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Houthi offensive
Two Indians and a Pakistani working for oil giant ADNOC died as three petrol tanks exploded near a storage facility, while a fire also ignited in a construction area at Abu Dhabi airport. Yahya Saree, the military spokesman of the Houthis said the group had “carried out … a successful military operation” against “important and sensitive Emirati sites and installations” using both ballistic missiles and drones.
January 20, 2022 -
Declassifed Data
The partially redacted 16-page document, that was released by the FBI on the 20th anniversary of the attacks, detailed contacts between the hijackers and several Saudi officials, but did not draw a definitive conclusion whether the government in Riyadh was complicit in the attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people
September 14, 2021 -
43 Houthis killed in Saudi-led airstrikes
"The airstrikes targeted the rebel positions, gatherings and reinforcements on the frontlines in Sirwah district, killing 43 and destroying nine weapons-mounted vehicles,"
September 14, 2021 -
10 Houthis killed in Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen’s Marib
Yemen's civil war flared up in late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized control of much of the country's north
August 22, 2021 -
Saudi announces Hajj season free from Covid-19
Saudi health minister added that limiting the number of domestic pilgrims during this Hajj season to 60,000 also contributed to the success
July 23, 2021 -
Saudi uses information tech to control pandemic during Haj
The Haj smart card records its holder's personal, medical and residential information
July 19, 2021 -
Saudi gunman at US navy base showed mass shooting videos at party: Report
The revelation about the dinner party came as authorities probed whether the shooter had any accomplices.
December 8, 2019 -
Saudi Arabia replaces chief of oil giant ahead of initial public offering
Rumayyan, already an Aramco board member, is the head of the vast Saudi sovereign wealth fund that is spearheading an ambitious plan to diversify the kingdom's oil-reliant economy.
September 3, 2019 -
Yemen’s Houthis warn of cutting off shipping line
Yemen’s Houthi rebels warned of cutting off the Red Sea shipping line if the Saudi-led coalition forces keep advancing towards the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, the media reported on Wednesday. “We will block the Red Sea international shipping line in the Red Sea if Saudi-led aggression coalition forces keep advancing towards Hodeidah,” Xinhua reported …
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January 10, 2018 -
20 killed in Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi depot
At least 20 Houthi rebels were killed on Sunday when Saudi-led coalition warplanes hit a missile depot in the Yemeni northwestern province of Hajjah, a Houthi security official told Xinhua. “Nearly 20 fighters were killed and some others wounded in the targeted site,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The depot exploded and …
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December 11, 2017 -
Senior Saudi clerics support decision to end driving ban
A majority of Saudi Arabia’s Council of Senior Ulema religious scholars on Wednesday expressed support for a royal decree allowing women to drive. The Islamic clerics said that King Salman bin Abdulaziz made the right and proper decisions based on the interest of the citizens. “God save the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques who …
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September 28, 2017 -
Saudi summons Twitter users for promoting extremism
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecution has issued an order to summon a group of Twitter users who have been charged with criminal offence for promoting extremism, media reports said on Sunday. These Twitter users are accused of “influencing the integrity and moderation of the intellectual curriculum of the society with harmful participations that took the seriousness …
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August 14, 2017 -
UK PM May urged to prevent Saudi executions
A group of UK MPs have written to Prime Minister Theresa May asking her to intervene in the case of 14 Saudi prisoners believed to be facing imminent execution, the media reported. The MPs, in their letter on Thursday, asked the Prime Minister to "personally urge" Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to …
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July 21, 2017