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
Houthi delegation meets Iraq’s foreign minister
Iraq’s foreign ministry said a delegation of Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis arrived on Monday in Baghdad to discuss the possibility of recognition to the recently-established political council, the ministry said on its website. The delegation – headed by the Houthis’ spokesman,
Houthis say ready for fresh Yemen talks if attacks stop
Yemen’s Houthi-run governing council said on Sunday it was ready to restart peace talks with the country’s exiled government provided a Saudi-led coalition stopped attacking and besieging Houthi-held territories. UN-sponsored negotiations to end 18 months of fighting in the impoverished
Yemen’s exiled government welcomes US plan for restart of peace talks
Yemen’s internationally recognized exiled government said on Saturday it welcomed a plan agreed by the United States, Gulf Arab states and the United Nations to restart peace talks with a goal of forming a unity government. UN-sponsored negotiations to end
Houthis refuse to surrender missiles
The Houthis militias in Yemen have refused to surrender their ballistic missiles in an implicit rejection of the initiative put forward by US Secretary of State, John Kerry, two days ago in Jeddah, according to Anatolia news agency. According to
Yemen cross-border shelling kills Saudi child
A rocket fired from Yemen killed a three-year-old boy Saturday in the Saudi border region of Najran, a civil defense official said, in the latest cross-border attack by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels. Major Ali al-Shahrani, civil defense spokesman in southwest Saudi
Yemeni Resistance Forces vow to continue until ‘Sanaa liberation’
According to Abdullah al-Shandaqi, the official spokesman of the Popular Resistance forces in Sanaa, military operations “will continue until all districts and governorates are freed and the capital is reached.” Meanwhile, the resistance and the national army have taken control
Saudi Arabia convenes talks on Yemen crisis
Saudi Arabia will host over the next few days a series of important meetings for the Gulf foreign ministers, the US and Britain to discuss the Yemeni crisis as military activities escalate after the militia representatives thwarted the peace consultations
Houthi militias incur 1,654 deaths in one week
Al Arabiya News Channel sources have confirmed the Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Yemen have incurred nearly 1,654 deaths and 2,000 injured over the past week. The strikes by the Saudi-led coalition
Egypt’s Sisi: Long-term armed conflict in Yemen should be avoided
During Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid Bin Daghr’s visit to Egypt. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi stressed the importance of avoiding a long-term armed conflict in Yemen, at a meeting in Cairo on Monday, the state-owned MENA agency reported. Sisi emphasized the importance
Iran confesses Houthi rockets ‘made in Tehran’
Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has said that missiles made in Tehran were recently used in Yemen by Houthi militias in cross border attacks against Saudi Arabia. The Zelzal-3 rockets are Iranian-made solid propellant missiles that has been known
Qaeda’s ‘most wanted’ arrested in Aden
The Yemeni police said on Monday it had arrested what it described as the “most dangerous” leader of the Al-Qaeda in the coastal southwestern city of Aden alongside with two other accomplices, after foiling their operation. In a statement, the
Saudi army foils massive Houthis infiltration
Joint Saudi forces foiled an infiltration attempt on Saturday carried out by the Houthi militias near the Najran district in the kingdom, according to security sources. Saudi forces managed to kill dozens of Houthi and deposed Ali Abdulla Salah militia
Yemen parliament meets under arms threat
Houthi and Ali Abdullah Saleh’s militias failed in a bid Saturday, to gain the legal recognition required to establish an insurgency-administered supreme political council, after too few members attended the session. The Houthis called the meeting in a bid to
Ten Yemeni soldiers killed in Lahij suicide attack
A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a large group of army reinforcements in south Yemen on Sunday, killing at least 10 soldiers, an Al Arabiya News Channel correspondent reported. Another seven soldiers were wounded in the attack targeting troops
Arab League worried over lack of political settlement between Yemeni sides
The Arab League on Sunday has expressed concerns over the regressing situation between the Yemeni warring sides, the official state-owned Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, after talks were extended for one week. Arab League’s spokesman Mahmoud Afifi said the 22-state
Yemen talks extended, Saudi soldiers killed
The Saudi-led coalition has confirmed the death seven of its military in the ongoing fight against the Houthi militia on Saturday. The dead were all Saudi military: an officer and five other soldiers. They died while trying to stop Houthi
Saudi-led coalition denies blockading Yemeni territories
The Saudi-led coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen has denied allegations by international human rights and aid groups that it was blocking access to the war-ravaged country, the Saudi Press Agency reported. In a statement issued on Friday, the coalition voiced
Yemen government withdraws from Kuwait talks with rebels
Yemen’s government delegation has quit talks in Kuwait with Shiite Houthi rebels despite resuming them earlier this month. Officials with Yemen’s internationally recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi told The Associated Press they were considering proposals to reconvene
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