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South Sudan FM: We Look Forward to a Pivotal Saudi Role in Africa

South Sudan Foreign Minister Mayiik Ayii Deng affirmed that Juba strives for a comprehensive strategic partnership with Riyadh and looks forward to a pivotal role for Saudi Arabia in contributing to the country’s advancement by injecting investments in vital development projects. As for Yemen, Deng said that the “Riyadh Agreement”…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2022

Bennett: Israel Decided to Hit Head of Iranian Octopus

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that Israel decided to change its policies towards Iran, by hitting the head of the Iranian octopus instead of its arms in the region. Speaking to Israeli media seven months after his government was formed, the Israeli PM said for decades, the Iranian octopus, with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2022

Rights groups warn Biden against re-blacklisting Yemen’s Houthis

Labelling rebels ‘terrorists’ would disrupt flow of aid and basic goods to war-torn Yemen, advocates warn US president.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2022

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Quint Meeting Stresses Need to Hold Houthis Accountable for Terrorist Acts

Senior representatives of the Governments of Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America (The Quint), strongly denounced the terrorist Houthi attacks on Yemeni civilians and the heinous attacks on Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022

CPJ calls for action over threats to Rana Ayyub after Yemen tweets, Washington Post piece

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called for Indian authorities to conduct a “swift and thorough investigation” into the threats made to Indian journalist Rana Ayyub. This comes after the journalist received multiple rape and death threats on Twitter for a tweet in which she criticised the Saudi Arabia government’s…

Newslaundry · Jan 28, 2022

SPDRY Launches More than 200 Projects in Yemen

The Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen (SPDRY) revealed that a total of 204 projects were implemented across Yemen. They covered various fields, including the economic and developments sectors. While the Saudi Program continues its fruitful efforts, the Yemeni Prime Minister commended the qualitative and influential contributions…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022

Five dead, 30 hurt in missile strike on Yemen's Marib-state media

At least five people were killed and 34 injured in what Yemeni-government media said was a Houthi missile strike on Marib city on Wednesday night, state news agency SABA said on Friday.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2022

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Arab Coalition Refutes Houthi Claims of Attack on Saada Prison with Facts, Detailed Information

Saudi-led Arab coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki stressed on Friday that the coalition did not target a prison in Yemen's Saada city earlier this month. He accused the terrorist Iran-backed Houthi militias of spreading misleading information to the media in an attempt to manipulate the public and cover the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022

US warns of ‘missile or drone attacks’ in UAE travel advisory

Emirati official says UAE remains one of the safest countries, pledging that Houthi attacks will not be ‘new normal’.

Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2022

Saudi-led coalition says it's probing deadly prison strike

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition says it's investigating an airstrike on a detention facility in Yemen that killed dozens of people

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

Group warns of potential catastrophe on old tanker off Yemen

A leading environmental group is warning of a potential major oil leak or explosion on an aging oil tanker moored off of Yemen’s Red Sea coast

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

Saudi-led coalition announces probe into Yemen prison attack

Dozens of people were killed in an air raid on a prison in Saada, northern Yemen, last week.

Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2022

Yemen civilians bear the brunt of escalating Houthi-UAE conflict

The United Nations says January will likely mark the highest number of civilian casualties in Yemen in one month.

Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2022

Washington Vows More Sanctions on Houthi Leaders

Washington has pledged to take the “necessary steps” and use all “appropriate tools” to hold Houthis responsible for the recent attacks against Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and their role in protracting the conflict in Yemen, described as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. A sharp rhetoric is being…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

People posting videos of UAE attack summoned under vague law

State prosecutors in Abu Dhabi have summoned people who shared videos on social media earlier this week of Emirati defense forces intercepting missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis at the nation’s capital

Reuters · Jan 26, 2022

UAE summons people for sharing videos of missile attack interception

The United Arab Emirates public prosecutors' office said on Wednesday it had summoned several people for sharing videos showing defence systems intercepting Monday's missile attack by Yemen's Houthi movement.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

Yemen PM: Iran Uses Yemen as Base for Attacking Neighbors

Yemen’s prime minister on Tuesday accused the Houthi militia of allowing Iran to use the war-torn country as a base for attacking other states, the official news agency SABA reported. Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed told British Ambassador to Yemen Richard Oppenheim that the Houthis have shunned peace efforts to end the…

Reuters · Jan 26, 2022

UAE discussing defence upgrade after Houthi attacks- envoy to U.N

The United Arab Emirates may upgrade its defensive capabilities after missile attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group, while continuing diplomacy with Tehran to reduce regional tensions, a senior UAE diplomat said.

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

Yemen Govt Liberates Marib's Harib, Forces Advance on Jawiya

Yemen government forces and the Giants Brigades liberated the Harib district in the Marib province from the Iran-backed Houthi militias. The locals woke up on Tuesday to a new day without the militias as the Giants Brigades, backed by air cover from the Saudi-led Arab coalition, continued their advance towards…

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

UN: More than 50 million people affected by urban conflicts

The United Nations chief says more than 50 million people are currently affected by conflict in urban areas from Afghanistan to Libya, Syria, Yemen and beyond where they face a much higher risk of being killed or injured

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 25, 2022

Saudi Arabia Reiterates Condemnation of Houthi Attacks on Kingdom, UAE

The Saudi government reiterated on Tuesday its condemnation of the attacks carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against the Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. The cabinet convened in person in Riyadh for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

France 24 · Jan 25, 2022

Attacks on the UAE: 'A new chapter has begun in the Yemen conflict'

One week after a first attack on the United Arab Emirates, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles at Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Monday. The attacks mark a new chapter in the crisis that has engulfed Yemen, according to Marc Goutalier, a geostrategy consultant and Middle East specialist.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2022

Why Yemen is at war

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have launched two missile attacks at the United Arab Emirates in the last week, raising the stakes in a ruinous and complex conflict.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2022

UAE-backed forces press on in Yemen's Marib despite Houthi warnings

Yemeni forces backed by the United Arab Emirates are continuing a push in Yemen's energy-producing Marib region against the Houthis, they said on Tuesday, despite warnings by the Iran-aligned movement of further attacks on the UAE.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2022

Death toll rises to 91 from Yemen detention centre strike - Houthi minister

Air strikes last week on a detention centre in Yemen killed around 90 people and wounded more than 200, the Houthi administration's health minister said on Tuesday, providing an updated toll after rescue efforts concluded.

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