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UK minister defends PM Johnson's plan to visit Riyadh for oil lobbying
Mar 16, 2022 05:25British Health Secretary Sajid Javid has defended Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to travel to Saudi Arabia to lobby for action to keep oil prices in control amid a spiraling crisis in the global energy market.
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Riyadh no mediator but party to war: Yemeni official on PGCC invitation for talks
Mar 16, 2022 05:11A senior Yemeni official has reacted to a recent report that the Saudi-based Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) is considering inviting the Ansarullah resistance movement and other Yemeni parties for consultations, saying the kingdom cannot be a mediator as it is a perpetrator of the bloody war.
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Yemeni security forces thwart Saudi-linked terrorist cell's attempt to destabilize Sana’a
Mar 16, 2022 05:06Yemeni security forces have managed to thwart a terror plot orchestrated by Saudi Arabia’s spy services to target security and stability in the capital Sana’a, as Riyadh and its allies keep a deadly war and siege against the country.
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Report: Saudi Arabia mulls ditching dollar in favor of China's yuan
Mar 16, 2022 04:56Saudi Arabia is considering ditching the US dollar in favor of yuan in its oil sales to China, something which stands to profoundly affect the energy market, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Yemen warns of attacks on ‘very sensitive targets’ in UAE over attempts to starve civilians
Mar 15, 2022 10:31A member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council has warned of attacks targeting “very sensitive” positions inside the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for a “deliberate” campaign to starve the Yemeni people, specifically through an ongoing siege imposed on Yemen by a Saudi-led military coalition.
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Saudi Arabia executes 81 inmates in a single day
Mar 15, 2022 05:10Saudi Arabia has executed 81 prisoners in a single day over a variety of charges including “terror-related offenses.”
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West’s double-standard approach to human rights violations sign of hypocrisy: Iran's president
Mar 14, 2022 11:25Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has strongly condemned Western countries for their double-standard approach to human rights violations by certain countries and inaction of so-called rights advocates in the face of such violations.
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Islamic Awakening Assembly raps mass executions in Saudi Arabia
Mar 14, 2022 10:17The World Assembly of Islamic Awakening condemned the mass execution of people, including Shia adolescents, in Saudi Arabia, denouncing the muted response from international organizations and the so-called advocates of human rights.
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Iran rights official: Saudi Arabia must be held to account for executions
Mar 14, 2022 09:19A senior Iranian Judiciary official says Saudi authorities must be held accountable for the latest execution of dozens of prisoners in a single day, adding the kingdom must make clarifications on the charges leveled against those put to death.
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UK's Johnson set to visit Riyadh for oil talks amid growing energy crisis
Mar 14, 2022 06:03British prime minister Boris Johnson is set to embark on a visit to Saudi Arabia this week to lobby for action to keep oil prices in check amid a growing crisis in the global energy market.