Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis Say, First-Phase Hodeidah Redeployment Completed

ADEN, Yemen, May 14 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi group announced that, the first phase of redeployment in the Red Sea…

Saudi Arabia confirms 2 Saudi oil tankers part of sabotage attack off UAE coast

RIYADH, May 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia confirmed on Monday that two of its oil tankers were part of the…

Saudi ship, blocked from loading arms cargo in France, arrives at Spanish port

SANTANDER (Spain), May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Saudi ship, prevented by rights groups from loading an arms cargo at the…

Egypt condemns man to death for Cairo church attack

CAIRO, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Egyptian man was sentenced to death by hanging for a deadly attack on a…

Retired Lebanese soldiers picket central bank over cuts

BEIRUT, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Retired soldiers in Lebanon, concerned about any pension or benefit cuts as the government debates…

Saudi Arabia says two Saudi oil tankers attacked near UAE waters

DUBAI, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia said that two Saudi oil tankers were among vessels targeted by a “sabotage…

Yemen War: Houthi Withdrawal From Hudaydah As Planned – UN

SANA’A, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Houthi rebel withdrawal from key ports in Yemen is proceeding according to plan, the…

Roadside Bomb Kills Pro-Gov’t Soldier, Injures 9 In Yemen’s Aden

ADEN, May 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — A roadside bomb killed a pro-government soldier and wounded nine in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Saturday,…

Al-Azhar’s ‘Al-Wasatiyyah’ concept helps promote an open, tolerant society, says WOAG President

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, May 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Al-Azhar University has been working towards meeting the challenges of extremist thinking…

8 ‘terrorist’ suspects killed in Saudi Arabia: state media

RIYADH, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight members of a “terrorist” cell were killed on Saturday in a police raid in…