Saudi Arabia

Yemeni forces kill Saudi, Sudanese troopers in Saudi Arabia

Mar 18, 2019 02:54

Yemeni forces have killed nearly 40 Saudi and Sudanese soldiers during two separate operations in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern border region, in retaliation for the ongoing Saudi-led military campaign against Yemen.
If you 'care' about Yemenis, back Saudi war: Pompeo to senators

Mar 17, 2019 03:03

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has rebuked senators for passing a resolution to end Washington’s support for the Saudi war on Yemen, saying they should back Riyadh if they "truly care about Yemeni lives."
Saudi women activists face ‘bogus’ charges: Rights group

Mar 17, 2019 02:57

UK-based rights group Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia has leveled “bogus” charges against some 10 women rights activists.
Yemenis downed 19 Saudi Apache copters during war: Army spokesman

Mar 16, 2019 11:20

Yemen's army says the country's air defense has managed to shoot down 19 Saudi Apache helicopters since the outbreak of the war in 2015.
Yemenis bury women, children martyred in Saudi airstrike

Mar 15, 2019 04:50

Hundreds of mourners have taken part in the funeral of 17 women and children martyred in a Saudi airstrike in Yemen's Northwestern Province of Hajjah earlier this week.
Women rally in Yemen’s Sana’a to condemn Saudi-led strikes

Mar 15, 2019 02:43

Women rally in Yemen’s Sana’a to condemn the massacre of 20 women and a child in Saudi-led strikes in the Northern Province of Hajjah.
US ‘rights’ report avoids linking MbS to Khashoggi murder despite CIA report

Mar 14, 2019 04:43

In its annual “human rights” report, the US administration attempts to whitewash the Saudi crown prince’s role in the gruesome assassination of dissident Journalist Jamal Khashoggi despite a CIA report blaming Mohammed bin Salman for the crime.
Senate urges halt to US support for Saudi war on Yemen in rebuke to Trump

Mar 14, 2019 04:09

The US Senate has once again rebuked President Donald Trump for his policy toward Riyadh by approving a resolution that would put an end to Washington’s support for the Saudi-led coalition in the devastating war it has waged on Yemen since 2015.
US weapons kill civilians in Yemen: Sanders

Mar 14, 2019 03:45

US Senator Bernie Sanders, who recently announced he is running for president again in the 2020 elections, has blamed Saudi Arabia for the humanitarian disaster in Yemen, lashing out at Washington for being Riyadh’s partner in the deadly campaign against the improvised country.
Female activists go on trial in Saudi Arabia after nearly one year in detention

Mar 14, 2019 03:36

A group of Saudi women's rights activists have appeared in court following a detention period of about one year without a charge or trial in a case that has ratcheted up scrutiny of the kingdom's human rights record in the wake of the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.