Saudi Arabia

Yemeni missiles, drones strike targets in Saudi Arabia’s Asir

Jul 13, 2020 03:40

Yemeni Armed Forces targeted strategic sites in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region by a squadron of domestically-manufactured combat drones and ballistic missiles.
Fresh Saudi airstrike kills nearly dozen civilians in northern Yemen

Jul 12, 2020 15:46

Nearly a dozen civilians, mostly women and children, have been killed when Saudi military aircraft struck a residential area in Yemen’s northwestern province of Hajjah as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its bombardment campaign against its southern neighbor.
MBS prime suspect in Khashoggi murder case: UN official

Jul 12, 2020 07:11

A senior UN official says Saudi Arabia’s heir apparent Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) is a prime suspect in the murder of well-known Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul back in October 2018.
UAE, Saudi Arabia stall on US initiative against Iran

Jul 11, 2020 10:42

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly urged Saudi Arabia to stop supporting a US proposal aimed at resolving a three-year political tension among Persian Gulf countries.
Saudi attack on Yemeni boats violation of Sweden accord, armed forces will respond: Army spox

Jul 10, 2020 04:06

The spokesman for Yemen’s Armed Forces has censured the Saudi-led coalition waging a war against the impoverished Arab country over destruction of two civilian vessels in the strategic Red Sea, vowing that Yemeni troops and allied fighters will respond to the act of aggression.
Tehran rejects US claim of seizing Iranian ship as 'baseless'

Jul 10, 2020 01:46

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected the US’ “baseless” claim of seizing an Iranian ship carrying weapons to Yemen.
UN human rights expert calls on Saudi Arabia to free women activists

Jul 09, 2020 11:43

A United Nations special rapporteur has called on the member states of the UN Human Rights Council to pressure Saudi Arabia to free women activists, four months before the Saudi regime is to hold the 2020 G20 Riyadh summit.
UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite Yemen concerns

Jul 08, 2020 03:57

As the war in Yemen rages on, with mounting evidence of Saudi war crimes, the UK government has seen fit to resume arms sales to the Kingdom.
US fully responsible for Saudi-led military aggression against Yemen: Army spox

Jul 08, 2020 02:43

The spokesman for Yemeni Army has censured the US as the conspirator of the Saudi-led military onslaught on his country, saying Washington arms the Riyadh regime and its regional allies, defines goals for them and is involved in a political cover-up for their acts of aggression.
US administration must compensate losses it has inflicted on Iran: Zarif

Jul 07, 2020 01:51

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says regardless of who wins the forthcoming presidential election in the United States, the next American administration must make up for the losses that its predecessor has inflicted on the Iranian nation.