Saudi Arabia

Yemeni tribes reject Saudi compensation, seek revenge for Jawf bloodshed

Jul 17, 2020 05:38

Yemeni tribes in the northern province of al-Jawf have rejected a financial offer from Saudi Arabia to compensate for Wednesday airstrikes that claimed over two dozen civilian lives, saying the only thing that would calm them down is revenge.
UN envoy for Yemen urges ‘transparent investigation’ into deadly Saudi-led airstrikes in Jawf

Jul 17, 2020 04:42

United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths has called for a transparent investigation into airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition in the northern province of al-Jawf, which claimed the lives of over two dozen people, among them women and children.
Qatar Airways to sue Saudi-led quartet over ' illegal' blockade

Jul 16, 2020 03:01

Qatar Airways says it will seek compensation for losses caused by an "illegal airspace blockade," which Saudi Arabia and some of its regional allies imposed on Doha three years ago.
Iraq's PM to visit Iran, Saudi Arabia, US on first foreign tour

Jul 15, 2020 12:18

Iraq's new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will visit Iran next week as part of his first foreign tour since taking office.
Yemen: Saudi-led warplanes target residences, kill civilians

Jul 15, 2020 07:23

Saudi-led military aircraft have carried out fresh deadly strikes in Yemen, this time targeting a residential area in the northern province of al-Jawaf, as part of the Riyadh regime's ongoing aerial bombardment campaign against its crisis-hit southern neighbor.
Qatar wins ICJ case against Saudi Arabia-led states

Jul 15, 2020 01:56

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has backed Qatar in a dispute with four regional states that imposed a blockade against the country.
Zarif: Iran will keep trying to send Yemen relief aid despite Saudi siege

Jul 15, 2020 01:02

Despite the ongoing restrictions and setbacks, Iran will keep up its efforts to transfer humanitarian aid to Yemen, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says, denouncing continuation of the Saudi-led war and siege against the impoverished country as “unacceptable.”
Yemen: Ansarullah to unveil new ballistic missile after striking Saudi sites

Jul 14, 2020 07:58

Just a day after striking sensitive oil installations and military sites inside Saudi Arabia in a retaliatory operation, Yemeni armed forces say they will soon unveil a new type of domestic ballistic missile.
UK selling spyware to 17 repressive regimes, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain

Jul 13, 2020 08:13

Britain is providing more than a dozen repressive regimes around the world with wiretaps, spyware and other telecommunications interception equipment likely to be used to spy on dissidents, according to public records.
Yemeni forces strike strategic positions in Saudi Arabia with drones, missiles

Jul 13, 2020 08:08

Yemeni forces have carried out a major military operation against military and strategic positions in southwestern Saudi Arabia, a military spokesman says.