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  • Britain, France, and Germany Join U.S. in Blaming Iran for Attacks
     

    Britain, France and Germany have joined the United States in blaming Iran for recent attacks on key Saudi Arabia oil facilities, according to reports, issuing a joint statement Monday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. “We condemn in the strongest terms the attacks on oil facilities on Saudi territory on September 14th, 2019 in Abqaiq […]

     
  • Brazen Attacks on Key Saudi Oil Facilities Knock Half of Daily Saudi Production Offline, Place Region on Edge
     

    In the early hours of Saturday morning, two of Saudi Arabia’s most important oil facilities were brazenly attacked and set ablaze, causing a disruption of half of Saudi Arabia’s total daily oil production and 5% of the world’s crude supply and throwing the tense region into greater risk of conflict. The attacks on Saudi Arabia hit […]

     
  • Secretary Pompeo, Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Meet in Washington
     

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met in Washington D.C. yesterday to discuss the ongoing war in Yemen and other U.S.-Saudi defense related topics. “On Yemen, the Secretary reiterated U.S. support for a negotiated resolution between the Republic of Yemen government and the Southern Transitional Council, and thanked […]

     
  • Houthis attack Saudi oilfield with drone, but output ‘unaffected’
     

    Oil prices rose for the second straight day as a drone attack launched by Yemen’s Houthi group on an oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia on Saturday caused a fire at a gas plant, Reuters reports, but the attack “had no impact on oil production.” Energy Minister and Chairman of Saudi Aramco Khalid Al-Falih said the targeted […]

     
  • UAE’s Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Visits Jeddah, Mecca for Meetings with Top Officials
     

    The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, arrived in Jeddah today for talks with Saudi Arabia’s top leaders, according to reports. The Crown Prince was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense and former Saudi Ambassador to […]

     
  • Saudi Embassy Responds to Misinformation in U.S. Election Debates
     

    The spokesperson for the Saudi embassy in Washington, Fahad Nazer, responded to “worrisome and false” allegations being made by U.S. politicians against Saudi Arabia as the 2020 election cycle gears up. Nazer sought to “set the record straight” especially on accusations connecting Saudi Arabia with Al-Qaeda made by longshot Democratic candidate, representative Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii. […]

     
  • Houthis Reportedly Attack Dammam in Saudi Arabia, Military Parade in Yemen
     

    Yemen’s Houthi group said on Thursday it had targeted a military site in Dammam, Saudi Arabia with a long-range missile and had launched a drone attack on a military parade in Yemen, which killed 30 people, according to reports. The attack in Dammam, which Houthis claim hit a military base, was not immediately confirmed by Saudi […]

     
  • Senate Fails to Override Trump’s Veto of Saudi and UAE Defense Sale Bans
     

    The U.S. Senate failed to override President Donald Trump’s vetoes of legislation passed by Congress that would have blocked the sales of certain weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, meaning the transactions may proceed forward. Supporters of the ban won a voice vote of 45-40 in the Senate, roughly 21 votes short of […]

     
  • U.S. Preparing to Send 500 Troops to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia
     

    The Trump administration is preparing to send 500 troops to Saudi Arabia amid increasing tensions with Iran, CNN reports. The troops are expected to be sent to the Prince Sultan Air Base, located in the desert east of Riyadh. A small number of troops and support personnel are already on site with initial preparations being made for a […]

     
  • Another Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport leaves nine injured
     

    A Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport has injured nine civilians on Tuesday, the latest in a series of recent cross-border terrorist attacks by the Iran-backed group in Yemen. Eight Saudis and one Indian citizen were injured in the attack. The Houthis have recently stepped up attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia, which is […]

     

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  • Yemen’s envoy to UN thanks Saudi Arabia for its political, economic and development support

    The envoy noted that the latest example of the Kingdom’s assistance to his country was the announcement of “generous economic support to Yemen, amounting to $1.2 billion to support the Presidential Leadership Council and the Yemeni government, to assist in addressing the deficit in the general budget, and to support the government’s efforts in implementing a number of economic, financial and monetary reforms.”

