Tag Archives: GULF
Saudi airstrikes ‘removed’ threats posed to Kingdom
Anti-Houthi coalition airstrikes in Yemen removed any threat posed to Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries, the Kingdom’s ministry of defense said on Tuesday. Sorties reportedly targeted and destroyed ballistic missiles operated by Houthis and militias loyal to deposed leader Ali
Gulf envoys: No ceasefire unless Houthis retreat
There will be no immediate ceasefire in Yemen unless Houthi rebels withdraw from seized territory, Gulf envoys told U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday. Saudi Ambassador to the United Nations Abdallah al-Muallami told Agence France-Presse that “certain conditions” must be
‘Decisive Storm’ destroys Houthi missile stockpile
As the Saudi-led “Operation Decisive Storm,” continues into its third day, sources to Al Arabiya News Channel confirmed that coalition strikes destroyed a large Houthi ballistic missile stockpile in the capital Sanaa. Meanwhile, rxplosions rocked Aden’s largest arms depot on
Kuwait court jails three ISIS supporters
A Kuwaiti court has jailed three Arab supporters of ISIS militant group, in a first for the Gulf emirate, newspapers reported Friday. The court sentenced a Kuwaiti to 10 years in jail for urging support for the group and also
UAE blacklists 82 groups as ‘terrorist’
The government of the United Arab Emirates formally endorsed on Saturday the designation of 82 organizations, including Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as terror groups, in line with a federal law on combating
International airlines flee Iraqi airspace
Etihad Airways is re-routing its flights to avoid “conflict airspace” in Iraq, as Turkish Airlines says it has resumed its flights to the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Both airlines announced their decisions Saturday, a day after the Obama administration
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