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By Nadine Osman London, (The Muslim News): Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that the kingdom considered targeting civilians in Gaza “a heinous crime and a brutal attack,” the Saudi state news agency SPA reported, following a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday. In contrast, a few […]

28th Jun 2023

Pakistani man crosses 4 countries on walk to Makkah for Hajj

By Rabia Ali ISTANBUL (AA): On a sunny October day last year, Usman Arshad set out from his hometown in northeastern Pakistan to do what he had wished for a long time. Over the next six months, undeterred by freezing winds and scorching heat, he walked some 5,400 kilometers (3,350 miles) across four countries to […]

11th Jan 2023

Saudi Arabia to increase investments, deposit in Pakistan

By Gokhan Ergocun ISTANBUL, Turkey (AA): Saudi Arabia will boost its investments in Pakistan to reach $10 billion and raise its deposits in Pakistan’s central bank to $5 billion, official media reported on Tuesday. According to a statement run via the state-run Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia is studying augmenting investments and deposit in […]

22nd Jan 2022

Yemen: Saudi-led airstrike on prison kills 70

By Gozde Bayar ANKARA (AA): At least 70 people died and 138 others were wounded in an airstrike on a prison in northern Yemen, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Friday. “Last night Sa’ada City Remand Prison was hit by what was reported to be an air strike from the Saudi-led Coalition. Al-Gumhourriyeh Hospital […]

19th Jan 2022

Yemen: Civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition bombing: UN

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN human rights office on Tuesday expressed deep concern over escalating conflict in Yemen. “We are deeply concerned by the continuing escalation of the conflict in Yemen. Overnight, airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on the capital, Sanaa, are reported to have left at least five civilians dead,” High […]

31st Oct 2021

Yemen: 12 killed in explosion near Aden airport

By Mehmet Nuri Ucar ADEN, Yemen (AA):- At least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured in a car bomb blast near the airport in Yemen’s southern Aden city on Saturday, according to the information ministry. Airport spokesman Adel Hamran told Anadolu Agency that the bomb-laden vehicle exploded at the entrance of the […]

30th Oct 2021

Saudi Arabia expels Lebanese envoy over Yemen war criticism

By Idris Okuduci BEIRUT (AA): Saudi Arabia on Friday recalled its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations and asked the Lebanese ambassador to leave the kingdom within 48 hours, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Saudi Arabia also banned all imports from Lebanon until further notice after Lebanese Information Minister George Kurdahi criticized the Saudi-led war […]

6th Sep 2021

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia call for inclusive govt for peace in Afghanistan

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan and Saudi Arabia called Sunday for an “inclusive political settlement” in Afghanistan as the Taliban struggle to form a new government that can attain international recognition. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who spoke by phone on the latest developments in […]

1st Mar 2021

Yemen Houthis claim drone attacks on ‘sensitive sites’ Saudi Arabia

By Muhammad Al-Samei and Aziz Al-Ahmadi SANA’A, Yemen (AA): Yemen’s Ansar Allah [Houthi] movement on Sunday claimed to have carried out missile and drone attacks on “sensitive sites” in Saudi Arabia. Rebel spokesman Yahya Saree described the attacks as “massive”, saying that six drone attacks targeted military sites in Abha and Khamis Mushait in […]

31st Dec 2020

Yemen: Death toll from Aden airport blasts rises to 22

By Halime Afra Aksoy, Laith Al-jnaidi, Safiye Karabacak and Zehra Nur Duz ADEN, Yemen/ISTANBUL/ANKARA (AA): At least 22 people were killed in three explosions that rocked the airport in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Wednesday soon after the newly formed government members arrived in the temporary capital. At least 50 others were […]

28th Dec 2020

Yemen’s new government faces major challenges ahead

By Mohammed Alragawi SANA’A (AA): A power-sharing government was announced in war-torn Yemen this month, containing 24 ministers including representatives of the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is backed by the UAE. While the formation of the new government came in accordance with the terms of the Riyadh Agreement that was jointly signed between […]

12th Nov 2020

Saudi Arabia: 4 hurt in blast at Jeddah WWI memorial

By Ali Abo Rezeg, Mahmoud Barakat and Ali Semerci ANKARA/ISTANBUL (AA): At least four people were injured in what French officials described as a “bomb attack” during Armistice Day.ceremony Wednesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to media reports. France’s Foreign Ministry said the attack occurred during an event attended by foreign diplomats to commemorate […]

4th Oct 2020

Saudi Arabia resumes Umrah after 6-month hiatus

By Ali Semerci MAKKAH (AA): Saudi Arabian authorities on Sunday re-opened the Muslim holy places for Umrah pilgrimage on Sunday after a six-month hiatus due to the novel coronavirus. Following coronavirus protocols, the first batch of Umrah pilgrims arrived in the wee hours of Sunday, said the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Twitter. Without […]

2nd Oct 2020

UK: London Mayor latest to boycott Saudi Arabia summit

By Abdul-Jabbar Abu Ras ISTANBUL (AA): The Mayor of London will not participate in the Urban 20 summit being hosted by Saudi Arabia, British media reported on Wednesday. Sadiq Khan has joined the mayors of Paris and two US cities of Los Angeles and New York, his spokesman said. A spokesperson for the Mayor […]

2nd Sep 2020

‘UAE, Saudi Arabia allowed Israel onto Yemen’s Socotra’

By Mubarak Mohamed SANA’A (AA): A Yemeni tribal leader on Tuesday accused the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia of letting Israel onto the Yemeni island of Socotra. The accusation came in a statement by Issa Salem bin Yaqut, the chief of tribes in Socotra, who warned against undermining Yemeni sovereignty on Socotra and […]

16th Jul 2020

Yemen: 9 civilians killed in Saudi-led airstrike

By Aziz al-Ahmadi SANA’A (AA): Yemen’s Houthi group said Wednesday nine civilians were killed and seven others injured in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the northern al-Jawf province. The group’s website, citing a security source, said two women were among the victims, while five children were injured in the attack. The source said the […]

22nd Jun 2020

Yemeni minister resigns over UAE backed group attacks, coup

By Mehmet Nuri Ucar (AA): Yemen’s minister of industry and trade resigned Sunday in response to attacks by armed groups backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in reaction to UAE backed coup in Socotra governorate. Ironically, UAE is part of the Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen Government. Mohamed al-Maytami submitted his resignation to […]

17th Jun 2020

Yemen: Attack in Saada by Saudi-led coalition kills 12 civilians

By Jeyhun Aliyev (AA): Airstrike launched by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, killing at least a dozen civilians, including children, is “terrible and unjustified”, according to a UN body. The initial field reports show that at least 12 civilians, including four children, were killed in strikes on a vehicle in Saada district in the […]

9th Apr 2020

Saudi Arabia announces Yemen cease-fire amid pandemic

By Ali Semerci ISTANBUL (AA): Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces declared Wednesday a two-week long cease-fire in Yemen starting from Thursday amid coronavirus outbreak, according to local media. The unilateral cease-fire could be extended, the official SPA news agency quoted coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki as saying. Al-Maliki said the move supports Yemeni Government’s decision […]

16th Feb 2020

Yemen: UN says 31 civilians incl children killed in Saudi-led airstrikes

By Mohamed al-Samei SANA’A (AA): UN said Saturday 31 were killed, including women and children, in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in northern Yemen. “Preliminary field reports indicate that on 15 February as many as 31 civilians were killed and 12 others injured in strikes that hit Al-Hayjah area… in Al-Jawf governorate,” said a statement from […]

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