GAZA STRIP: Israel pounded Gaza on Saturday as the Palestinian territory suffered under a dire humanitarian situation and grappled with a telecommunications blackout on the 99th day of the war. Fears of the conflict widening have grown after US and British forces struck pro-Hamas Huthi rebels
LONDON: Britain is expected to join the United States in conducting overnight air strikes on military positions belonging to the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen “within hours,” the political editor for the Times newspaper reported on Friday. The US has not confirmed any intention to launch air
RIYADH: Between March 2022 and June 2023, Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants attempting to cross the border from Yemen into the oil-rich kingdom, according to a new Human Rights Watch report released on Monday. The report comes as Saudi Arabia implements an
Washington: United States (US) national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to the kingdom and reviewed what the White House called "significant progress" in Yemen peace efforts, the White House said. On a trip aimed at bolstering often-frayed
Aden: At least 78 people were killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as hundreds gathered in a school to receive aid, witnesses and Houthi media said on Thursday. Several people were injured including 13 who were in critical conditions, Al Masirah TV television
Islamabad: Pakistan welcomed the recent dialogue and diplomatic engagement towards peace in Yemen, lauding Saudi Arabia's role and its efforts in reinforcing the initiatives of the Sultanate of Oman and the UN Special Envoy for Yemen. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs praised
Sanaa: A prisoner exchange involving hundreds of detainees from Yemen’s brutal civil war will start on Thursday, a Yemeni government official said, against a backdrop of rising hopes for peace. Nearly 900 prisoners, most of whom were fighting with Houthi rebels, will be flown between Yemen
Riyadh: Saudi and Omani delegations held talks with Houthi officials in Yemen's capital Sanaa, Houthi-run media said, as Riyadh seeks a permanent ceasefire to end its military involvement in the country's long-running war. The visit indicates progress in the Oman-mediated consultations between Riyadh and Sanaa, which
Riyadh: After the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met two days ago as a result of a major Chinese-mediated deal, official representatives from Saudi Arabia and Oman are planning to visit Yemen next week to hold talks regarding a permanent ceasefire with Iranian-backed
Sanaa: Diplomatic efforts to broker a peace in Yemen accelerated after Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations last week, the UN special envoy Hans Grundberg has reported to the Security Council. “Intense diplomatic efforts are ongoing at different levels to bring the conflict