Riyadh – A prominent Gulf official warned the European Union (EU) that Europe’s share of Gulf continues’ foreign trade is declining, decreasing from 24 percent in 1992 to 11 percent last year — the Gulf foreign trade is shifting to Asia. For 20 years, Gulf countries have been carrying ou
Riyadh- Saudi Arabia and Iraq will be cosigning the establishment of a joint Saudi-Iraqi Coordinating Council in Riyadh next week, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The body is said to cover various political, economic, security and cultural fields. Abdul Aziz al-Shammari, charge d’affaires of the
Riyadh- Britain’s Minister of State for the Middle East Alistair Burt called on Monday United Nations’ agencies operating in Yemen to gather all accessible information in order to avoid being misled. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper during his visit to Riyadh, Burt encourag
Riyadh- A “Houthi” minister in the Sanaa coup government accused on Sunday former president Ali Abdullah Saleh of killing political leaders during his tenure. Hassan Zaid, who holds the post of minister of Youth and Sports within the illegitimate Houthi government in Sanaa, wrote on his Facebook acc
Riyadh- Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber reaffirmed that the Kingdom supports all political efforts exerted by the United Nations to bring Yemeni parties back to negotiations and reach a political solution. However, the ambassador pointed out to the existence of foreign int
Riyadh- Angry reactions bubbled up as the United Nations published a report on children rights violations in Yemen citing inaccurate information provided by sources involved with coup militias in the war-torn country. A report released yesterday by the Information and Training Center for Human Right
Riyadh — Saudi Arabia announced that the amount of aid it has provided to Yemen over the last two years exceeded $8 billion, including humanitarian, relief, development and governmental assistance, as well as support to the Central Bank of Yemen. The Kingdom, through the King Salman Relief Center (K
Riyadh– Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Latif bin Rashid al-Zayani confirmed that cooperation between Gulf countries and UK is not new, especially in security and defense. Zayani pointed out that there are several plans that are being constantly updated to counter terro
Riyadh- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) and the Saudi Ministry of Health, in coordination with the Gulf Coordination Council to support Yemen, have been discussing the allocation of 1,000 treatment grants for Yemeni citizens abroad, said an official in the Yemeni Ministry o
Riyadh- One of the biggest universities in Saudi Arabia decided on Tuesday not to renew the contract of a number of Saudi and foreign academics after finding evidence that they were influenced by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood ideology and other similar organizations. In a statement issued on Tues
Riyadh- The Yemeni government and the World Bank are due to discuss Wednesday a document prepared by the bank on the reconstruction of Yemen, amid preliminary estimates that the cost of this project may amount up to $80 billion (SR 300 billion) as an impact of the devastation caused by the war. Yeme
Riyadh- A Yemeni official said that Houthi militias are deceiving people through media outlets, which they have seized following the coup, and he accused them of seeking to impose their extremist religious and sectarian beliefs on Yemenis, who have lived decades of tolerance and harmony among their
Riyadh – In yet another escalation between insurgency allies, the political council of Houthi rebels has launched a scathing attack on the General People’s Council (GPC) led by former President Ali Abdallah Saleh. The Houthi council said it was not honored to run the country’s affairs through
Riyadh– A number of terrorism experts and researchers described the Saudi security decisive measures against intelligent services as “historic measures” to stop the activity of any foreign parties targeting the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, the experts reveale
Riyadh- Yemen’s national army announced that in the upcoming few days that a number of field victories labeled ‘decisive’ are anticipated nationwide. Most confrontations will end in the defeat of coup militias composed of armed loyalists backing ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh and Iran-allied Ho
Arar- Saudis and Iraqis hope that al-Jadidah Arar crossing on Saudi Arabia’s border with Iraq, which had been closed for more than 27 years, would become a vital transportation route while a bright future in relations seems to be shaping. Saudi Arabia’s Chargé D’affaires in Baghdad Abdulaziz a
Arar- Saudi Arabia’s Chargé D’affaires in Iraq Abdulaziz al-Shammari listened to Asharq Al-Awsat’s questions regarding the acceleration of the pace of rapprochement between Riyadh and Baghdad and its future prospects and impact on the peoples of both countries. Following his visit to Jad
Arar– Saudi Arabia could open a new embassy in Najaf, Iraq, within the upcoming four months at the latest, according to Charge d’Affaires of Saudi Embassy in Iraq Abdulaziz al-Shammari. Shammari stated that the Saudi-Iraqi openness will reflect positively on people of both countries and achiev
