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Reports of missiles intercepted over Saudi

Two rockets were intercepted on Saturday above the Saudi capital Riyadh and the southern city Jazan, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported, citing its correspondents and sources. Residents in Riyadh reported multiple blasts, followed by sirens in northern districts, Reuters said. AFP reporters said they heard three explosions in the capital. "A ballistic missile was intercepted and destroyed over Riyadh," state-run Al-Ekhbariya television said, as cited by AFP. There was no […]

today29 March 2020

International News

UN Security Council backs efforts to avert UAE-led assault on Yemen’s Hodeibah

The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a high-stakes mission by a UN envoy to avert an attack by the Saudi-led coalition on a key port in Yemen that provides a lifeline for humanitarian aid. The council met behind closed doors to hear UN envoy Martin Griffiths report on his diplomatic efforts to keep the rebel-held port of Hodeidah open to shipments of aid and commercial goods. Britain requested […]

today12 June 2018

International News

Saudi-led coalition killed 68 children in Yemen: UN

The Saudi-led coalition that is fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen is responsible for the deaths of scores of children since last summer, a United Nations report says. Al Jazeera obtained excerpts from the confidential report by the UN Office on Children and Armed Conflict, which was sent to the UN Security Council on January 19. According to the excerpts, the Saudi-led coalition killed 68 children and wounded 36 others from […]

today3 February 2018

International News

Saudi forces intercept Riyadh-bound Houthi missile

A Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthi rebels says it has intercepted a missile fired from the neighbouring country towards the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. Houthi rebels said on Tuesday they had launched a ballistic missile targeting al-Yamama royal palace to mark 1,000 days since the coalition started its bombing campaign in Yemen. "This is our answer to them and to the whole world," Abdulmalik al-Houthi, the rebels' leader, said in a […]

today20 December 2017

International News

Saudi-led coalition calls on UN to run Yemen airport in Sanaa

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen asked the UN to take control of the country's main airport in the capital Sanaa, which is held by their Houthi-rebel enemies, state news agency SPA reported. In a Thursday statement titled "Official Coalition Spokesman Asks UN to run Sanaa International Airport," Spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said the alliance may allow Sanaa flights to resume. "Should airport management and security be conducted properly, ensuring […]

today11 August 2017

International News

Reports suggest Yemen on verge of ‘absolute collapse’

Yemen is on the verge of collapse as poverty and disease, exacerbated by war and a lack of resources, have ravaged the country. Save the Children warned on Tuesday that tens of thousands of children were dying with the healthcare system crumbling as a result of scarce resources and the flight of medical staff. At least 1,219 children have so far died as a direct result of the fighting between […]

today21 December 2016

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