Tag Archives: Saudi Arabia

A Saudi source told media news that the transfer of power in Saudi Arabia is imminent. A Saudi source, in an interview with Reuters, reacted to the presence of Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmad during the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the UAE for offering condolences …

Warning Saudi-Emirati coalition on violation of the ceasefire, Deputy Foreign Minister in Yemen’s National Salvation Government said that any obstruction in ceasefire process in Yemen means restoration of war. Hussein Al-Azi stressed that, according to the UN-brokered ceasefire in Yemen, two flights will be made daily [from Sanaa Airport]. He …

A hospital in the northwestern Yemeni province of Sa’ada has received the bodies of seven Yemeni citizens who were tortured to death by the Saudi occupation troops in a border area neighboring the kingdom, in yet another indication of atrocities committed by Riyadh against civilians in the war-ravaged country, Yemeni …

According to the local news sources, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to a hospital on Saturday in Jeddah to undergo medical tests.

The Saudi-led coalition forces have impounded another Yemen-bound oil tanker carrying thousands of tons of fuel for the crisis-stricken country in blatant breach of a two-month ceasefire brokered by the United Nations.

Two UK middlemen paid £9.7mn in bribes to top Saudi military officials to secure contracts for a British subsidiary of the European aerospace group Airbus, the opening day of a trial unveiled.

A Canadian author and journalist say US President Joe Biden is continuing the “messy belligerence” of his ill-famed predecessor in the Middle East by fawning over the Israeli regime.

A Yemeni military official says the Saudi-led coalition forces and their allied militant groups have breached more than 5,000 times an UN-brokered nationwide truce, which went into effect more than a month ago with the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Syria is the Middle East’s main producer of drug Captagon and Saudi Arabia is the main consumer market. Iraqi security forces seized more than six million pills of the amphetamine-type stimulant Captagon, making several arrests and breaking up a drug trafficking ring. “Around 6.2 million pills” were uncovered in a …

News sources reported that Saudis have violated the ceasefire in Yemen 164 times in one day. According to Almasira’s report, the violation includes spy flights, as well as artillery and missile attacks on the Yemeni provinces of Taiz, Hajjah, Saada, and several others. This is while the Yemenis are making …

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed in a press conference on Monday, that the fifth round of talks with Saudi Arabia was positive. The spokesman said: The Iranian-Saudi talks that took place in Baghdad last Thursday thanks to the efforts of the Iraqi and Omani governments, were positive and …

Deputy Foreign Minister in Yemen’s National Salvation Government reacted to the cancellation of Yemeni people’s business trips by the Saudi-led military coalition and said that Riyadh does not want peace in Yemen Hussein Al-Ezzi blamed the Saudi-led coalition for halting the peace process and evading its commitments to facilitating travels …

Local residents have been turned into “strangers” in their own hometown of Jeddah due to mass demolitions of homes and displacements, all under the latest ambitious project of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the strategic Red Sea port city. The residents say Saudi authorities are destroying vibrant working-class …

Washington and Riyadh officially insist everything is fine, but Wall Street Journal report suggests otherwise Relations between the US and Saudi Arabia – which go back to 1945 – have never been this bad, according to a report published on Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal. Insiders in Washington and …

News sources reported that the Yemeni ceasefire has been violated by the Saudi coalition forces 89 times during the past day. Ansarullah, quoting a Yemeni military source, reported that the violation includes the construction of military bases, as well as the attacks and flights of 12 Saudi spy planes over …

The Tesla owner has questioned Saudi Arabia’s role in the tech company after the prince ‘rejects’ the proposed deal. Elon Musk has questioned Saudi Arabia’s role in Twitter Inc after Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted his opposition to the billionaire entrepreneur’s offer to buy the social media company. …

Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested at least nine prominent judges amid reports that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is seeking to get rid of political dissidents and potential royal challengers with the aim of clearing his path to the succession once his elderly and ailing father, King Salman, steps …

A Saudi wealth fund led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman contributed over $2 billion to Jared Kushner’s new investment fund six months after Kushner left the White House, in what ethics experts say could be potential payback for defending the controversial Saudi leader. Saudi Arabia’s $620 billion Public Investment …

Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait went back to Lebanon in what appeared to be a diplomatic turnaround that comes as the crisis-stricken country is gearing up for consequential elections. The foreign ministries of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait issues separate statements on Thursday announcing their ambassadors’ return to Lebanon after …

Saudi Arabia says Muslims from inside and outside the country will be able to perform the Hajj providing they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and no older than 65. Saudi Arabia has said it will allow one million people – from both inside and outside the kingdom – to perform …