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The head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council says the leaders of the war coalition against Yemen plunder more than 85 percent of the country’s oil and gas revenues. Mahdi al-Mashat made the remarks in a meeting with Yemeni Prime Minister Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour in Sana’a on Sunday, according to Yemen’s …

The Saudi-led military coalition has upped the ante in war-ravaged Yemen, with its fighter jets launching fresh raids in north-western Sa’ada Province. Yemeni media reports said the latest military aggression targeted al-Dhaher district, southwest of the provincial capital Sana’a, on Tuesday, resulting in serious damage to civilian properties. It comes …

Abdulrahman Tayeb, a Yemeni doctor, was shocked when his hospital in southern Saudi Arabia told him his contract would not be renewed, leaving him with a difficult choice: go home to a nation at war or try to find work in another country. He is not alone. Hundreds of medical …

Sana’a says it is waiting for a positive response from the United Nations and its new special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to an initiative put forward by the Houthi Ansarullah resistance movement aimed at helping end the war in Yemen. The Yemeni Supreme Political Council, in a statement published …

Yemeni forces have shot down a US-built ScanEagle spy drone flying over the central province of Ma’rib which is the center of fierce clashes with Saudi-backed militants. A spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, tweeted Saturday that the Yemeni air defense forces and their allies used …

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition invading Yemen resorts again to the mass recruiting of al-Qaeda terrorists in order to prevent its easily predictable defeat in the strategic Yemeni Province of Ma’rib. Speaking to Yemen Press Agency (YPA) on Tuesday, informed sources in the west-central province said the coalition’s forces had brought …

In his latest sweeping crackdown on political dissent, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered the arrest of at least 207 employees from different ministries under the guise of fighting corruption. The announcement came Monday from the kingdom’s so-called National Anti-Corruption Commission, known as ‘Nazaha,’ which reports directly …

In his latest sweeping crackdown on political dissent, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered the arrest of at least 207 employees from different ministries under the guise of fighting corruption. The announcement came Monday from the kingdom’s so-called National Anti-Corruption Commission, known as ‘Nazaha,’ which reports directly …

The F.B.I. said it would review some long-classified documents for possible disclosure, a decision that followed a push by families of the attacks’ victims. The Biden administration, under pressure from families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, said on Monday that it intended to disclose some long-classified documents that …

The leader of Yemen’s popular Ansarullah resistance movement said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are hostile towards the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement because the Gaza-based group is valiantly fighting the Israeli occupation. “The religious, moral, ethnic and national duty for everyone is to support the Palestinian cause …

While severely attacking Yemen’s Al Hudaydah province, Saudi Arabia still continue to violate ceasefire for 189 times in this province. The latest reports indicate that Saudi aggressor coalition continues to violate the ceasefire in “Al Hudaydah” province comprehensively, Al-Masirah reported. According to the report, Saudi Arabia and its coalition inYemen …

Saudi Arabia has reportedly banned citizens of 33 Muslim countries from travelling to the country to perform the Umrah Hajj pilgrimage amid Covid-19 pandemic. Russia Today Arabic-language has cited Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) as saying that Saudi Arabia will not allow pilgrims from 33 Muslim countries to travel to the …

Palestinian movement Hamas condemns the rulings as unjust, saying the detainees caused no harm to the kingdom. A court in Saudi Arabia has delivered verdicts against 69 Palestinians and Jordanians, handing jail terms of up to 22 years to some while also acquitting an unspecified number on Sunday. The group …

60,000 worshippers divided into 8 periods, increased to 2M per month, says Saudi media Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that beginning Monday applications for Muslim pilgrims wishing to perform umrah from abroad will be received and 2 million requests will be accepted per month. The Saudi news agency SPA cited …

Family members of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks are opposing U.S. President Joe Biden’s participation in memorial events unless he declassifies government documents that they contend will show Saudi Arabian leaders supported the attacks. The victims’ family members, joined by first responders and survivors of the attack, released a …

Authorities have arrested a man after he attempted to swim from Malaysia to Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, according to multiple media reports. The 28-year-old reportedly jumped into the sea near Tanjung City Marina and was later found floating in the water after police received calls reporting the incident. …

The authorities in Saudi Kingdom are making strenuous efforts to cover up the country’s poverty crisis as the ruling family, seeped in corruption, continues to grow wealthy, according to a new report. Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft (QIRS), a US-based think tank, said the ordinary Saudi citizens are grappling with …

Oil prices fell on Monday on worries over China’s economy after a survey showed growth in factory activity slipped sharply in the world’s second-largest oil consumer, with concerns compounded by a rise in oil output from OPEC producers. Brent crude oil futures slid by 76 cents, or 1%, to $74.65 …

The Israeli regime is in hot water over a major scandal triggered by revelations that an Israeli made spyware, has been sold to some governments to target journalists, dissidents, and political leaders. Data leaked to an international alliance of news outlets shows the Pegasus spyware was sold to a group …

Yemeni army soldiers and fighters from allied Popular Committees are advancing on new fronts in the country’s southeastern province of Shabwah after capturing a strategic hilltop position. According to reports, a Yemeni military source told the Arabic service of Russia’s Sputnik news agency that Saudi-paid militants and troops withdrew from …