Saudi Arabia

Yemeni forces kill 2 Saudi soldiers, score multiple victories over Saudi-led coalition

Feb 28, 2017 14:21

Yemeni forces, backed by fighters from the Houthi Ansarullah movement, have killed two Saudi soldiers in the kingdom’s southern regions of Najran and Jizan, seized large quantities of ammunition from a Saudi-held arsenal in Yemen's Sana'a province, captured a military base in the northern province of Jawf and killed dozens of mercenaries in the southwestern province of Ta’izz.
No real change in Saudi stance in support of terrorists: Shamkhani

Feb 27, 2017 13:47

A senior Iranian official has highlighted the key Saudi role in founding and sponsoring terrorist groups, saying Riyadh has failed to truly mend its ways.
Iraq to Saudi Arabia: End silence on Turkey incursion

Feb 26, 2017 08:55

Iraq has asked Saudi Arabia to break its silence on the presence of Turkish troops on its soil as the kingdom's hawkish foreign minister visits Baghdad to bring rocky relations out of a long freeze.
Saudi foreign minister makes rare visit to Iraq amid frosty ties

Feb 25, 2017 13:08

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has made a rare visit to Baghdad as the first by a high-ranking Saudi official since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Yemeni forces destroy another Saudi warship

Feb 25, 2017 11:05

Yemen's army and popular forces targeted and destroyed a Saudi warship in al-Hudayda coastal waters with a guided missile, the 12th Saudi vessel sinking offshore Yemen.
Iran holds second round of Hajj talks with Saudi Arabia

Feb 25, 2017 05:00

An Iranian delegation, which is currently in Saudi Arabia for talks on the potential resumption of Hajj pilgrimages by Iranians, has held a second meeting with Saudi Arabian Pilgrimage Minister Mohammed Bentin.
Yemeni forces target Jordanian F-16 fighter jet over Saudi Arabia

Feb 24, 2017 14:40

Yemeni air defense forces, backed by fighters from allied Popular Committees, have reportedly intercepted and shot down a single-engine, supersonic and multirole F-16 fighter jet of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.
Over 12,000 civilians killed in Saudi war

Feb 24, 2017 12:27

Almost two years into the Saudi war on Yemen, a rights NGO says the military campaign has cost the lives of more than 12,000 civilians.
Two Saudi troops killed in Yemen counterattacks

Feb 24, 2017 02:55

Two Saudi troops have been killed in attacks carried out by Yemen's army soldiers and allied fighters against targets inside the kingdom, the al-Masirah television network says.
Yemeni fighters reach outskirts of Mocha, in serious blow to Riyadh

Feb 22, 2017 14:31

In a major blow to the Saudi-led coalition supported by Washington, Yemeni fighters have reached the eastern outskirts of the port city of Mocha, which was overrun in early February by forces loyal to the former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.