Tag: Saudi Arabia
UN says 8 children killed, 33 wounded this month in Yemen
CAIRO — A surge of fighting in war-torn Yemen has been particularly brutal for children this month, with at least eight killed and 33...
Yemeni rebel offensive threatens camps of those who fled war
CAIRO — Already displaced once in Yemen's grinding civil war, Mohammed Ali Saleh fled with his pregnant wife and their three children to central...
Watchdog: Mideast arms imports grew by a quarter in a decade
STOCKHOLM — Arms imports to the Middle East rose by a quarter in the decade to 2020 even though arms sales globally remained stable...
In early foreign policy tests, Biden takes on world as it is
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in his early days in office has vowed a dramatic reordering of U.S. foreign policy from his predecessor. Yet...
UN: Yemen conflict escalates as country speeds toward famine
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations warned Tuesday that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the...
Israeli PM avoided Saudi airspace because of Houthi missiles
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was deterred from flying to the United Arab Emirates through Saudi Arabian airspace last week...
Asian soccer gets 8 host hubs for World Cup qualifying games
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The delayed World Cup qualifying matches in Asia will be completed in June with each of the eight groups playing...
US resumes aid to Yemen’s rebel north as famine threatens
The United States announced a resumption of aid to Yemen’s rebel-held north on Friday to fight a looming famine as the country’s nearly six-year-old...
Sudan officials, Saudi crown prince talk Red Sea investments
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Sudan’s prime minister and Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince met Wednesday to discuss Saudi investment opportunities in the Red...
Gulf opens door to public Jewish life amid Israel ties
JERUSALEM — Half a year after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain established diplomatic relations with Israel, discreet Jewish communities in the Gulf Arab...
