SUSTG.com / Research

Discover stories, topics, and more about Saudi Arebia faster.

Recent stories from sustg

  • Looking toward Africa, Saudi Seeks Red Sea Political, Economic Bloc
     

    Saudi Arabia is seeking a political and economic alliance with six countries bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in a move aimed at strengthening its interests in the crucial waterway and in Africa, according to reports. Representatives from Egypt, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Jordan gathered in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss the initiative, […]

     
  • Senate Set to Vote On Measure to End U.S. Support Saudi Arabia in Yemen as Pompeo Pens Op-Ed Touting ‘Vital Partnership’
     

    The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on legislation as early as Wednesday that would end U.S. involvement in the Saudi Arabia-backed war in Yemen, as the Trump Administration continues to publicly express support for the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Politico reports that the bill introduced by Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) “has gained support since […]

     
  • Yemen’s Government to Join Peace Talks with Houthis, CNN Reports
     

    Yemen’s Saudi-backed government confirmed it will participate in United Nations-sponsored peace talks in Sweden, according to CNN, which cited the Saudi Press Agency. The announcement came shortly before the United Kingdom introduced a draft resolution on Yemen at the UN Security Council on Monday in which it calls for a ceasefire in Yemen and a two-week […]

     
  • King Salman Delivers Opening Speech at Shoura Council
     

    King Salman gave his annual speech at the opening of the third year of the Shoura Council’s seventh session on Monday and discussed a number of regional and local issues. The King urged the international community on Monday to halt Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and reiterated the kingdom’s support for U.N. efforts to […]

     
  • Report: Saudi Arabia Eyes Oil Port in Eastern Yemen near Oman
     

    Saudi Arabia is reportedly eying a new oil port to be built in Yemen’s southeast al-Mahra governorate, near Oman, where Saudi-led coalition troops are present, the energy-focused website oilprice.com reports. Saudi Arabia-based marine construction company Huta Marine has sent a letter to the Saudi ambassador to Yemen in which it thanks the official for the opportunity to […]

     
  • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Speaks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
     

    Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke today with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone to discuss several regional issues, according to a statement released by the State Department. Secretary Pompeo “thanked the Crown Prince for Saudi Arabia’s support for northeast Syria’s urgent stabilization needs, its engagement with the Iraqi government, and its […]

     
  • Saudi Ambassador to the US Prince Khalid Bin Salman Visits CENTCOM in Florida
     

    Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Khalid bin Salman visited the US Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters in Tampa, Florida this week to meet with top U.S. military officials and Saudi officers stationed at the facility, Arab News reports. The Ambassador, a former F-15 pilot and tactical intelligence officer in the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), held […]

     
  • Reports: Houthis Thwarted in Attack on Saudi Oil Tanker
     

    Iran- backed Houthi rebels in Yemen were foiled in an attack in international waters on a Saudi oil tanker, the Saudi Gazette and major news services report. As a result of the “immediate intervention of the [Saudi-backed] Coalition’s fleet” the oil tanker only “sustained minimal damages” in the waters off of port city Hodeidah, the Saudi Press […]

     
  • Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Khaled bin Salman Issues Statement on Hodaidah
     

    Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States HRH Prince Khaled bin Salman has issued a statement on Twitter concerning the recent moves by the Kingdom and its Arab allies on the port city of Hodaidah in Yemen, blasting the Iran-backed Houthi rebels for worsening the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country. Yesterday, Saudi Arabia and […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Applauds Trump Decision on Iran Nuclear Deal
     

    Saudi Arabia has embraced President Trump’s decision yesterday to pull the United States out of the JCPoA, the agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions by offering sanctions relief in exchange for Iran’s compliance with non-proliferation standards, according to statements made by top Saudi officials and the Saudi Press Agency. As the chief rival of Iran in […]

     

MUST-READS

  • Yacht With 3 Russians Aboard Missing Near Saudi, Yemen: Embassy

    A yacht carrying three Russian nationals is missing in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia and war-hit Yemen, the Russian embassy in Riyadh said on Monday. The Djibouti-bound vessel named "30 Minutes" refuelled on April 17 in the southern Saudi port of Jazan, but "radio contact was lost" two days later, the embassy said in a statement. The Red Sea is a major shipping lane that has witnessed a series of attacks on vessels by Yemen's Huthi rebels, who have been fighting a war against a Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen's internationally recognised government since 2015.

