Saudi state to ‘take control’ of Binladin group after chairman’s arrest

Saudi state to ‘take control’ of Binladin group after chairman’s arrest

Saudi Arabia is taking managerial control of the Saudi Binladin Group and discussing a possible transfer of some of the construction giant’s assets to the state while its chairman and other family members are in detention, sources have told the Reuters news agency. Binladin, which had over 100,000 employees at its height, is the biggest […]

Senior Saudi royal on hunger strike over purge

Senior Saudi royal on hunger strike over purge

Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, the father of Alwaleed bin Talal and first progressive reformer in the House of Saud, has gone on a hunger strike in protest at the purge being carried out by his nephew Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the detention of three of his own sons. The 86-year-old prince, who is […]

Dozens killed in fresh Yemen air strikes, clashes

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 […]

Saudis Intercept Second Ballistic Missile Launched by Yemen Rebels

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 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 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 […]

Hariri rescinds resignation, month after throwing Lebanon into crisis

Hariri rescinds resignation, month after throwing Lebanon into crisis

Saad Hariri on Tuesday withdrew his resignation as Lebanese prime minister, a month after the shock move drew accusations that Saudi Arabia was holding him hostage and sparked a political crisis. “The council of ministers thanks the prime minister for rescinding his resignation,” Hariri said, reading from a cabinet statement issued after its first meeting since his return […]

American missile interceptors seem to have failed in Saudi Arabia, and that’s not a surprise

American missile interceptors seem to have failed in Saudi Arabia, and that’s not a surprise

With the unveiling of North Korea’s latest, and most powerful, intercontinental ballistic missile to date, the Hwasong-15, experts now seem convinced that Kim’s regime possesses the ability to at least reach targets as far away as America’s east coast.  Although questions remain as to the platform’s ability to survive reentry, as well as the targeting […]

Saudis call Iran enemy to cover up defeats: Hassan Rouhani

Saudis call Iran enemy to cover up defeats: Hassan Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia presents Iran as an enemy because it wants to cover up its defeats in the region. “Saudi Arabia was unsuccessful in Qatar, was unsuccessful in Iraq, in Syria and recently in Lebanon. In all of these areas they were unsuccessful,” Rouhani said in the live […]