Saudi Arabia

Trump administration threatens to veto any anti-Saudi resolution by Congress

Feb 12, 2019 02:02

The Trump administration threatens to veto a bid by the United States Congress to end the country’s military support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition's onslaught in Yemen.
UN urges access to grain stocks in Yemen’s Hudaydah

Feb 11, 2019 14:24

The United Nations (UN) has warned that there is an urgent need for making grain warehouses accessible in the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah and that the sustenance stored there is “at risk of rotting.”
Yemeni retaliatory attack leaves 8 Saudi soldiers dead in Jizan

Feb 11, 2019 14:10

At least eight Saudi troopers have been killed when Yemeni army soldiers, backed by fighters from allied Popular Committees, launched a surprise attack against them in response to Riyadh’s war on their conflict-stricken country.
Conjoined Yemeni twins die due to Saudi blockade

Feb 11, 2019 02:42

Conjoined twin boys born in Yemen, who were in urgent need of medical treatment abroad, have died because of a Saudi blockade preventing air travel to and from the country.
EX-UK PM Blair accused of spreading Iranophobia with Saudi money

Feb 10, 2019 11:35

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his private organization have been accused of receiving money from Saudi Arabia to spread biased views against Iran.
Saudi Arabia: Shia Muslim Kid barbarously murdered in Medina before mother’s eyes

Feb 09, 2019 02:03

A Shia Muslim little boy, while on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Medina with his mother, has been barbarously killed for unknown reasons, fueling speculations that he could have been a sectarian and hate crime victim.
MBS told aide he would use ‘bullet’ on Khashoggi, intel gathered by US shows

Feb 08, 2019 16:12

American intelligence agencies have revived communication — originally intercepted in 2017 — between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a close aide in which Mohammed says he would use “a bullet” on Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi if he did not return to Saudi Arabia or stop criticizing the prince.
Arab League chief to visit Beirut for talks on Syria’s return to bloc

Feb 08, 2019 16:11

Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit is reportedly going to pay an official visit early next week to Lebanon, where he will discuss the restoration of Syria’s membership in the regional organization with high-ranking Lebanese government officials.
EU plans to blacklist Saudi Arabia for failure in fighting money laundering: FT

Feb 08, 2019 09:08

The European Commission is planning to name Saudi Arabia in a list of countries that have failed to fight against terrorist financing and money laundering, a report says.
Morocco stops involvement in Yemen war amid row with Saudi Arabia

Feb 08, 2019 06:12

Morocco says it has stopped its involvement in Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen, and recalled its ambassador to the kingdom amid rising tensions between Riyadh and Rabat.