You'd think all the killing, starving and displacing would dull the hate a little, allay the lust for revenge and even stoke some compassion for the freezing babies and frightened children
The announcement by the UAE-backed separatist group follows major escalations with Saudi Arabia and the internationally-recognized government.
Iran has been rocked this week by protests that started in Tehran and have spread to other cities, with at least six people killed in clashes with security forces. Official media has largely played down the protests but videos have flooded social media, many of which are
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Yemen's southern separatist movement said on Friday it aims to hold a referendum on independence from the north in two years following its seizure of swathes of the country last month in a move that triggered a major feud between Gulf powers. The Southern
Yemen's UAE-backed separatists announced a two-year transition to an independent state on Friday after seizing swathes of territory in a lightning offensive that triggered deadly airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition. The surprise announcement means Yemen, which was divided into
Air strikes killed seven separatist fighters in Yemen on Friday, an official with the group said, as a Saudi-led coalition hit back against a sweeping advance by the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council and Abu Dhabi called for calm. The deaths are the first from coalition
The fighting in Hadramout between the Saudi-backed government and southern separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates is continuing, pointing to the growing rift between the two Gulf heavyweights.
Riyadh estimates the country’s mineral resources to be worth $2.51 trillion.
ROME, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Emanuele Galeppini, a 16-year-old Italian international golfer who lived in Dubai, was named on Friday as the first of several possible victims from Italy to be identified after a New Year's Eve bar fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. "The
Saudi Arabia's push for a negotiated, unified Yemen clashes with the UAE's reliance on militias and separatists, exposing how local interests trump any shared 'axis' against Iran
ANKARA, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would have a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to discuss peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia as well as issues surrounding Gaza. Speaking to reporters in Istanbul on Friday, Erdogan
By Yousef Saba DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Yemen's more than decade-long civil war has flared up after a United Arab Emirates-backed separatist movement swept through territory in the south, splintering the Saudi-led coalition that was created to fight the Iran-aligned Houthi
DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years. "We are locked
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States was "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran killed protesters, prompting Tehran to warn that intervention would destabilise the region. Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with
"The Americans, led by the president, understand that you can't count on the Lebanese Army to disarm Hezbollah. It probably won't happen," a senior Israeli diplomatic source told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity.
Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that if Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, the United States of America will come to their rescue. "We are locked and loaded and ready to go," he said in a Truth Social post. This follows the deaths
DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Yemen said on Friday that Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, the leader of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), refused landing permission the previous day for a plane carrying a Saudi delegation to Aden. The halt in flights
The assessment was included in support of an indictment against four residents of Bedouin villages in the south who are accused of smuggling weapons by drone and espionage offenses. The head of the Shin Bet recently called the weapon smuggling by drone an 'ongoing catastrophe'
