Saudi Arabia

Saudi drone downed in Jizan as Yemenis step up counter-attacks

Aug 04, 2019 03:45

Yemen’s ruling Ansarullah Movement says that its military has successfully shot down a Saudi spy drone flying near Yemen’s northern borders.
Dissident cleric dies because of ‘medical negligence’ in Saudi prison

Aug 04, 2019 02:59

A dissident Saudi cleric has reportedly died of health complications he developed in the kingdom’s jails due to “medical negligence,” as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals continues in the country.
UAE withdrawing from Yemen because Abu Dhabi believes Saudi-led war is unwinnable: NYT

Aug 03, 2019 02:57

A report sheds light on the motive behind a surprise decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — a key member of a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia — to pull its troops out of Yemen, saying Abu Dhabi has come to the conclusion that the war being waged on Yemen is “unwinnable.”
Yemeni armed forces unveil new generation of domestically-built Borkan missiles

Aug 03, 2019 01:39

Yemeni Armed Forces have unveiled a new generation of domestically-built Borkan (Volcano) long-range missiles, which could act as a game changer in the face of the Saudi-led military aggression against the Arab country.
Amnesty urges immediate, unconditional release of anti-regime Saudi cleric

Aug 02, 2019 11:01

Amnesty International has called for the immediate and unconditional release of prominent Saudi dissident Muslim cleric Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals continues in the country.
Nearly 20 Saudi-led forces killed in al-Qaeda attack

Aug 02, 2019 07:57

At least 19 Saudi-led forces loyal to Yemen’s former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have been killed in an al-Qaeda attack on a base in Yemen's southern province of Abyan.
Rights group urges Australia to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE over Yemen War

Aug 02, 2019 01:37

Human rights groups called on Australia to immediately stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the two Arab countries leading a deadly war against the people of Yemen.
Dozens of Saudi mercenaries killed as Yemeni retaliatory attacks hit camp in Aden

Aug 01, 2019 09:20

Yemeni armed forces have launched missile and drone attacks on a camp of Saudi-sponsored militiamen loyal to the country’s ex-government in the port city of Aden, killing dozens of them, including a commander.
ESOHR condemns Saudi activist’s arbitrary detention, new charges against him

Aug 01, 2019 03:11

The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) has condemned the arbitrary detention of Saudi human rights activist Mohammad Abdullah al-Otaibi and the new charges leveled against him, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals continues in the country.
Qatari student’s health deteriorating in Saudi jail: Rights group

Jul 31, 2019 12:24

A human rights group has expressed serious concern about the health condition of a Qatari student held at a detention facility in Saudi Arabia, stating that it is deteriorating because of the jailers' maltreatment and medical negligence.