Saudi Arabia

UAE, Saudi Arabia stall on US initiative against Iran

Jul 11, 2020 15:12

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly urged Saudi Arabia to stop supporting a US proposal aimed at resolving a three-year political tension among Persian Gulf countries.
Saudi attack on Yemeni boats violation of Sweden accord, armed forces will respond: Army spox

Jul 10, 2020 08:36

The spokesman for Yemen’s Armed Forces has censured the Saudi-led coalition waging a war against the impoverished Arab country over destruction of two civilian vessels in the strategic Red Sea, vowing that Yemeni troops and allied fighters will respond to the act of aggression.
Tehran rejects US claim of seizing Iranian ship as 'baseless'

Jul 10, 2020 06:16

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected the US’ “baseless” claim of seizing an Iranian ship carrying weapons to Yemen.
UN human rights expert calls on Saudi Arabia to free women activists

Jul 09, 2020 16:13

A United Nations special rapporteur has called on the member states of the UN Human Rights Council to pressure Saudi Arabia to free women activists, four months before the Saudi regime is to hold the 2020 G20 Riyadh summit.
UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite Yemen concerns

Jul 08, 2020 08:27

As the war in Yemen rages on, with mounting evidence of Saudi war crimes, the UK government has seen fit to resume arms sales to the Kingdom.
US fully responsible for Saudi-led military aggression against Yemen: Army spox

Jul 08, 2020 07:13

The spokesman for Yemeni Army has censured the US as the conspirator of the Saudi-led military onslaught on his country, saying Washington arms the Riyadh regime and its regional allies, defines goals for them and is involved in a political cover-up for their acts of aggression.
US administration must compensate losses it has inflicted on Iran: Zarif

Jul 07, 2020 06:21

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says regardless of who wins the forthcoming presidential election in the United States, the next American administration must make up for the losses that its predecessor has inflicted on the Iranian nation.
Pandemic ‘stretches’ Saudi healthcare, Americans denied treatment: Report

Jul 06, 2020 12:32

Many US diplomats and citizens are reportedly leaving Saudi Arabia amid surge in the country’s coronavirus cases.
Iraqis rally to decry Saudi paper’s offensive cartoon of Grand Ayatollah Sistani

Jul 05, 2020 12:20

Iraqi protesters have staged a demonstration in the capital Baghdad to condemn Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat newspaper over an offensive cartoon depicting Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani.
Iraqi officials irate as Saudi daily publishes cartoon against Ayatollah Sistani

Jul 04, 2020 10:11

Iraqi officials have condemned the publication of an offensive cartoon of prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in a Saudi-owned newspaper, saying the depiction stems from the failure of Riyadh's Takfiri plots.