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  • 4 Dead, 4 Wounded in Gun Attack on Checkpoint in Asir, Saudi Arabia
     

    Four Saudi officers were shot dead and four others wounded Thursday when their checkpoint came under gunfire in southern Asir province, according to reports citing information from the Saudi Press Agency and Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry. According to reports, three officers were “instantly killed” when the outpost came under attack, the Saudi Press Agency reported, without specifying who […]

     
  • Trump, King Salman Speak by Phone; Trump Urges End to Qatar Crisis
     

    President Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman spoke by phone yesterday and discussed a number of regional issues, according to a readout of the call and wire reports. On the call, Trump “emphasized the importance of resolving the Gulf dispute and restoring a united Gulf Cooperation Council to counter Iranian malign influence and defeat terrorists and extremists.” The leaders […]

     
  • President Trump Calls King Salman, Urges End to Qatar Dispute
     

    President Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman spoke by phone yesterday and discussed a number of regional issues, according to a readout of the call and wire reports. On the call, Trump “emphasized the importance of resolving the Gulf dispute and restoring a united Gulf Cooperation Council to counter Iranian malign influence and defeat terrorists and […]

     
  • Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Meets with U.N. Secretary General in New York
     

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman continued his active visit to the United States yesterday, attending a business meeting in New York with over 200 executives, and separately meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres. 200 top business leaders from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia – including two dozen women – assembled in […]

     
  • State Department Approves $1 Billion in New Military Sales to Saudi Arabia
     

    The State Department approved a possible sale of $670 million in TOW 2B (BGM-71F-Series) missiles to Saudi Arabia, according to a release from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Together, with a new $300 million sale for spare vehicle parts for the Royal Saudi Land Forces Ordnance Corps, the new deals announced amount to nearly $1 billion. Defense Secretary James Mattis on […]

     
  • Report Says ‘Comprehensive Solution’ for Yemen Civil War under Negotiation between Saudi Arabia, Houthis
     

    Saudi Arabia and armed Houthi forces are holding heretofore secret talks to try to end the three-year-old war, diplomats and Yemeni political sources told Reuters. Two diplomats and two Yemeni officials said Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Salam had been in direct communication with Saudi officials in Oman on a “comprehensive solution” to the conflict, the report said. “There are consultations […]

     
  • Trump to Host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at White House on March 20
     

    President Donald Trump will host visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington on March 20 at the White House, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday, noting that the president “looks forward to strengthening ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia.” Prince Mohammed will arrive to a tumultuous time in Washington, especially in the foreign […]

     
  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Adds Egypt Leg to International Trip
     

    Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will begin a weeks long international tour with a three day visit to Egypt, according to a Reuters report citing confirmation from the office of Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have enjoyed strong ties since Al-Sisi took power and ousted the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. […]

     
  • King Salman Replaces Top Military Commanders in Cabinet Shuffle
     

    Saudi Arabia has replaced some of its top military officers by royal decree, elevating a younger generation as the war in Yemen approaches its fourth year without a victory. No reason was given for the changes, according to Bloomberg and the Financial Times. King Salman appointed First Lieutenant General Fayyad bin Hamed al-Ruwayli as chief […]

     
  • New Turmoil in Yemen as Separatists Surround Presidential Palace in Aden
     

    Infighting between forces supported by the Saudi and UAE-led coalition in Yemen to restore power to the legitimate government in Yemen is threatening to derail the larger campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, according to reports. Clashes broke out between the two once-friendly sides in Aden, Yemen this week, where the pro-Saudi elected government of […]

     

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  • Yemen: UN says Saudi-Houthi talks in Sana’a ‘a welcome step’

    Stéphane Dujarric was responding to questions from correspondents at the regular noon briefing in New York, after news reports that progress had been made towards a permanent ceasefire, to end Saudi Arabia’s military involvement in a military coalition that has backed the internationally recognized Government in its civil conflict with Houthi militia, since 2015.

  • Saudi Arabia Seeks End to Yemen War After Detente With Iran

    President of the Houthi ruling political council Mahdi Al-Mashat met on Sunday with the Oman and Saudi delegations to finalize a permanent ceasefire and an overall peace plan, the Saba news agency, which is under Houthi control, reported. The Saudi delegation was led by Saudi ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al Jaber. The meeting marks the first time since the war erupted in March 2015 that Saudi officials have been received publicly in Sana’a.

  • United Nations May Avert Disastrous Oil Spill from SFO Safer in Yemen

    The United Nations Development Programme has purchased a ship to take 1.1 million barrels of crude oil that has been sitting in a decrepit supertanker, SFO Safer, off the port of Ras Isa in Yemen’s west coast. It has contracted SMIT Salvage BV, a Dutch firm specializing in marine salvage, to extract the oil and remove the Safer to safety.

