Israeli warplanes target power stations, Yemen’s Houthi-held Hodeidah
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Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel without Palestinian state, crown prince tells Shoura Council
Crown prince strongly condemns the “crimes of the Israeli occupation” against the Palestinian people
Hezbollah says 20 members dead, hours after walkie-talkie blasts
Beirut: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said 20 of its members were killed, with a source close to the group telling AFP on Thursday that they had died in walkie-talkie blasts blamed on Israel the day before. The group sent separate death notices for each member from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning, saying they had been killed […]
Another assassination attempt on Trump thwarted, suspect in custody
WASHINGTON: The FBI said Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well. Palm Beach County Sheriff […]
Israeli leaflets tell south Lebanon residents to evacuate
BEIRUT: Israel dropped leaflets over a Lebanon border village Sunday urging residents to leave, state-run media said, but Israel’s military told AFP a brigade had taken the initiative without approval. It was the first time Israelis had told residents of south Lebanon to evacuate in 11 months of cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israel over […]
Saudi vessel Amjad was not targeted in Red Sea, shipping firm Bahri says
Shipping firm Bahri says its tanker Amjad was not targeted in a Red Sea attack
Salvage of stricken oil tanker in Red Sea expected in coming days, say sources
ATHENS: A salvage operation to recover a Greek registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants is expected to start in the coming days, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. What was decided yesterday is an initial gameplan, of the operation starting in 48 hours,” […]
Israeli military says it killed local Hamas commander in West Bank
Two other Hamas gunmen who tried to escape the car they were all traveling in were killed by a drone
Sri Lanka announces visa-free entry to Saudi nationals from Oct. 1
RIYADH: Sri Lanka’s government will allow visa-free entry for Saudi Arabia citizens from Oct. 1, the Adviser to the Ministry of Tourism Harin Fernando was reported as saying on Thursday. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad told Arab News: “The landmark decision to provide visa-free access to Sri Lanka for Saudi citizens […]
Houthis, Yemen government reach financial ‘de-escalation’ deal
DUBAI: Yemen’s government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have agreed to halt tit-for-tat banking sanctions as they wrestle for control of the country’s financial institutions, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The Houthis have been fighting a coalition since March 2015, months after they seized the capital Sanaa and most of Yemen’s population centers, forcing […]