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The United Arab Emirates, along with other Gulf states, are fighting Houthi militias in a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. REUTERS/Nasser Awad

Arab Coalition Appoints Col. Turki al-Maliki as New Official Spokesman

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 27, 2017 | Middle East

Coalition forces in Yemen on Thursday announced the official appointment of a new spokesperson, Colonel Turki bin Saleh al-Maliki, who will be replacing the outgoing Major General Ahmad Asiri. Maj.Gen Asiri had served as the coalition’s spokesperson for...

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Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi speaks as he holds up an agreement signed between the government and Houthi rebels, in Sanaa September 21, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Arab Coalition Source: Report on Meeting with Saleh’s Son is False

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Jul 10, 2017 | Saudi Arabia, Uncategorized

London- A senior source in the Arab coalition backing the legitimate government in Yemen denied on Monday a report on a meeting between spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition Ahmad Asiri and the son of deposed Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. In a phone call to...

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Iran-backed Houthi insurgents man a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the city of Sana’a November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Sanaa ‘Presidential Palace’ Comes Under Arab Coalition Heavy Airstrikes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 6, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – Saudi-led Arab coalition fighters carried out air raids on military positions controlled by coupists in the vicinity of the “Presidential Palace” in Sanaa, in keep with intensifying clashes in Jawf and Shabwa and Hajjah. Eyewitnesses told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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A Saudi soldier stands guard at the international airport of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, July 24, 2015. Two Saudi aircraft landed at Aden bringing equipment needed to re-open the city’s airport four months after the Yemeni civil war shut it down. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Arab Coalition Forces Restore Order at Aden International Airport after Clashes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2017 | Middle East

Aden- A state of calm returned to Aden’s airport, in the interim capital of Yemen, after clashes erupted on Wednesday between two factions of the forces charged with protecting the security of the airport. Forces directed by coalition forces stepped in to stop clashes...

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Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Malik al-Mekhlafi speaks to media after the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland in Bern, December 20, 2015. Reuters

Yemeni Foreign Minister: We Have Documents on Iran’s Crimes

by Said Al-Abyad | May 19, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Yemen is in possession of documents that reveal the crimes committed by Iran, Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Malik al-Mekhlafi has said. The minister pointed out that the Yemeni government intends to arrange a meeting with US officials in Riyadh, on the...