Saudi Arabia

Yemen: In a country stalked by disease, COVID barely registers

Dec 02, 2020 14:29

At the beginning of 2020, as COVID-19 began to spread from China and around the world, health workers and aid agencies predicted that the virus’s impact on Yemen’s vulnerable population would be catastrophic, forecasting a 90 percent infection rate.
Saudi Arabia angered by Zarif’s remarks about assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists

Dec 02, 2020 08:56

The Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs has hit out at Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran after the latter implicated Riyadh — along with Zionist entity and the US — in an anti-Iran psychological operation that led up to the assassination of senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Yemen: Trump is showering Saudi Arabia with last-minute gifts

Dec 02, 2020 07:56

While the administration of Donald Trump readies its exit from the White House and the West Asia region, Saudi Arabia’s use of American diplomatic cover and weapons alike has taken on a fevered pace as the Kingdom deepens the tragedy it has afflicted upon Yemen, where millions of forgotten people are struggling against a cold winter, starvation, epidemics, and the worst blockade in the modern era.
‘A child dies every 10 minutes’ in war-torn Yemen: Health Ministry

Dec 02, 2020 06:51

Yemeni officials have raised the alarm about a worsening humanitarian crisis as a result of the Saudi-led war and blockade against the impoverished Arab country, saying that “a child dies every 10 minutes” in Yemen.
UN offers staggering death toll of 233,000 from Saudi-led war on Yemen

Dec 01, 2020 16:16

The United Nations (UN) has offered the new staggering death toll of 233,000 from the Saudi-led war on Yemen, stressing the importance of a ceasefire.
All Persian Gulf states but one condemned scientist’s assassination: Iran

Dec 01, 2020 08:39

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says all neighboring states and Persian Gulf countries but one have condemned the assassination of leading nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, whose responsibility lies with the Israeli regime.
Saudi employs ‘deception’ to evade responsibility for Yemen catastrophe

Dec 01, 2020 04:42

Yemen’s Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf Abdullah says Saudi Arabia has been desperately attempting to evade responsibility for an unfolding catastrophe against the backdrop of its campaign of death and destruction against Yemen.
Trump sending Kushner to West Asia to entice Saudis into deal with Israel

Nov 30, 2020 10:18

The outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump will send top advisor Jared Kushner to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week to push forward normalization deals with Arab states.
Eight Saudis killed in Yemeni ballistic missile attack against coalition's positions

Nov 30, 2020 03:50

The Yemeni army, backed by popular forces, have launched a missile attack against the Saudi-led coalition’s Camp Tadawain in Yemen’s Ma’rib, killing at least eight Saudi forces.
Yemen: Deployment of UK troops to Saudi Arabia won't change situation

Nov 29, 2020 08:13

A member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council has reacted to reports on the secret deployment of British troops to Saudi Arabia, saying the move will not change the situation on the ground.