Saudi denies Yemeni funeral bombing
There was no Arab coalition air role in a strike in Sanaa on Saturday, sources in the Saudi-led coalition said, after authorities in the Yemeni capital reported an air strike by the alliance on mourners killed at least 82 people.
Top commander in Yemen’s army killed
Yemen’s army has announced the death of its most senior commander to be killed this year in the country’s ongoing civil war. In a statement late on Friday, it said Maj-Gen. Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi was killed while leading an offensive against
Seven fighters killed in Yemen clashes
Seven fighters were killed in clashes between Houthi militias and loyalists of Ali Abudllah Saleh in southwest Yemen on Thursday, a loyalist officer said. Four militias and three pro-government fighters died on the edge of Taez and Lahj provinces in
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
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