Saudi Arabia

Qataris savor Iran land route in upset for Saudis

Sep 06, 2017 06:47

A land route from Turkey to Qatar via Iran is now operational, with 200 trucks of food having already arrived in the Persian Gulf peninsula.
Yemeni sharpshooters kill 4 mercenaries of Saudi Arabia

Sep 05, 2017 15:00

At least four mercenary soldiers fighting for Saudi Arabia have been killed when the Yemeni army and fighters from the allied Popular Committees carried out a retaliatory attack against the kingdom’s southwestern border region of Asir.
Yemeni forces kill five Saudi troops in border areas

Sep 04, 2017 00:37

At least five Saudi troops have been killed in a Yemeni retaliatory attack following the kingdom's airstrikes on its impoverished neighbor.
Yemeni forces fire ballistic missile at Saudi military base in Jizan

Sep 02, 2017 06:55

Yemeni army and allied forces have launched a missile attack against a military base in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Jizan region, inflicting casualties on Sudanese mercenaries there.
Qatar to officially launch blockade-busting port

Aug 29, 2017 12:23

Qatar announced the official launch of the Hamad Port in the first week of September, which is already being used to circumvent a blockade enforced on the country.
57 rights organizations urge UN inquiry into abuses in Yemen

Aug 29, 2017 10:21

Dozens of rights groups from around the world have urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to launch an independent investigation into the rights violations committed in Yemen since a Saudi-led military coalition invaded the country.
UN chief urges Saudi Arabia to let humanitarian aid reach Yemeni people

Aug 27, 2017 14:30

The United Nations has strongly urged the warring sides in the Yemen conflict, including the invading Saudi Arabia, to allow humanitarian assistance into the impoverished country, as the Saudi war machine increasingly kills more civilians, including women and children.
Yemeni people rally against recent deadly Saudi strike in Sana’a

Aug 26, 2017 14:45

Hundreds of people in Yemen have held a protest to voice their outrage at a recent Saudi airstrike that hit a residential area in the capital Sana’a, killing over a dozen people, including women and children.
Saudi regime forces demolish Shia mosque in Awamiyah

Aug 26, 2017 12:30

Saudi regime forces have reportedly razed a Shia mosque in the kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province as Riyadh presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on members of the religious community.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves hit lowest level since 2011

Aug 26, 2017 01:18

New figures show that Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves have hit their lowest level in the past six years as the kingdom is struggling with a budget deficit caused by low oil prices.