  • Yemen stampede: At least 78 killed in surge for Ramadan donations | Reuters

    At least 78 people were killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as residents gathered at a school to receive cash donations distributed by merchants during Ramadan, witnesses and the Houthi administration said on Thursday. Hundreds of people crowded to receive the alms, which amounted to 5,000 Yemeni riyals, or about $9 per person, two witnesses involved in the rescue effort told Reuters. "When the door opened, there was a big rush by people wanting to reach the school yard first and some people began falling on the steps leading to the entrance," one medic said.

  • Saudi Arabia’s push to break through peace talks in Yemen thaws relations with the US

    “I think the administration recognizes that their approach in the first two years of the administration was not productive and they are trying to reverse course,” said David Schenker, a senior fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy who served as assistant secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs during the Trump administration.

  • Saudi unilaterally releases detainees to Yemen amid peace push

    Saudi Arabia on Monday released 104 detainees to Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross and a Saudi-led coalition said, in a unilateral move that follows simultaneous detainee exchanges between Yemen's warring parties. The military coalition, which intervened in Yemen in 2015 after the Iran-aligned Houthis ousted the government from the capital Sanaa, said the additional release was to support dialogue in continuing efforts to end Yemen's conflict.

  • Houthi official says Yemen peace talks made progress, further rounds planned

    The top negotiator of Yemen's Houthi movement said peace talks with Saudi Arabia had made progress and further discussions would be held to iron out remaining differences. In a significant confidence-building measure, the conclusion of talks in the Yemeni capital Sanaa was followed by an announcement on Friday from the International Committee of the Red Cross that the warring parties had begun an exchange of nearly 900 detainees.

  • Houthi official says Yemen peace talks made progress, further rounds planned

    The top negotiator of Yemen's Houthi movement said peace talks with Saudi Arabia had made progress and further discussions would be held to iron out remaining differences. In a significant confidence-building measure, the conclusion of talks in the Yemeni capital Sanaa was followed by an announcement on Friday from the International Committee of the Red Cross that the warring parties had begun an exchange of nearly 900 detainees. Saudi Arabia, which leads a coalition that has been battling the Iranian-aligned Houthis since 2015, is seeking a permanent ceasefire deal to end its military involvement in a war that has killed tens of thousands of people and left millions hungry.

  • Is Oman’s hard work with Yemen and Saudi Arabia paying off?

    Although the public still does not know much about the pending agreement, sources have indicated that it may include a six-month ceasefire, a reopening of borders and ports, payment of salaries for Yemenis across the country, reparation and compensation measures, and a withdrawal of all foreign forces from Yemen before a political process begins.

  • Saudi Crown Prince and top Biden aide hail ‘progress’ in ending Yemen war

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan discussed the situation in Iran and steps aimed at ending the war in Yemen in a phone call on Tuesday. "Mr Sullivan highlighted the remarkable progress in Yemen over the past year, during which fighting has nearly ceased under a UN-mediated truce," the White House said in a statement. "He welcomed Saudi Arabia’s extraordinary efforts to pursue a more comprehensive road map for ending the war and offered full US support for those efforts."

  • Saudi Arabia and Houthis Hold Peace Talks in Yemen: What to Know

    The difference between these negotiations and those of years past is not on the battlefield — and some analysts fear the talks could simply usher in a different phase of a complex conflict. Instead, the factor drawing attention is a surprise rapprochement last month between two regional powers, Saudi Arabia and Iran.

  • Saudi envoy says in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital to ‘stabilize’ truce

    Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Yemen said on Monday he had traveled to the country's Houthi-held capital to strengthen a truce and push dialogue that could end the country's eight-year-old war. “I visit Sanaa along with a delegation from the brotherly Sultanate of Oman to stabilize the truce and ceasefire,” Mohammed Al-Jaber said on Twitter in the first official comment from Saudi authorities about the trip.