A Saudi newspaper reported Sunday that authorities there have arrested nine American citizens and 24 people as terror suspects during the past week. The arrests also included 14 Saudis, three Yemenis, two Syrians, an Indonesian, a Filipino, an Emirati, a Kazakhstan national and a Palestinian, the Saudi Gazette said. A U.S. State Department official, when […]
As the U.S. aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt moves towards Yemen from its previous location in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia announced the end to the Saudi-led campaign on the Houthi rebels that has bombarded the Houthi for the last month. The Roosevelt had previously been tasked with carrying out strikes on the Islamic State in […]
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said Monday that Saudi Arabia has asked that his military provide ground troops, planes and warships to help a coalition battling rebels in Yemen. He spoke at the start of a parliamentary debate on whether to join the Saudi-led effort against Yemen’s Houthi rebels that began last month with airstrikes […]
Fighter jets are striking rebel targets in Yemen for a second consecutive day, as part of a Saudi Arabia-led regional effort to oust the Shi’ite Houthi group that has taken over much of the country. Coalition warplanes pounded military bases and other rebel-held targets in and around the capital, Sana’a, Friday, according to officials and […]