Salafists blow up 16-century mosque in Yemen: Salafists in Yemen have blown up a 16th century mosque housing the shrine of a revered Sufi scholar in the city of Taiz, a local official said Sunday. Gunmen led by a Salafist local chief known as Abu al-Abbas
Yemen: Embargo arms to Saudi Arabia: (Sanaa) – The United States, United Kingdom, France, and others should suspend all weapon sales to Saudi Arabia until it not only curtails its unlawful airstrikes in Yemen but also credibly investigates alleged violations. Since March 26, 2015,
Why is the Muslim world silent about Yemen?: Why are we silent about the Saudi-led coalition of ‘Muslim’ Arab nations bombing and killing civilian Muslims in Yemen – yet outraged when Israel does the same in Gaza? Is this not a double standard? The Saudi regime has
Revealed: The mercenaries commanding UAE forces in Yemen: An Australian citizen is the commander of an elite UAE military force deployed in Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition, which human rights groups accuse of war crimes. Mike Hindmarsh, 59, is a former senior Australian army officer
Saudi royal calls for regime change in Riyadh: A senior Saudi prince has launched an unprecedented call for change in the country’s leadership, as it faces its biggest challenge in years in the form of war, plummeting oil prices and criticism of its management of Mecca, scene
Eid in Yemen – Rafia Zakaria: ON Eidul Fitr, praying Muslims turned towards Makkah to ask for respite from hardship, for blessings and, for many millions, an elusive peace. So it was in Yemen. However, even as the citizens of that country turned towards Saudi
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen with US-supplied cluster bombs – HRW: The Saudi Arabia-led coalition is using US-supplied cluster munitions in its airstrikes on Houthi forces in Yemen, Human Rights Watch reported. Targets include those close to villages, posing a threat from undetonated submunitions to civilians. In recent weeks the
Let Saudi Arabia fume – Pervez Hoodbhoy: The news is that the high and mighty heading the 200-million strong Islamic Republic of Pakistan have just returned from the world’s petro-capital, Riyadh. The prime minister, chief of army staff, minister for defence, foreign secretary, and an assemblage
Did money seal Israeli-Saudi alliance?: Special Report: The odd-couple relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel may have been sealed with more than a mutual desire to kiss-off Iran. According to an intelligence source, there was a dowry involved, too, with the Saudis reportedly giving
Iran warned Houthis against Yemen takeover: Editor Note : First it turns out that the Zaydis are not even part of the more traditional 12ver (Isnashari) Shia sect but are actually a Sunni-Shia hybrid and follow the jurisprudence of a Sunni Imam. Then they
Mohammad Javad Zarif: A message from Iran: Editor note : After Saudi-Turkish sponsored AQ/FSA/Daesh, the Iran vs Saudi binary does not hold. It is valid to critisize Iran for its domestic rights situation but hypocritical to exclude Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Qatar and Jordan from the