Finland looks set to stop arms sales to UAE over Yemen war

Finland looks set to halt all arms sales to the United Arab Emirates after images have emerged showing the UAE using Finnish-made weapons in Yemen’s civil war. All eight candidates in Finland’s presidential elections vowed this week to halt arms sales to the UAE if elected into office in February. The announcement came after a […]

Saudi warplane crashes in Yemen, crew rescued: Coalition

A Saudi warplane from the coalition battling rebels in Yemen crashed on Sunday because of “technical failure”, the coalition and state media said, adding that both crew were rescued. The plane “had a technical failure at 15:40 (1840 GMT) and crashed… in an area of operations” in Yemen, Turki al-Maliki, the spokesman for the Saudi-led […]

Dozens killed in fresh Yemen air strikes, clashes

Fresh air strikes and clashes in Yemen have killed over 60 fighters as Saudi-backed pro-government forces push an offensive against Houthi rebels, security and medical sources said on Monday. Saudi-led coalition air raids overnight killed at least 18 of the Iran-backed rebels in Hais, south of the key port of Hudaida, while bombardments from gunships […]

Iran wants a piece of that missile from Haley’s speech

Iranian officials have demanded they receive a portion of the missile that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley claimed was among the “concrete evidence” that Iran was supplying arms illegally to Yemeni rebels. Haley made the allegation Thursday while speaking in a U.S. military hanger that she said housed several pieces of evidence […]

Saudis Intercept Second Ballistic Missile Launched by Yemen Rebels

Houthi Rebels in Yemen launched a second ballistic missile aimed at a palace in Saudi Arabia that was intercepted by Saudi air defenses. The Saudi-led coalition is fighting the Houthi reported that the missile didn’t cause any damage and was actually headed toward a residential area. A Houthi rebel spokesperson Mohammed AbdulSalam said on his […]

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted ballistic missile fired from Yemen

Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it intercepted a ballistic missile south of its capital that was fired by a rebel group in neighboring Yemen, raising regional tensions amid Saudi claims that Iran is supplying the rebel fighters with weapons. The attempted missile strike marked the second time that the rebels, known as Houthis, have targeted Riyadh […]

Saudi-led raids kill dozens in Houthi police prison camp, says official

Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck a military police camp in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing at least 39 people and wounding 90 more, including some prisoners, an official and witnesses said. The strike is part of an air campaign by the Western-backed coalition on the Iran-allied rebels that has escalated since the Houthis […]

US Air Force official: Missile targeting Riyadh was from Iran

The finger-pointing, following the launch of a missile from inside Yemen that targeted the international airport in Riyadh last week, continues as U.S. military officials have come out in support of Saudi claims that the missile originated with Iran. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, commander of U.S. Air Force’s Central Command in Qatar, told reporters: “What […]

Saudi Crown Prince: Iran’s Actions are “An Act of War”

In a strongly worded statement, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz said on Tuesday that the Iranian government’s arming of Yemen’s rebels with missiles was a “direct military aggression by the Iranian regime,” and added comments to the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson that Tehran’s actions “may be considered an act of war against the […]

Saudis accuse Iran of possible ‘act of war’ as regional tensions rise

Questions about the aims and temperament of Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince came to the fore Monday after his country issued a bellicose warning to Iran, accusing it of carrying out a missile strike on the Saudi capital that may have constituted an “act of war.” The missile was fired from neighboring Yemen on Saturday […]