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RIYADH (AA) – Saudi military jets have arrived in Turkey’s Incirlik air base in southern Adana province to carry out missions against Daesh, a Saudi military spokesman said late Saturday. Brigadier Ahmed al-Assiri told Al Arabiya television network that the aircraft will be used in joint operations against Daesh in Syria. He did not give […]

30th Jan 2016

Saudi Arabia: Suicide attack kills 4, injure 18 near Shia Muslim mosque

By Eman Nassar AL-AHSA, (AA): Four people were killed and 18 others were injured in a suicide attack that targeted a Shia Muslim mosque during Friday prayer in the eastern province of al-Ahsa, the Saudi Ministry of Interior said through Twitter. “Security forces managed to observe the suicide bombers as they headed to the […]

29th Jan 2016

France, Iran sign multi-billion dollar trade deals

PARIS (AA) – France and Iran heralded a series of major deals thought to be worth billions of dollars on Thursday as the two countries resealed trade ties following the lifting of sanctions against Tehran. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, visiting Paris as part of a tour that saw him stop in Rome earlier in the […]

11th Jan 2016

Yemen: MSF-supported hospital bombed in Razeh district

[Photo: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical convoy near Aden] SANA’A, Médecins Sans Frontières: A hospital in northern Yemen supported by the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was hit by a projectile this morning, killing four people, wounding 10 and causing the collapse of several buildings of the medical […]

11th Jan 2016

Saudi Arabia: Riyadh fails to draw Pakistan into row with Tehran

KARACHI, (AA): Mohammad bin Salman, deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday to seek Pakistan’s support in its ongoing diplomatic spat with Iran. He was the second high-profile Saudi visitor in less than three days: earlier this week, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Al-Jubeir met with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and […]

5th Jan 2016

UN Security Council urges Iran to protect Saudi missions

NEW YORK (AA): The UN Security Council on Monday urged Iran to protect Saudi consular property and personnel in the country following a diplomatic row over the execution of a prominent Shia Muslim scholar. “The members of the Security Council recalled the fundamental principle of the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises, and the obligations […]

4th Jan 2016

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition bomb various cities

SANAA, (AA): Saudi-led coalition warplanes have stepped up attacks on positions held by Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and Shia Muslim Houthi group following the termination of a two-week humanitarian cease-fire. Coalition warplanes on Saturday night and early Sunday morning reportedly struck a number of Houthi targets north of capital Sanaa, where local residents reported […]

4th Jan 2016

Saudi Arabia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

ANKARA (AA& The Muslim News): Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced the cutting of diplomatic ties to Iran after attacks on its missions in Tehran and Mashhad. Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir announced the move at a news conference Sunday in capital Riyadh. He said all Iranian diplomats must leave Saudi Arabia within 48 hours. Saudi Arabia […]

25th Dec 2015

Saudi Arabia: 25 dead, 119 injured in Jazan hospital fire

RIYADH, (AA,, Arab News): Twenty five people lost their lives and 119 others were injured late Wednesday when a fire broke out in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the country’s Civil Defense authorities said. The blaze broke out in the intensive care department of Jazan Hospital around midnight, Major Yahya al-Qahtani, spokesman of the Civil Defense in Jazan, said. […]

23rd Dec 2015

Yemen: Arab coalition blamed for most attacks on civilians

NEW YORK (AA) – A “disproportionate amount” of attacks on civilian areas in Yemen appears to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition, the UN human rights chief said Tuesday. Speaking at the UN Security Council’s first public meeting on Yemen since the Saudi-led coalition begain its airstrikes in March, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein voiced “extreme concern” about the […]

17th Dec 2015

Pakistan surprised by listing in Saudi-led anti-terror bloc

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan has expressed its surprise to hear that Saudi Arabia this week had declared it a part of a recently-formed 34-nation alliance against terrorism. Malyasia and Indonesia have also denied they will join the alliance. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry told reporters Tuesday that he had been surprised to hear news regarding […]

16th Dec 2015

Saudi Arabia: 34 Muslim countries unite to fight terrorism

ISTANBUL (AA) – Thirty-four Muslim countries decided Monday night to establish an anti-terrorism alliance with headquarters in Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi Press Agency. SPA said the coalition comes within the context of an anti-terrorism agreement signed by member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). In a Tuesday statement, OIC Secretary-General Iyad Madani said the organization supports all regional and […]

28th Oct 2015

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit hospital

Human Rights Watch: The airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition on a hospital in northern Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontiers, MSF) on October 26, 2015, was in apparent violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack with a half-dozen bombs destroyed Haydan Hospital, the only medical facility […]

14th Oct 2015

UK cancels Saudi prison deal after human rights concerns

LONDON (AA): Britain has cancelled a multimillion pound bid to provide prison services to Saudi Arabia following a row over the Gulf state’s human rights record. Ministers were reported to be divided over the withdrawal, which came after newspapers claimed an elderly British citizen was facing a public flogging in Saudi Arabia for possessing alcohol. […]

25th Sep 2015

Saudi Arabia: World leaders voice condolences for deadly stampede

ANKARA (AA) – Influential world figures have expressed their condolences for Thursday’s stampede near Mecca in Saudi Arabia that left more than 750 Hajj pilgrims dead and hundreds more injured. According to a UN statement, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon “was deeply saddened to learn of the death of more than 700 Hajj pilgrims and of injuries […]

24th Sep 2015

Saudi Arabia: Human rights groups ask for stay of execution of Ali Al-Nimr

Amnesty International: Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr was sentenced to death on 27 May 2014. He “confessed” to offenses that had taken place when he was 17 years old. The sentence has now been upheld by appeal judges at the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) and by the Supreme Court, according to his family, who have only […]

11th Sep 2015

Saudi Arabia: 87 killed as vast construction crane collpases on pilgrims in Makkah

87 worshippers were killed and over 200 injured after a crane crashed in the most sacred mosque, Masjidul Haram in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Friday. The Official Spokesman of the Presidency of the Mosque Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Mansouri said that in the afternoon of today a part of a wench, used in construction works at the […]

28th Aug 2015

Yemen: Saudi troops invade northern Yemen

SANA’A (AA): Saudi Arabian ground troops have advanced into northern Yemen, in a bid to push back against Houthi Shia militia and forces loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh, military and tribal sources said. This is Saudi Arabia’s first ground offensive in Yemen since it launched an extensive military campaign in March targeting Houthi positions. The sources […]

7th Aug 2015

Saudi Arabia: Suicide attack at mosque leaves 13 dead

ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (AA): Thirteen people were killed Thursday, 10 of whom were special emergency forces, in a suspected suicide attack targeting a mosque in southwestern Saudi city of Abha, the Saudi Ministry of Interior announced. The official Saudi News Agency quoted the security spokesman of the Saudi Ministry of Interior as saying: “While members of the […]

18th Jul 2015

Yemen: Exclusive: 120-year-old Shi’a Muslim mosque bombed by Saudi airforce

By Abdullah Crater Aden, (The Muslim News): According to sources in Crater Aden in the District of Aden Governorate, few days ago, Saudi led air force bombed 120-year-old Shi’a Muslim mosque in the city. No one was killed or injured. However, the mosque was heavily damaged. The Masjid al-Husayn belongs to the Khoja Shi’a Ithna’ashari Muslims whose ancestors […]

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