The Saudi cabinet on Tuesday said that while the Kingdom believes all people in the region have a right to live in peace, including the Iranians, the international community must take firm action against the regime in Tehran to prevent it from spreading destruction and chaos. After a meeting of the Council of Ministers at… Continua a leggere
Houthi militants had tried to hit a civilian facility in Saudi Arabia’s southern border province of Najran with a drone carrying explosives, the Arab Coalition supporting Yemen’s legitimate government said on Tuesday. In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, the spokesman of the Saudi-led military coalition said the target… Continua a leggere
The Arab Coalition has confirmed that the Royal Saudi Air Defense had intercepted aerial targets early Monday morning over the cities of Jeddah and Taif. According to eyewitnesses, the two Houthi ballistic missiles were intercepted over Taif, one heading for Mecca and the other for Jeddah. The forces “monitored air targets flying over restricted areas… Continua a leggere
Saudi King Salman has called for Gulf and Arab summits in Mecca on May 30 to discuss recent attacks in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The attack on ships in the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates and the terrorist-backed Iran-backed Houthi militias’ attack on two… Continua a leggere
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt called Qatar to stop funding terrorist groups and respect the rights of migrant workers on Wednesday. The plea came in speeches delivered by the three countries before the UN Human Rights Council at a meeting in Geneva to review the human rights situation in the Gulf state. In its speech,… Continua a leggere
Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman says the Houthi attacks against Aramco facilities show the group is an “Iranian tool” used to expand Tehran’s expansionist agenda. In a tweet on his official account, Prince Khalid bin Salman said that the attack on the two Aramco pumping stations proved that the Houthi… Continua a leggere
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Thursday strongly condemned in an official cable sent to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the attacks on a key Saudi pipeline on Tuesday. King Mohammed VI said that Morocco “deplores and denounces these terrorist acts,” against Saudi Arabia, the Moroccan Press Agency (MAP) reported. Morocco’s King added:… Continua a leggere
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt called on Qatar Wednesday to stop funding terrorist groups and respect the rights of migrant workers. The three countries made the demand before the UN Human Rights Council’s Review on Qatar. In its speech to the Council, Saudi Arabia called on Qatar to take the necessary measures to stop its… Continua a leggere
The Arab world condemned on Tuesday that terrorist drone attack that targeted oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia and that was claimed by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. Bahrain denounced and strongly condemned the attack, saying this “cowardly act targets the security and stability of Saudi Arabia and the region, and also threatens the… Continua a leggere
An American military team’s initial assessment is that Iranian or Iranian-backed proxies used explosives Sunday to blow large holes in four ships anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. official said Monday. The official said each ship has a 5- to 10-foot hole in it, near or just below the water… Continua a leggere
The US is working closely with Saudi Arabia to ascertain what happened off the coast of the UAE on Monday when two Saudi oil tankers were attacked. “We need to do a thorough investigation to understand what happened, why it happened, and then come up with reasonable responses short of war,” said US Ambassador to… Continua a leggere
Members of the Al-Ghufran clan are being deprived of key human rights by the Qatari government, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) statement released on Sunday. Some members of the clan remain stateless and are consistently denied their rights to work, access to health care, education, marriage and starting a family, owning property, and… Continua a leggere
If the Saudi Vision 2030 reform plan is to be achieved, it will require dedication, expertise, inspiration and hard work. It will also require money. Noor Shabib, who is responsible for strategic planning and business development at the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF), displays all those professional qualities, and is playing a key role in… Continua a leggere
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Wednesday launched a new interactive online portal. The website has been redesigned to provide easy and quick access to all of the ministry’s services and is part of ongoing efforts to keep pace with the digital transformation taking place in government departments. Salah Basaif, director general of… Continua a leggere
Despite the rain, many people participated today in the XV edition of the Bicycle Festival held in Rome, the pedaling-sensitization demonstration whose objective is the awareness towards sustainable mobility organized by the non-profit association BiciRoma. This year, the event has been organized in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the… Continua a leggere
