Saudi Arabia

Saudi king, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss Khashoggi case over phone

Oct 15, 2018 07:00

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi as pressure builds up on Riyadh to come clean about the fate of the prominent journalist.
UK Labour Party says would stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi

Oct 15, 2018 04:11

Britain’s main opposition Labour Party says it would stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia if it was in government after the disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
JP Morgan, Ford Motor pull out of Saudi investor conference

Oct 15, 2018 03:38

JP Morgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and Ford Chairman Bill Ford said their companies are the latest US firms that cancelled plans to attend a Saudi Arabian investor conference later this month following the disappearance of a dissident journalist at the Saudi consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
Saudi source: Reconciliation with Iran possible if sanctions imposed

Oct 15, 2018 03:07

As global pressure mounts on Saudi Arabia to hold the kingdom responsible over the fate of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a new report indicates that Riyadh is preparing a list of countermeasures, including reconciliation with Iran, to push back against possible punishments.
Three Saudi soldiers killed in clashes with Yemeni army in border areas

Oct 14, 2018 16:47

At least three Saudi soldiers have been killed in clashes with Yemeni forces in border areas of the war-ravaged country, a report says.
Yemeni missile hits gathering of Saudi-backed forces

Oct 14, 2018 04:03

A ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Army and popular Ansarullah movement has hit a gathering of Saudi-backed militants in Sana'a province, the country's Military Information Center said on Sunday.
US would be 'punishing itself' if it halts Saudi arms sales: Trump

Oct 14, 2018 02:34

President Donald Trump says the United States would be “punishing itself” if it halted weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, as pressure mounts on him to take action over the suspected murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul.
Yemeni navy unveils new domestically-manufactured Mersad sea mine

Oct 13, 2018 16:33

Yemeni naval forces have unveiled a domestically-designed and -manufactured sea mine that can target and destroy military vessels of Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, which have intruded into Yemen’s territorial waters in the strategic Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Saudis yet to cooperate in Khashoggi probe: Turkish foreign minister

Oct 13, 2018 16:30

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Saudi Arabia is not cooperating with the investigation into the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi journalist who is suspected of being killed during a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month.
Saudi Arabia deliberately targeting Yemen's food supply: Report

Oct 13, 2018 16:25

Saudi Arabia has deliberately impaired Yemen’s food supply by systematically targeting the war-torn country’s fishing installations, fishermen, agricultural sites and other food related infrastructure, according to a report.