Saudi Arabia

Slowly rising from the rubble, Raqqa rebuilds in the face of funding uncertainty

Raqqa faces obstacles to rebuild, Sirwan Kajjo reports from Syria, as Saudi Arabia pledges to fill the gap left by Trump’s stabilization funding cut

Read More »

Saudi-led coalition announces investigation into Yemen airstrike that killed 29 children

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels announced a probe into an airstrike on a bus that killed at least 29 children

Read More »

Saudi-led coalition admits Yemen airstrike that Red Cross says killed dozens of children

The Saudi-led coalition battling in Yemen said it carried out a deadly attack which the Red Cross said hit a bus carrying children

Read More »

UAE pauses assault on Yemen’s Hodeidah as UN pushes for Houthi withdrawal

The UAE announced it halted the offensive it is backing against Houthi rebels in Yemen's port city of Hodeidah, to give a chance to UN efforts

Read More »

General Dynamics awarded $149 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales

The U.S. Army awarded General Dynamics a $149 million contract for Hydra 70 rockets and components for sales to Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Kenya, Jordan, Nigeria and Qatar

Read More »

For Yemen’s southern resistance, the next battle is for independence

Yemen’s internal splits have festered for years, but a move towards independence in the south could change the miserable status quo, Abdulsalam Mused of the Southern Transitional Council argues

Read More »

Yemeni government forces take control of Hodeidah airport

Emirati-backed Yemeni government forces seized Hodeidah airport from Houthi rebels, the coalition said, in a major step towards retaking the key Red Sea port city

Read More »

Saudi and UAE coalition forces enter Yemen’s Hodeidah airport

Yemeni troops backed by the Saudi and UAE-led coalition entered the airport compound in the port city of Hodeidah after days of fighting with Houthi rebels

Read More »

Yemeni and coalition forces launch assault on critical port city Hodeidah

Yemeni forces backed by a Gulf coalition launched an assault to recapture the key Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, despite attempts by the United Nations to broker a ceasefire between the armed forces and Houthi rebels.

Read More »

UN pulls staff from Yemen’s Hodeidah ahead of expected imminent assault

The UN has begun evacuating staff from Hodeidah ahead of an expected assault by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as the Yemeni army advances

Read More »