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Iran: UK spreading ‘fake news’ over busting Yemen-bound weapons
Mar 03, 2023 12:20Iran has dismissed a Thursday claim by the British navy about the seizure of a boat smuggling Iranian weapons, including anti-tank missiles, off the coast of the Gulf of Oman in a joint operation with US forces.
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UN says $4.3bn needed to help war-ravaged Yemen as Saudi siege continues
Feb 27, 2023 10:04The United Nations says it needs $4.3 billion this year to help millions of people in war-wracked Yemen, warning that failure to deliver the aid will put them at risk amid the continued Saudi-led coalition’s siege.
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First Israeli flight uses Saudi-Omani corridor to East Asia
Feb 27, 2023 06:33The first-ever commercial flight by Israel’s biggest airline El Al has used a new corridor over Saudi Arabia and Oman after taking off from the Occupied Territories, as Muscat and Riyadh made an apparent gesture of openness toward the Tel Aviv regime.
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US deploys anti-drone systems in Yemen’s Hadhramaut to repel strikes: Reports
Feb 25, 2023 14:13The US military has reportedly deployed anti-drone systems in Yemen’s oil-rich eastern province of Hadhramaut to repel retaliatory drone strikes by Yemeni Armed Forces and fighters from their allied Popular Committees.
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Yemen demands UN action as UAE, Israel evict locals from strategic island southwest of Socotra
Feb 24, 2023 10:22Yemen has called on the United Nations and relevant international bodies to adopt proper measures against expulsion of Yemeni families by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from a strategic island southwest of Socotra, as part of plans to build a military base there under the supervision of Israeli military experts.
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Top Saudi court hands down death sentence to Shia activist from Qatif
Feb 24, 2023 05:25Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court has sentenced an anti-regime activist from the kingdom’s oil-rich and Shia-populated Eastern Province to death, as the House of Saud is pressing ahead with a heavy-handed crackdown against members of the religious community.
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Houthi: US prolonging Yemen conflict to reap profits from arms deals
Feb 24, 2023 05:03The leader of Yemen’s popular Ansarullah resistance movement says the United States is deliberately prolonging the world's worst humanitarian disaster in war-torn Yemen in order to reap huge profits from arms deals with Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, which are engaged in the devastating war on the country.
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Yemeni govt.: UN efforts in Yemen aim to divide nation
Feb 23, 2023 12:26The UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg has been busy this week meeting with Yemeni and UAE officials in the Emirates. The UN Envoy's office posted a tweet stating the latest efforts are aimed at improving Yemenis' living conditions and securing longer-term peace, security, and development.
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Amir-Abdollahian hails Iraq’s efforts to restore Iran’s ties with Saudi Arabia, Egypt
Feb 22, 2023 11:06Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has expressed his gratitude to the Iraqi government for its endeavors to restore Tehran’s relations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
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Tehran ready for reopening of Iranian, Saudi embassies
Feb 20, 2023 09:28Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani expressed the country’s readiness for the reopening of the embassies and consulates of Iran and Saudi Arabia in the two countries.