Houthi militias and forces loyal to deposed president Ali Abdullah Salah are minding areas liberate by the Yemeni national army in an effort to slow the advance of pro-government forces.
President of Turkey Rajab Tayyeb Erdogan arrived in Riyadh tonight, on an official visit to the Kingdom. He was was received at King Khalid International Airport by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Crown Prince Mohammad bin Naif, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, was awarded the Central Intelligence Agency’s George Tenet Medal for his relentless counterterrorism efforts and commitment to international peace.
Minister of Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations in New York. During the meeting, Minister Al-Jubeir stressed the Kingdom's keenness on working with the UN to meet the challenges facing the region and the world, including the Middle East peace process and the crisis in Yemen and Syria.
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRELIEF) has recently distributed 20,000 food baskets in Hodeidah Province to meet the needs of 120,000 Yemeni civilians. The food baskets are being distributed through local partners.
On January 9, KSRELIEF began the distribution of 300,000 food baskets in Hodeida Province to benefit 460,000 needy people.
This issue highlights several topics on regional security, counterterrorism, Vision 2030, and humanitarian aid.
The Command of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced today that two Saudi navy sailors were killed in Houthi suicide boat attack on a Saudi frigate operating in the Red Sea. The command said that a Royal Saudi Naval frigate came under a terrorist attack by three Houthi suicide boats while on patrol west of the port of Hodeida.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned yesterday’s attack at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center in Quebec City whick killed six innocent people during evening prayers. The Foreign Ministry reiterated the Kingdom's position calling for the need for respect of religions and beliefs, extended its condolences to the relatives of the victims, the people and government of Canada.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed with US President Donald Trump several topics in a telephone call on Sunday.
During the call, they discussed the latest regional and world developments, and the historic relations between their two friendly countries and the strategic partnership as well as the importance of improving the economic, security and military cooperation between them.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh today, Rasim Ljajic, Serbian Deputy Premier, Minister of Trade and Tourism and Communications and Chairman of the Serbian economic delegation and Mirko Markovic, Deputy Premier of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations and Chairman of the Bosnian economic delegation, who are currently on a visit to the Kingdom.