Saudi Arabia

Khashoggi’s last moments: Gasping, bone saw operating

Sep 10, 2019 14:01

A Turkish daily has released what it says are detailed transcripts of audio recordings from inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on the day when Saudi government agents killed and dismembered the body of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Saudi Arabia plans to enrich uranium for nuclear power: Minister

Sep 10, 2019 01:52

Saudi Arabia has announced plans to produce and enrich uranium in the future for its nuclear power program set to enter into an operational phase with two atomic reactors.
Yemeni Zelzal-1 missiles hit army positions in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan

Sep 08, 2019 15:05

Saudi Arabia has suffered loss of military personnel and mercenaries in a retaliatory missile strike carried out by Yemen's army soldiers and fighters from allied Popular Committees targeting positions in the southern region of Jizan.
Saudi Arabia picks royal as new energy minister

Sep 08, 2019 02:03

Saudi Arabia has for a first time in history appointed a member of the royal family as the country’s energy minister, a move which could spark concerns about the balance of power in the kingdom and lead to more politicized policy-making in the oil sector.
Yemeni forces fire ballistic missile at Najran airport in southern Saudi Arabia

Sep 07, 2019 01:32

In a retaliatory action, Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have fired a domestically-developed ballistic missile at a strategic economic target in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern border region of Najran.
Saudi court acquits defendants in deadly Grand Mosque’s crane fall case

Sep 06, 2019 11:05

A court in Saudi Arabia has dropped all charges against defendants being persecuted over a crane collapse onto the Masjid al-Haram (the Grand Mosque) in Mecca nearly four years ago, where more than a hundred worshippers were martyred.
Saudi Arabia says UAE-backed separatists in Yemen threaten kingdom

Sep 06, 2019 02:24

Saudi Arabia has issued a strongly-worded warning to separatists in southern Yemen, saying that any “destabilizing” move by the UAE-backed militants in Aden amounts to a threat to the kingdom’s security.
US reaches out to Ansarullah Movement to end war as Saudi struggles

Sep 06, 2019 02:03

The United States says it has reached out to the Ansarullah Movement to work out a way to the ongoing conflict in Yemen, where the Ansarullah fighters have managed to push back against a deadly military aggression by Saudi Arabia and its regional allies for over four years.
Yemeni forces launch drone attacks on military sites in Saudi airbase

Sep 05, 2019 09:35

Yemeni army troopers, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have hit military sites in Saudi Arabia's southwestern region of Asir, using a squadron of domestically-manufactured Qasef-2K (Striker-2K) combat drones.
Yemeni retaliatory attacks kill, injure 30 Saudi mercs near Jizan

Sep 05, 2019 07:13

Yemeni armed force have conducted retaliatory missile and rocket attacks near Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Jizan city, killing and injuring more than 30 Riyah-led mercenaries.