  • United Nations May Avert Disastrous Oil Spill from SFO Safer in Yemen

    It’s been so long since there was any cause for optimism in Yemen that you might want to cross your fingers before you read on: The likelihood of an environmental catastrophe in the Red Sea, one of the country’s many calamities, is abating. The United Nations Development Programme has purchased a ship to take 1.1 million barrels of crude oil that has been sitting in a decrepit supertanker, SFO Safer, off the port of Ras Isa in Yemen’s west coast. It has contracted SMIT Salvage BV, a Dutch firm specializing in marine salvage, to extract the oil and remove the Safer to safety.

  • Saudi project cleared 3,316 mines and explosives in Yemen, March report shows

    The Masam Project cleared a total of 3,316 mines, unexploded ordnance and other explosive devices across various parts of Yemen, according to a March 2023 report published by the project’s media center. Through this initiative, the Masam Project has managed to open up Al-Shaab Akkad School, located in the Jabal Habashi district, after clearing it of mines and explosives, creating a safe environment for students and faculty. The project director, Osama Al-Gosaibi, said that the complete clearing of Al-Shaab Akkad School is evidence that Masam is a project that ensures a safe life for all.

  • Yemen prisoner swap to begin on April 11, officials say

    Yemen's government will exchange prisoners with the Houthi rebel group starting in early April, government officials told The National on Friday. They praised Saudi Arabia's negotiations with the Houthis in pushing forward the negotiations. The UN-led talks between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthi rebels have been going on for two weeks in Switzerland, led by Hans Grundberg, the UN's envoy for Yemen, and the International Committee for the Red Cross.

  • A Saudi-Houthi deal won’t bring lasting peace in Yemen

    The last few years saw a radical change in the Saudis’ approach in Yemen as the priority shifted from defeating the Houthis to securing their borders from Houthi attacks. Between 2015 and 2022, the Houthis carried out nearly 1,000 missile attacks and 350 drone strikes against key infrastructure, including oil facilities, airports, and military sites inside the kingdom.

  • Saudi Arabia moves forward with Yemen security fence as oil attacks ease: sources

    MAKE DECISIONS WITH CONVICTION For full access to real-time updates, breaking news, analysis, pricing and data visualization subscribe today. Subscribe Now OIL 23 Mar 2023 | 11:55 UTC Saudi Arabia moves forward with Yemen security fence as oil attacks ease: sources Author Andrew Critchlow Editor James Leech Commodity Oil HIGHLIGHTS Seeking company to manage Southern Border Protection scheme Comes even as attacks on kingdom's oil infrastructure abate Relations between Saudi and Iran are improving Saudi Arabia is moving forward with a plan to completely seal off its border with Yemen by building a 900 km fence, after years of attacks on energy infrastructure in the kingdom and a bitter war with Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now According to official documents seen by S&P Global Commodity Insights, the kingdom is seeking a company to manage the gigantic infrastructure project, which will include helipads, security towers and radar equipment, communications and extensive supporting road networks. The so-called Southern Border Protection scheme will eventually completely seal off the kingdom's border with Yemen. Saudi Arabia's oil and energy infrastructure, especially close to its land borders with Yemen, has been extensively targeted over the last five years. Attacks in the kingdom account for 49% of 95 incidents recorded by the S&P Global Energy Security Sentinel project since 2018.

  • A Saudi-Iran reconciliation may not end the war in Yemen just yet

    Several scenarios have been floated about what a post-war Yemen may look like. The STC wants to see Yemen return to the pre-1990 situation when the country was split into North Yemen and South Yemen, it told CNN. The Houthis reject the prospects of a split, even into a confederation, and have insisted on a unified Yemen where they control the capital. That scenario is not one that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are likely to accept and it could even draw them back into the war, analysts say.

  • A Saudi-Iran reconciliation may not end the war in Yemen just yet

    A surprise agreement by regional archenemies Saudi Arabia and Iran this month has raised hopes that the Saudi war in Yemen may come to an end, after more than seven years of hostilities that saw tens of thousands of civilians killed or injured and the country left in ruins. But experts warn that even if Saudi Arabia agrees to end military operations, the war in the country would be far from over – and could get even more fierce. It started as a civil conflict between Yemeni factions and turned into a full-blown war in 2015 when a Saudi-led coalition intervened militarily to support the embattled government there. But it eventually became a proxy war between Iran – which has been accused of arming the Houthis – and Saudi Arabia, and the main arena for their competition for regional influence.