Mar 24, 2021
Houthis claim attack on Saudi Arabia
The Houthi militia in Yemen said it launched a drone attack on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia – just one day after Riyadh and Washington proposed a new peace…
Mar 11, 2021
Riyadh to reinforce security on oil plants
Saudi Arabia has declared intention to further deter attacks on its oil facilities, in the wake of this week’s assault on the heart of the kingdom’s industry this week by…
Mar 09, 2021
US affirms defense of Saudi Arabia
The United States has expressed alarm at “genuine security threats” to Saudi Arabia from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis and elsewhere in the region after attacks on the heart of the Saudi…
Mar 03, 2021
US sanctions 2 Houthi leaders
The United States has blacklisted two leaders of the Houthi movement in Yemen, on charges that they procured procuring weapons from Iran and organized attacks. The sanctions contradict the State…
Feb 25, 2021
UN: urgent help needed to avert Yemen crisis
The United Nations describes Yemen as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of the people in need. Sir Mark Andrew Lowcock, a British economist who serves as the Under-Secretary-General…
Feb 16, 2021
Saudi-Houthi conflict deepens
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group says it launched 2 more attacks on southern Saudi airfields or bases, marking the 9th consecutive day of such assaults. On Monday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya…
Jan 28, 2021
US halts foreign arms deals
The administration of United States President Joe Biden has suspended massive arms sales to foreign nations. The State Department maintained that it is “temporarily pausing the implementation of some pending…
Jan 25, 2021
Saudis foil alleged Houthi strikes
Saudi Arabia announced that a series of attacks on its soil have been successfully thwarted. The state-run Al Ekhbariyah channel and Saudi-owned Al Hadath news agency reported that the most…
Jan 15, 2021
Epoxy Or Proxy
Israel acting to peel off Iran’s tentacles, either glued to it or farther away By Amir Oren In the Middle East, with its shifting winds and summer heat and spring…
Jan 12, 2021
US to declare Houthis terrorists
The United States is set to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement as a foreign terrorist organization. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in an official statement his “intent to designate…