Saudi Arabia

Saudi, Spain row puts warship row at risk of cancellation

Sep 08, 2018 03:45

A multibillion-dollar deal to sell Spanish warships to Saudi Arabia is on the brink of being cancelled amid a row between the two countries over Madrid's decision to block shipment of bombs to the kingdom.
Yemen alarmingly facing growing cases of malnutrition

Sep 07, 2018 15:32

With the devastating impact of the ongoing campaign led by the Saudi regime in Riyadh against the impoverished country of Yemen, there has been a constant rise in the cases of malnutrition there, many of them life-threatening.
Saudis still refuse to allow plane to take Houthis to Geneva peace talks

Sep 07, 2018 07:27

Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says the scheduled peace talks are still on hold as Saudi Arabia is still refusing to allow its delegation to fly to the Swiss city of Geneva.
37 Saudis injured in Yemeni missile attack on military camp

Sep 07, 2018 01:58

In a rare announcement, Saudi Arabia has admitted that at least 37 people have been injured in a Yemeni missile attack carried out in response to the kingdom’s military aggression against the impoverished neighbor.
American trainer killed, trainee injured in Saudi helicopter crash

Sep 07, 2018 01:18

An American trainer working with Saudi Arabia's National Guard has been killed in a helicopter crash in the capital Riyadh, Saudi state media says.
Thousands of protesters in Sa’ada condemn Saudi slaughter of Yemeni children

Sep 06, 2018 00:45

Thousands of Yemenis poured into the streets of Sa’ada in the country’s northwest to censure the Saudi-led coalition’s August attack on a bus carrying Yemeni students, calling on the international community to prosecute the Riyadh regime for its deadly campaign against the impoverished country.
Saudi prevents Ansarullah from attending Geneva talks

Sep 05, 2018 15:00

Yemen's Ansarullah movement says the Saudi regime, which imposes restrictions on Yemen’s airspace, has banned its delegation from flying to attend peace talks brokered by the United Nations in Geneva.
Saudi king's brother blames monarch, heir for devastating Yemen conflict

Sep 05, 2018 01:24

A high-ranking member of the Saudi royal family has leveled strident criticism at King Salman bin Abdulaziz Ale Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the atrocious military campaign against Yemen, which has claimed the lives of thousands of innocent civilians and left the country’s critical infrastructure in ruins.
UN to gather Yemen conflicting sides in Geneva

Sep 04, 2018 07:06

The sides to the Yemeni conflict are to convene in Geneva for the first time since 2016 under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) in an attempt to revive stalled peace talks.
Saudi military denies killing schoolchildren despite admitting 'mistakes'

Sep 03, 2018 11:19

Saudi Arabia says a school bus targeted in an airstrike in Yemen last month was a "legitimate target" after finally admitting "mistakes" which took the lives of scores of children.