Saudi Arabia

Yemeni protesters blame UN for failure to stop Saudi war

Mar 05, 2017 17:14

Hundreds of Yemeni people have held a protest against Saudi Arabia's prolonged war on the impoverished Arab country, blaming the United Nations for its failure to bring the deadly campaign to a decisive end.
Yemeni snipers kill Saudi soldier in retaliatory attack

Mar 05, 2017 17:08

Yemeni army soldiers, backed by fighters from allied Popular Committees, have shot dead a Saudi trooper in the kingdom’s southwestern border region of Jizan in response to Riyadh’s deadly airstrikes against their conflict-stricken country.
No positive change in Saudi political approaches: Iran FM

Mar 05, 2017 17:01

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Saudi Arabia has made no positive change in its political approaches and is still escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Fresh Saudi air raids leave four civilians martyred in Yemen

Mar 04, 2017 13:16

At least four Yemeni civilians have lost their lives and nearly a dozen others wounded in a fresh wave of Saudi aerial attacks against the impoverished neighbor.
Mass rally held in Sana’a against Saudi onslaught on Yemen

Mar 03, 2017 15:55

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a to express outrage over Saudi Arabia’s deadly military campaign against the impoverished Arab country.
Maldivian opposition warns against atoll sale to Saudi Arabia

Mar 03, 2017 15:54

Members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) have warned of the serious consequences of Saudi Arabia’s plan to gain full control of an entire atoll in the South Asian island country.
About six dead as Saudi jets pound northern Yemen with cluster bombs

Mar 03, 2017 15:54

At least six civilians have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when Saudi fighter jets carried out fresh aerial attacks against residential areas in northern Yemen, using internationally-banned cluster bombs.
Two Saudis jailed for attending 2011 ‘Islamic Awakening’ protests

Mar 03, 2017 04:19

Two Saudi nationals have been handed down prison sentences for joining “Islamic Awakening” protest rallies that broke out in the Arab world in 2011 and toppled several dictatorial regimes.
Iran rejects 'delusional' Saudi-Malaysian statement

Mar 02, 2017 16:16

Iran has strongly condemned new allegations leveled at the Islamic Republic in a joint statement released at the conclusion of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s visit to Malaysia.
About 45,000 Yemenis displaced due to fighting near militant-held Mukha: UN

Mar 01, 2017 17:27

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says about 45,000 Yemenis have been forced out of their homes over the past few weeks as a result of fighting around Mukha intensified recently by the Saudi-backed militiamen’s seizure of the southwestern port city.