  • UN security staff released in Yemen after 18 months in captivity

    Five United Nations security staff who were kidnapped in Yemen by al Qaeda militants 18 months ago have been released, the United Nations said on Friday. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the release and "reiterates that kidnapping is an inhumane and unjustifiable crime, and calls for the perpetrators to be held accountable," a U.N. spokesperson said.

  • Saudi Arabia Welcomes Completion of Transfer of Oil Cargo from Yemen’s Safer Tanker

    Saudi Arabia was one of the top donors, with the funds being provided through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center. The Ministry also hailed the support from the Arab coalition that facilitated the transfer process. The transfer of more than a million barrels of oil from the aging tanker moored off the coast of Hodeidah was completed on Friday, avoiding an environmental disaster. An international team began siphoning the oil from the vessel on July 25. Almost all the oil is now aboard a replacement tanker called MOST Yemen.

  • Saudi Arabia to Give Yemen $1.2 Billion Support to Back Budget

    Saudi Arabia will provide a new $1.2 billion financial support package to Yemen, the latest aid provided by the kingdom to its war-torn neighbor as it looks to move a long-standing truce into a formal peace agreement. The deal, announced Tuesday by the Saudi government, comes as Yemen lies on the verge of financial collapse due to last year’s block on oil exports, after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked terminals and threatened to carry out more assaults. They are demanding that salaries of government employees in the areas under their control should be issued from oil revenues.

  • Saudi Arabia to grant Yemen $1.2 bln in economic aid – Saudi source

    Saudi Arabia is giving Yemen's presidential council $1.2 billion to help the country's struggling economy, a Saudi source told Reuters on Tuesday. Fighting with the Iran-aligned Houthis in north Yemen has largely stopped over the last year but the Saudi-backed government, based in Aden, has grappled with a weak currency and high prices. The situation has particularly worsened in Aden and south Yemen since several Houthi drone attacks targeted oil tankers in southern oil terminals, stopping the government exporting crude oil from there.

  • Oil from “FSO Safer” supertanker decaying off Yemen’s coast finally being pumped onto another ship

    An international team began siphoning oil out of a decrepit oil tanker off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, the United Nations chief said, a crucial step in a complex salvage operation aiming to prevent a potential environmental disaster. For years, many organizations have warned that the neglected vessel, known as FSO Safer, may cause a major oil spill or even explode. "The ship-to-ship transfer of oil which has started today is the critical next step in avoiding an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe on a colossal scale," Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement.

  • Yemen concerned as Houthis fire missiles at Marib city

    The Iran-backed Houthis fired two ballistic missiles at Yemen’s central city of Marib on Tuesday, as they mobilized a large number of fighters and military equipment outside the city, local government officials said. Rashad Al-Mekhlafi, a military official with Yemen’s Armed Forces Guidance Department, told Arab News by telephone that two missiles landed between Tadaween and Al-Shabwani, north of Marib, in close proximity to a military base and a refugee camp for internally displaced people. “The missiles exploded in an open area in Marib without causing any injuries,” Al-Mekhlafi said.

  • Yemen’s Year-Long Truce Creates Opportunities for Durable Peace

    In April 2022, the United Nations brokered a nationwide truce in Yemen. The most substantial pause in fighting since the war began in 2014, the truce led to a substantial reduction in violence and casualties. The terms of the truce, which include a halt in fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition, have mostly held even though its terms formally expired in October 2022.

  • Yemen’s Houthi authorities ban Swedish imports over Koran burning

    Yemen's Houthi movement, which controls the country's north, has banned Swedish imports in protest against the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, the Houthi-run Al Masirah TV said. "Yemen is the first Islamic country to ban imports of Swedish goods after its violations and desecration of Muslims' holiest," Al Masirah quoted the Houthi trade minister as saying. The minister described Swedish imports as "limited" but said the decision has a symbolic value and that the ban was the least the Houthis could do. He also called on fellow Islamic countries to follow suit.

  • Yemen: Saudi Arabia preparing to exit costly war?

    The fractured political landscape in Yemen, long under the influence of regional powers, could soon become even more complicated. According to the Yemen Press Agency, the first Saudi-backed administrative council opened in the region of Hadramawt in June, and the second such council is planned for later this month in the port city of Aden. Once in place, these Saudi-backed bodies are set to foster the idea of a united Yemen — in stark contrast to the United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council and its quest for secession from the rest of the country.