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Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (C), Prime Minister and Vice President Khaled Bahah (R), and United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (L) meet in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on July 26, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Yemen: Ground fighting continues despite ceasefire

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 27, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting on the ground in Yemen continued on Monday despite a five-day ceasefire declared by the Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthis in Yemen, according to Houthi-affiliated media outlets. The Saba news agency, which is...

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A Saudi military cargo plane is seen at the international airport of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, on July 24, 2015. (Reuters/Faisal Al-Nasser)

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition declares five-day ceasefire

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 26, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Sana’a and Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthi movement in Yemen declared a five-day humanitarian ceasefire on Saturday, according to a statement by the coalition. The statement also said however that airstrikes would resume...

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A Saudi military cargo plane is seen at the international airport of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on July 22, 2015. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Yemen: First Saudi aid plane arrives in Aden

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 23, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Saudi military plane loaded with aid arrived in Yemen’s Aden on Wednesday, the first since the city’s international airport reopened following four months of fighting between government loyalists and Houthi rebels. The plane was...

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Interior Ministry spokesmen Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki (L) and Bassem Attia brief reporters during a press conference at the Ministry in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on July 18, 2015. (Saudi Press Agency)

Saudi Arabia foils ISIS terror plots, arrests 431 suspects: officials

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 19, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi security forces on Saturday arrested 431 people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and carrying out a number of attacks in the Kingdom as well as plotting future operations, officials said. Those arrested...

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Saudi security forces patrol Riyadh’s Al-Munissiyah district. AFP

Car bomb explodes near Saudi prison

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 17, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A car bomb exploded at a police checkpoint near a high-security prison in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday evening, killing the driver and injuring two security officers, the interior ministry said. A security source told Asharq Al-Awsat...