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 »
Tag Archives: Yemen
Houthi official says group will attend Geneva peace talks
A senior official from Yemen’s dominant Houthi militia said the movement will attend U.N.-backed peace talks in Geneva planned for June 14 without preconditions. “The group will participate in the Geneva talks and it supports without preconditions the efforts of
Coalition strikes on Houthis rock Yemen capital
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed a militia-held military compound and camp in Yemen’s capital on Wednesday, shaking nearby buildings and sending columns of flame shooting into the air. Early dawn airstrikes hit the militia’s First Armoured Brigade camp in Sanaa’s northern
U.N. urges Yemen humanitarian ceasefire
A new humanitarian pause to fighting in Yemen has been urged by the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday. In a unanimous statement, the 15-member council backed a call by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, saying that peace talks should swiftly be
U.S. says senior diplomat met with Yemen’s Houthi in Oman
Senior U.S. diplomats met representatives of Yemen’s Houthi militia in the capital of Oman for a day last week to press for the release of American hostages and discuss a political solution to the country’s conflict, the State Department said
U.S. and Singaporean evacuated from Yemen to Oman
Oman has helped locate a missing American and a Singaporean in Yemen and evacuated them to Muscat, its state news agency said on Monday, a day after unconfirmed reports in local media that U.S. citizens were being held by the
Captors post video of Frenchwoman kidnapped in Yemen
The French Foreign Ministry is trying to authenticate a video purporting to show a Frenchwoman taken hostage in Yemen appealing to President Francois Hollande to seek her release, an official said on Monday. The existence of the video of Isabelle
Blasts rock Sanaa as Houthi weapons depot hit
Violent blasts rocked Sanaa after coalition strikes target Houthi arms depots east of the Yemeni capital, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The strikes on the Mount Noqum base on the eastern outskirts of Sanaa sent munitions and shrapnel flying into
U.N. aid to Yemen targeted in Houthi shelling
A U.N.-chartered ship loaded with humanitarian supplies bound for Yemen was targeted by shelling as it approached the country’s main southern port of Aden on Sunday, an official said. The provincial government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, blamed
Soldier killed, 7 others hurt in Houthi shelling
A Border Guard soldier has been killed and seven others were wounded in Houthi shelling in the Al-Harth area of Jazan. Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the Interior Ministry, said Border Guard soldiers came under fire from the Yemeni
‘Several’ Americans held in Yemen: State Dept
Several Americans have been detained in Yemen, a State Department official said Sunday, amid reports that at least four U.S. citizens are being held by Shiite rebels. The Washington Post reported that the Americans were believed to be held by
Saudi FM: Iran interfering in Mideast affairs
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said Sunday that Iran is the only country interfering in the Middle East’s affairs. Jubeir, who was speaking at a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart, also said that the Islamic Republic is supporting
Car bomb kills 12 militants in south Yemen
A bomb-laden vehicle parked near an arms depot exploded killing 12 Iran-backed members of Houthi militia and wounding eight others in southern Yemen’s Abyan province on Saturday, a local official told AFP. The official said the attack in the coastal
Saudi-led strikes pound Yemen capital
Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded Houthi positions across Sanaa overnight, only hours after the U.N. envoy to Yemen arrived in the militia-held capital, residents said Saturday. Among the air strike targets was a house of deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh in
Fighters battle Houthis in Yemen’s Aden
Heavy fighting erupted in southern Yemen near Aden airport on Friday when a Sunni Muslim militia attacked Shi’ite Houthi rebels in a push to drive Houthis from the district, residents and fighters said. Saudi-led forces also made four air strikes
Coalition hits Houthi militias near Saudi border
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck Houthi militias in Yemen on Thursday after shellfire from the Yemeni side of the border killed two Saudi border guards on Wednesday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The airstrikes targeted Houthis in the towns of Saada
Saudi-led strikes target Yemen naval base
Saudi-led strikes targeted a naval base in Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodaida on Wednesday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The port had been held by Iranian-backed Houthi militiamen, which have been the target of the Saudi-led coalition’s air campaign
Ban Ki-moon orders Yemen peace talks delay
A conference aimed at restoring peace to conflict-torn Yemen has been postponed following a request from Yemen’s government and other parties for more time to prepare, the U.N. announced Tuesday. The peace talks had been scheduled to start Thursday in
Fierce fighting engulfs Yemen’s Taez and Daleh
Fierce fighting on Monday between Houthi militias and pro-government forces in Yemen’s third city Taez killed and wounded dozens of people, residents and an official said. The clashes came a day after a U.N. official said a proposed peace conference
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